Formal welcome event participants at Friendship Square in Addis Ababa on December 29, 2021 (Photo : ENA)borkenaThe Ethiopian government on Wednesday put together an event in the capital Addis Ababa to formally welcome the Ethiopian Diaspora community who arrived in the country for the Great Ethiopian Homecoming challenge. Last month, the Ethiopian government invited one million Ethiopians to visit their country for the Ethiopian Christmas which is on January 7. Ethiopian Christmas celebration has a religious and cultural event that attracts tourists from around the world. The Ethiopian government is said to have planned events even two weeks after the celebration of Ethiopian Christmas. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed initiated the Great Ethiopian Homecoming event as Ethiopia came under increasing pressure from western governments in connection with the war in the country.

Source: Ethiopian News December 30, 2021 22:36 UTC