Ethiopia: Yougovia With Vibe From Hawassa
The interior of the new club, Yougovia, is spacious and painted with vibrant colors. It was on January 26, 2013 that Yougovia Club and Lounge came to the Addis Abeba night club scene after much preparation. The first branch located in Hawassa, 273Km from the capital, opened 13 years ago, and is still going strong. The success and the popularity gained there, made it possible to open a second branch in the basement of Sheger Building on Namibia Street near Bole Medhanealem. The owner, Birhan Tedla, named the club "Yougovia" from a story his brother-in-law told him, of how when the Italians left Mehal Meda in Amhara Region, they said yougovia, we leave you even as we love you. Historical accuracy aside, Birhan fell in love with the word and made it the name for his first night club in Hawassa. Birhan has other businesses including Oasis International Hotel, a 40 bedroom three-star hotel, which he established with a capital of 30 million Br along Lake Hawassa, and