‘Sera’—Halaba justice finding instrument

Halaba People has its own traditional administrative system known as “Sera” which means law, principle, rule and regulation and in the community all cultural issues and living conditions are guided by this... Read more »

Saving tourism is more than saving lives

Almost in all parts of the globe, the tourism and hospitality sector continues to make substantial contributions in terms of employment creation and generation of foreign revenue. For instance, in 2018 alone... Read more »

Monasticism in Ethiopia

Monasticism is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work. Monastic life plays an important role in many Christian churches, especially in... Read more »

Babile Elephant Sanctuary: The right place to interacting with elephants

Weighing up to six tones and reaching up to four meters in height, they are the biggest land animals on Earth. They are also known for their unique physique – disproportional large... Read more »

Joining hands to make Ethiopia post COVID-19 tourism destination

Tourism, the smokeless industry, has not yet been well exploited in Ethiopia proportionally to its tangible and intangible heritages though promising undertakings are underway to beef up the industry. Basically, making Ethiopia... Read more »

Dire Sheik Hussein, Sof Omer Cave retaining historical Islamic Shrines

Long ago, Islam streamed into the land of Bale Zone of Oromia State with the coming of two prominent personalities between the 13th and 14th centuries. The two Islamic missionaries were Sof... Read more »

Debre Lebanos Monastery: Unexploited tourist attractions

Ethiopia has a number of natural, cultural, historical and religious sites that can attract more tourists, and can do a good deal to improve the lives of local people and country’s socioeconomic... Read more »

Shewal Eid: Street festival of Harari people

Harar, considered as the fourth holiest city of Islam and the spiritual heart of Ethiopia’s Islamic community, has a unique celebration of Eid Al Fitr. After the end of Ramadan, Muslims in... Read more »

The effort to save the rarest African carnivore

The Ethiopian wolf known as Canids simensis is native to the Ethiopian Highlands. It is one of the world’s rarest canids, and Africa’s most endangered carnivore which is distinguished by its long... Read more »

Fichee-Chambalaalla, New Year festival of the Sidama people

Every community has its own distinctive social and cultural values that distinguish one group of people from the other. These values practiced in the day to day activities of a group of... Read more »