Entrepreneurs step up to show what Ethiopia offers the world

BY STAFF REPORTER As Ethiopia recovers from decades of political turbulence, the entrepreneurs of Addis Ababa have stepped up to show the world all their country has to offer. While guidebooks to... Read more »

“Confessions of a Writer’s Friend”-Excerpt from Bealu Girma’s Only Short Story

TRASNALTED FROM AMHARIC BY MULUGETA GUDETA In his relatively short literary career, Bealu Girma has written many remarkable novels but only one short story whose title is “yemejemriyaw mecheresha” (The Beginning of... Read more »

Manyate Coffee Village in Bale Mountains National Park

 COMPILED BY STAFF REPORTER The Harenna Forest lies about 250 miles southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Protected within Bale Mountains National Park, the rainforest hides a tangle of flora beneath the shroud... Read more »

Hadar Archaeological Site,Shinile, Ethiopia

COMPILESD BY STAFF REPORTER The skeletal remains of the famous hominid “Lucy” were found at this spot. On November 24, 1974, paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson spotted something odd poking out from a dry... Read more »

The semblance of bladder with national issues

 BY JOSEPH SOBOKA  Bladder is a bag of skin in which waste liquid collects in human and animal bodies. It is a complex store house for the liquid which the body has... Read more »

Develop African Zeal

BY YOHANES JEMANEH  Have African ardency Avoid entertaining jealousy You may say the world doesn’t function this waybut if you’re settled on black loam Delivered by the longest stream You ought to... Read more »

Turning Africa’s Horn to its arm

By ALEM HAILU  A gigantic dam is born In the backwater Africa’s horn For long that was war-torn. A grand dam is born In the avenue of Affluence, steps, pushing, The shunned... Read more »

Can agriculture be Ethiopia’s growth engine?

COMPILED BY HAFTU GEBREZGABIHER Ethiopia is a net exporter of agriculture commodities. Despite strong growth in manufacturing, agriculture remains the biggest export earner. Eighty percent of all export revenues of the country... Read more »

How does man, as opposed to animals, peacefully coexist with others?

BY JOSEPH SOBOKA As social beings people need to move along with one another. For a man, it is a must that he needs at least a person to be with for... Read more »

The women blowing up Ethiopia’s film industry

BY STEVEN W. THOMAS Among the many stories about Ethiopia’s long, multifaceted past and present, an extraordinary transformation that has received less media attention is the dramatic leap forward in its movie... Read more »