The Story Of Shashemene — Ethiopia’s “Little Jamaica”

For decades, a small town in southern Ethiopia has quietly become one of the most unique Jamaican communities outside the Caribbean. Known to many as “Little Jamaica,” the Rastafari settlement in Shashemene represents a remarkable story of repatriation, identity, faith, and cultural exchange between Jamaica and Africa. Located about 250 kilometres south of Addis Ababa, […]