Youngest
Burna Boy's most-streamed song on Spotify
"Last Last," with over 475.4 million streams.
notable early female fossil is discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia.
"Lucy" or "Dinknesh"
Don’t put all your eggs
in one basket
My name means follower of Christ
Christian
Young Ethiopian Scientists who was featured on Time Magazine
Hemen Bekele
Most listened Taylor Swift Song
"Fortnight" including a Spotify record with 25,204,472 streams in a single day.
The fastest running family in the world
The Dibaba sisters
The ball is
in your court
My name has hebrew origins and means "pleasantness" or "delight."
Naomi
Youngest Nobel Prizer Winner
Malala Yousuf
One of the most famous Ethiopian singer, who concluded his last concert this year
Mahamoud Ahmed
The name of the first female captain at Ethiopian Airlines
Captain Amsale Guala
Burn the candle
at both ends
My name comes from Greek mythology and means "lord" or "handsome young man.
Adonis
Youngest Booker Prize Winner
Eleanor Catton, who won in 2013 at the age of 28 for her novel The Luminaries.
4o
Most listened Ethiopian Song on Spotify - based on a famous book
Mar Eske Tuwaf - based on Feker eske mekaber by Teddy Afro
The first Ethiopian woman to win an Olympic gold medal
Derartu Tulu made history at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics by winning the 10,000 meters race.
Fly too close
to the sun
My name is of divine Arabic origin and means "victorious" or "one who is given divine aid."
Mensour
Youngest nobel prize nominee
Greta Thunberg, 2020
The highest-grossing digital song in the world
Despacito by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee (2017) or Shape of You by Ed Sheeran (2017)
The first known female ruler of Ethiopia
Empress Zewditu (1876–1930). She was the first and only female monarch to officially rule Ethiopia as an Empress Regnant (not just a consort). She reigned from 1916 to 1930 after Emperor Iyasu V was deposed.
Sow the wind and
reap the whirlwind
The highest-grossing digital song in the world
El Roi