The Gada system is a very huge and complex social institution in which the traditional Oromo people manage their socio political and religious practices. It is a well-developed and age-based grouping up... Read more »
Blaming the past for all the ills of the present has long become the preferred intellectual sport in many academic circles and centers of so-called African studies in Europe and America in... Read more »
Once while I was walking down on the road to Akaki I saw a white range rover bearing the Logo Donkey Rights Group spearing its way to its destination. I could not... Read more »
A good young woman was always rendering help to a roadside beggar. Each time she passed by every morning, she offered the poor man food and money. On more than one... Read more »
In this article, publishing means not the printing press in general but book publishing although advances in publishing technology are closely linked to newspaper industry. In the case of Ethiopia, publishing started... Read more »
I have a fantastic library hidden in the camera of my mind a thousand egrets playing on the sea shores of time my muses bring my words like a shower of rains... Read more »
BY ALEM HAILU G/KRISTOS Bro, tell me please To your heart’s content Enjoying a French kiss In squeezing out The nectar of their lady-hood Not remiss, Are the lasses A cigarette For... Read more »
In the realm of literature, there exists a book that has captivated the masses and stirred debates among friends – “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne. This literary phenomenon, with its promise of... Read more »
A massive project that borders Piasa, the Minelik Monument, and the Church of St. George of Arada is located in the centre of Addis Ababa. Additionally, a bridge connects it to the... Read more »
One of the vestiges of colonialism is the imposition of European languages of the colonizers on the indigenous communities. English, French and to a lesser extent Portuguese are spoken in many African... Read more »