University in Addis Ababa, Ehiopia

yes they do! while i was working there i remember one case similar  to yours. a girl from Madagascar moved to addis and did manage to continue her PhD. what you need to do is find someone in Addis Ababa University that work in a similar discipline as you and contact them through email. iŽm sure youŽll work things out. here is the official AAU website http://www.aau.edu.et/ and also faculty of science and faculty of technology websites http://www.sc.aau.edu.et/ and http://www.ethionet.et/~aaufot/fotaau.html respectively would give u more info. hope that helped

hello, Im an American, considering moving to Africa next year, I'm mainly looking for which ever country where I can get the most bang for my buck..
some questions I have about Ethiopia are related to living expenses and development in the Country

1. what would be there average living costs for a Family of 4; including my husband, myself and our 2 small children? including, food, childcare, school and a live-in maid
2. How much is the cost of an average home? with running water and electricty
3. what area do you recommend?
4. Is the country safe overall ?

thank you

hey, well here are some info which i think will help. the average cost depends on the kind of life style you choose to have. to lead an average but really confortable life, for example a monthly grocery items for a family of 4 purchased from high class marts will be like around $250-350.
if you prefer to dine out, the cost will be slightly higher than that amount but not too higher. again depends on the kind of place you want to dine.

live-in made, a nanny will not cost you more than $50 per month. a made that do the cleaning and cooking, well nowadays there are trained maids and they cost from $70-100. def not more than that. an average home(3-4 bedrooms) again located in nice and ŽsafeŽ residential area will cost you not more than $1000/month. i quoted safe coz  the country in general is very safe. at least that is something we Ethiopians are proud of. utility costs icluding cable TV will not exceed  $200-300/month. there are so many newly established residential areas to choose from. at least the once i know are Jakross, Ayat,  CMC and Bole areas where ppl with higher standards of life live. and you can find an average home by the cost i mentioned in this areas. when it comes to schools, there are international and quality schools.

in general, i am sure you will find Addis totally different from the one you have in mind. i mean there are places that makes you forgot you are in ŽEthiopiaŽ and places that remind u where you are. but over all no doubt you will enjoy it i hope this helped....slight change of costs might be there since i left Addis last Yr and since you are planning to move next year but i tried to consider that also.

I have a friend who use to lecture in the Addia Ababa university he may be a help in the information you would like to find out I will get in touch with him and let you know as soon as i can.