Ethiopia boasts 17 heritages inscribed on UNESCO’s Tangible and Intangible World Heritage Lists. While some, like Lalibela, were inscribed as early as 1978, recent additions include the Gedeo Cultural Landscape, Bale Mountains National Park, and the Melka Konture Archaeological and Paleontological sites in Ethiopia’s highlands.
Recently, Minister of Tourism Selamawit Kassa held an interview with Ethiopia in Focus regarding the Ethiopian government’s efforts to develop and harness the country’s untapped tourism potential for economic growth and sustainable development, including the initial steps taken by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed through the ‘Dine’ initiatives.
The Minister highlighted that since 2018 and over the past six years,…
