Shashemene is a city in the Oromia region of southern Ethiopia, famous for its Rastafari community.
Understand
[edit]Rastafari followers from the Caribbean were granted land in Shashemene in 1948 by Emperor Haile Selassie I, after whom the Rastafari movement is named.
Get in
[edit]Shashemene is a transport hub. Buses are plentiful.
Get around
[edit]You can get around Shashemene by bus, bajaj (a type of motorized rickshaw) or walking.