Why must we allow the innocent meet tragic ends?

BY MULATU BELACHEW The difficult hill is surmounted The long dark night is left behind A journey of peace is commenced The combat looks finalized It is just what many toss and... Read more »

The copy-paste Gumma Awards: More glamour than substance

BY MULUGETA GUDETA With the exception of Hollywood in the United States, Bollywood in India and Nolywood in Nigeria, almost all countries in the world that have a film industry worthy of... Read more »

Theatre and present-day challenges

BY ABEBE WOLDEGIORGIS Currently, people at various age brackets, academic and professional background have been familiar with theatre. As such they spend their leisure time attending staged theatres,said Adafre Bizuneh, Team Leader... Read more »

Transforming tourism sector with digital technology

BY TSEGAY HAGOS Ethiopia is one of the nature- and-human-made-tourist attractions endowed nations in the world. It is the cradle of fascinating civilizations— the Axumite civilizations and pre-Axumite kingdom of Damat which... Read more »

Recognizing and honoring teachers and persons of creative arts is a national obligation

BY SOLOMON DIBABA Although teachers and persons of creative arts have played very important roles in the process of nation building in Ethiopia and in spite of the fact that they have... Read more »

Overpopulation – the Issue of major Ethiopia’s concern

By Joseph Soboka Overpopulation has social, political, economic and environmental impacts on the society. Ethiopia is among the fast growing countries in population, second in Africa next to Nigeria. The sequence of... Read more »

Prideful marriage traditions worth passing down to posterity

 BY TSEGAY HAGOS Ethiopia is home for more than 80 Nations, Nationalities and Peoples who have their own astounding history, language, culture, custom and tradition. The Sidama people who live in Sidama... Read more »

Are the beautiful ones not yet born? The relevance of Ayi Kuwei Armah’s Classic Novel to contemporary African realities

 BY MULUGETA GUDETA Ayi Kuwei Armah is a major Ghanaian writer born in 1939 and best known for his novels that deal with post-colonial Africa in general and post-independence Ghana in particular.... Read more »

Begena or the Harp: Ethiopia’s traditional musical instrument

BY MULUGETA GUDETA In the past, most Ethiopians were acquainted with the begena as a traditional musical instrument during the time of Lent, when it was constantly played over the radio, particularly... Read more »

Tackling challenges to enhance Ethiopian tourism sector

BY TSEGAY HAGOS Nowadays, tourism is becoming an integral source of foreign currency earning for many countries. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), travel and tourism is the largest... Read more »