Broke and Beaten

It was a late afternoon call from someone I knew; he didn’t even bother to go through the greetings routine. “I’m broke!” he said. Had been any other person I would have... Read more »

Truth deserves the last laugh

Truth be told and Ethiopians have never been indifferent to the needs of others, let alone Egypt. Had that been the case the picture would have been a lot more different than... Read more »

“From America with love;”

Tired after hours of work and back home, you finally throw your shell of a body on the couch for some winding down; first the news. The TV is switched on, and…... Read more »

Loyalty Unrewarded

Yes, the restaurants and cafes are quieter; tables are farther apart than they used to be. It seems many in the business are taking guidelines seriously; that’s a welcome sign in a... Read more »

What we see vs what we get!

There was this story someone was telling me a few months back. This guy, who apart from his ‘official’ children, had three more children from three other women. The question wasn’t how... Read more »

Much Talk, Much Wind

 I’ve got a confession to make; when and if, (And there are a lot of ifs!) I watch interviews where ‘politicians’ are the guests it is not with the intention to beef... Read more »

A laptop for a hundred fifty what!

 Can someone please tell us what in the world is going on? A hundred fifty two thousand birr for a laptop! Ninety something grand for a cellphone! And, all that money coming... Read more »

All about the ‘bad apples’

It sounded like something out of a Hollywood script. A few days back a group of suspected con artists were nabbed red handed trying to go away with a bounty of sixty... Read more »

Adam did it!

“You know, people are forgetting about moral values these days. There is so much greed and selfishness!” You think that is a safe and sound topic for small talk. But it’s not... Read more »

GERD is my Heritage Dam A Huge Lake of Halal Water from Abay!

The Easter celebrations left bringing joy calling for Ramadan extending the season of prayers and giving alms. It was a show of faithful solidarity between Christian and Muslim Ethiopians. Despite the uncertainties... Read more »