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Welcome!

My name is Lina and I am from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I run a social enterprise that aims to bring digital education to Ethiopian students. Learn more about it at www.educationforethiopia.org.

My journey started as I wrote the first book in the world that helps Amharic (Ethiopia’s lingua franca) speakers learn Mandarin Chinese. Many people in my country were happy to have access to educational materials in local languages so I set out to make that widely accessible.

Like many students in developing countries, Ethiopian pupils work as well as attend school. If they miss school for whatever reason, especially their science and math classes, they may never catch up. Digitized content will meet them where they left off.

Previously, I wrote about Africa-China relations. Having lived in China for about a decade, I wanted to share with my audience how China and Africa are shaping the world. I have a book series called “The Complete Beginner’s Guide to China-Africa Relations.”

If you read all that, we should probably talk. Send me a message or add me on LinkedIn below.

The launch of "The Complete Beginner's Guide to China-Africa Relations"

The launch of "The Complete Beginner's Guide to China-Africa Relations"

Lina Ayenew
Books, Events

The event was held at the Bookworm in Beijing. It was completely sold out and with a long waiting list. Amazing! Special thanks to Kente and Silk for organizing the event. As part of the event, I had a fireside chat with Joseph Mendo’o, a PhD student at Peking University, about my journey and what it took to write this book. Special guests included the Ambassador Tania Romualdo of Cape Verde, representatives of Ethiopian Airlines and dignitaries from the United Nations, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and members of the media.

Sketch note of my book launch

Sketch note of my book launch
TimeOut Beijing

TimeOut Beijing