The burning issue of the wrong business transaction sinking people into dire poverty

Short story BY JOSEPH SOBOKA Once there were two people living in one neighborhood in a big city but were of different antagonistic views of life. They never agreed on anything especially... Read more »

When soccer becomes not only a passion but also a national culture

BY MULUGETA GUDETA Soccer is religion in some countries, a big money-spinner in others and the only hope for tens of thousands youngsters from the poorer regions of the world to achieve... Read more »

Alas! the way of life in traditional African father, mother and child

BY JOSEPH SOBOKA  For parents, the issue of children is placed on top of the list of priorities in life. In African context, marriage, primarily targets the production of children as many... Read more »

Tribute to a great publisher, translator and editor

BY MULUGETA GUDETA Amare Mamo who recently passed away was, in my view, a true lover of literature and a professional editor and publisher who studied literature in Norway, took a short... Read more »

The Pretty Girl of Amazing Grace

 Short Story BY JOSEPH SOBOKA In a certain country side when the time was not as hectic as today, when the norms of the society were strictly observed, there was a farmer... Read more »

RECONCILATION IN Hell

BY ALEM KIDANE Your imperfection enticed me Your delicacy melted my heart Full of sin and blemish, I fell in love with you. Your pride disgraced my honor I withered like a... Read more »

Election why?

BY ALEM HAILU An election objective sound Is creating the ground Citizens’ life to turn around. But not For personal gain Or own fame To be slick, eloquent In the political game.... Read more »

Why is the world so fixated on the Story of Coffee these days?

BY MULUGETA GUDETA “Oh, how sweet coffee does taste …better than a thousand kisses..milder than Muscat wine.” Extract from Bach’s musical line Coffee drinking held its fascination even to the earliest coffee... Read more »

Child and Mother amid the Hilarious Exodus

(Description of a come-back-home situation) Short story BY JOSEPH SOBOKA A child of probably four was walking looking down; with his small stride stooped parallel to the narrow path struggling to keep... Read more »

Adwa could also be a huge cinematic theme for an epic war movie

BY MULUGETA GUDETA Until the end of the 20th century, the movie scene in Ethiopia was largely dominated by foreign or Western stereotypes. The films were 100 per cent imported from America... Read more »