ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s Orthodox ... Ethiopians follow the Julian calendar, which runs 13 days later than the Gregorian calendar, used by Catholic and Protestant churches.

Ethiopians observe the Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind. This difference in dates is one reason why Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas falls on January 7th, rather than December 25th.

In September 2023, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine adopted the new Julian calendar, aligning Christmas with December ... North Macedonia, Serbia, and Ethiopia, also mark Christ's birth on this date.

Prior to the Gregorian and even Julian calendars, Roman King Numa Pompilius (715-673 BC) set about creating a calendar with equal-length months, the University of Chicago said. "When Numa ...

Ethiopia relaunched its stock exchange, the Ethiopian Securities Exchange, on Friday after a 50-year absence. The operations of the Ethiopia Securities Exchange were stopped in 1974 following the ...

Somalia announced that obstacles to Ethiopia's participation in the new African Union mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) have been overcome, and the final stage of the composition and size of Ethiopian ...

Ethiopia opened its stock exchange — part of a plan to lure investors to an economy recovering from a civil war — without any brokers and no initial public offering debuts. The government ...

A yearlong rift between the neighboring countries threatened further instability on the Horn of Africa. https://p.dw.com/p/4p3uo Turkish President Recep Tayyip ...

Somalia's President Visits Ethiopia in Boost to Strained Relations MOGADISHU (Reuters) -Somalia's president visited Ethiopia on Saturday, his office said, the strongest sign yet of improving ...