By MULUGETA GUDETA At the mature old age of 87, Nigerian novelist Wole Soyinka must be the most senior author to write a new novel after a 48 year hiatus. Most famous... Read more »
BY MULUGETA GUDETA A new spacious and ultra-modern public library, known as ‘Abrehot’, was recently opened in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa which embraces elements of Ethiopian cultural and linguistic histories as... Read more »
The Battle of Adwa was the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War. The Ethiopian forces defeated the Italian invading force on Sunday 1 March 1896, near the town of Adwa. The... Read more »
The great statue of emperor Menelik sitting on a powerful horse that is sanding on its hind legs and staring at the northern horizon from the center of the Ethiopian capital Addis... Read more »
The challenges of African integration are becoming increasingly complex. The economic and political integration of Africa is facing multifaceted problems. The problems are internal as well as externally generated by forces beyond... Read more »
Addis Ababa is one of the preferable tourist destinations. Having comfy climate, welcoming hospitality, unique destinations, among others enable the city to attract more international and local tourists. Since the past few... Read more »
The recently-concluded summit of the African Union largely focused on urgent political and economic challenges facing the continent while it gave relatively little attention to cultural issues. However, whenever one speaks of... Read more »
The 33rd Conference of the African Union (AU) that just finished its deliberations here in Addis Ababa was a milestone in the sense that it helped the international public make the distinction... Read more »
The Ethiopian calendar year is structure in such a sophisticated way that it has set aside time for work, fun, marriages and more serious engagements like spiritual pursuits. The Ethiopian rainy season... Read more »
BY JOSEPH SOBOKA A united struggle can break any shackle how strong it is. A person cannot prevail over his attacker no matter how hard he tries, especially when he is alone... Read more »