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InterNations - a trusted Network & Guide for Expats in Addis Ababa

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  • Build up valuable contacts with like-minded Addis Ababa expats
  • Find reliable information and trustworthy tips about the expat life in Addis Ababa
  • Join top-class InterNations events to meet fellow expatriates in town

Welcome to the Expatriates Addis Ababa Community!

    • Maria Borges
    • Maria Borges 
    • "Expat living here in Ethiopia is hard sometimes, particularly as a woman. The introduction to InterNations made my life a lot easier."
    • Brian Norris
    • Brian Norris 
    • "We were urgently looking for an English-speaking doctor in Addis Ababa - a fellow expat then gave us a recommendation via InterNations."

Selam and welcome to our community for Addis Ababa expats! Our private network helps you to settle in easily when moving to or living abroad in Addis Ababa: Get to know like-minded expatriates in Addis Ababa in a casual way, find reliable information and tips about expat life in Ethiopia and meet fellow expats from Addis Ababa’s international community at our first-class InterNations events.

Our Services for Addis Ababa Expatriates

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Addis Ababa Expatriates Network

Join our high-quality network of Addis Ababa expats to connect with expatriates living abroad in Addis Ababa like you.

Expat Forum Addis Ababa

Get trustworthy and authentic advice from fellow members about all aspects of expat life in Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa Expat Forum

Addis Ababa Guide for Expats

Find how-to Ethiopia guides from A to Z: visa, working permit, local organisations and companies, education and children, and much more…

Addis Ababa Expat Guide

Addis Ababa Events for Expatriates

Attend our monthly events and activities for Addis Ababa expatriates to get to know like-minded expatriates in real life.

Addis Ababa Expat Events

Make the most of your Addis Ababa Expat Life

The "New Flower Of Ethopia" offers an exciting intercultural experience for expats, starting with cultural highlights, like the world-class Ethiopian National Museum, full of ancient artifacts, traditional and modern art,, the folkloristic festivities on the occasion of Ethiopia’s Enkutatash, up to getting a taste of traditional doro wat. The InterNations community helps you as an Addis Ababa expat to enjoy your expat stay in Ethiopia to the fullest. Our members have already come across many of the questions you’ll have when starting your expatriate life in Addis Ababa and kindly offer you their assistance, from ʺWhich precautions against high-altitude sickness do I need to take in Addis Ababa?ʺ up to ʺShould I study the Ethopian alphabet before moving there?ʺ.

Become part of our Expat Addis Ababa Community

Our members have their roots in Germany, China, Ireland, Argentina and almost any other country around the globe, all sharing your situation as an expat in Addis Ababa. InterNations makes it easy for you to connect with fellow expats in Addis Ababa. Next to our active online community, our members also regularly meet in real life at top-class events or go for weekend activities together, e.g. to visit Ethiopia’s famous landmarks around some of Africa's highest mountains and largest caves.

Please feel cordially invited to become part. Our members of the Addis Ababa community are open-minded, helpful and looking forward to welcome you on board. Simply request your personal invitation and you’ll be graciously received by our expat Addis Ababa chapter!

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