Unsung traditional wisdom-Halabi Ogete

Myriads of menaces from conflict and violence, desertification, environmental pollution to traditional harmful practices and extravagancy appear to uproar among rural communities in Africa. You may have heard a lot about the... Read more »

Women political empowerment

Are competing parties emulating government’s lessons? Since Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed took office, women’s participation in politics and decisionmaking has received significant attention in Ethiopia. The highest positions like President of... Read more »

The murky legal framework for private employment agencies

Recently, Ministry of Labor & Social Affairs (MOLSA) in Collaboration with the International Labor Office discussed the findings of the “Assessment of Private Employment Agencies Service Provision in Ethiopia,” conducted in Addis... Read more »

Ethiopia’s tourism not at full swing but revenues twice as high as Kenya’s

Ethiopia has a multitude of natural, archaeological, historical and cultural tourist attractions that extend from Axum, the center of Ethiopia’s ancient civilization, and home to the Arc of the Covenant to Gondar,... Read more »

Donating cornea, restoring sight, hope

On December 17, 2018 this writer arrives at Minelik II Referral Hospital to learn about the efforts of the Ethiopian Eye Bank to prevent causes of visual impairment and regain the sights... Read more »

Adhering to indigenous cultural manifest

The world is frequently reported to be coming to be a global village, either it be taken positively or negatively. Cultural hegemony is one of the frequently lauded reasons for the cultural... Read more »

Fetish for Christmas tree, Ornaments

The Christmas ambiance here in the capital is warm and lively, the hustle and bustle to buy goods and holiday materials was quite hasty at the Genna expo, the biggest exhibition in... Read more »

Keep walking: Running could be better now!

All these times I thought walking was a healthy life style until I realized that the sun could dry me up like the so called climate change resistant trees we have been... Read more »

Sharing the happiness of a spring season

How Ethiopian and Chinese people celebrate the coming of spring season In China the month of February ushers in the onset of spring season that replaces a snow ridden cold summer. The... Read more »

While restituting, more focus on heritage inventory

Cultural and historical artifacts looted and stolen from Africa have made great deal of museum collections in destination countries, often without recognition to the origins. Most Ethiopian artifacts were looted during the... Read more »