“Husbands and Wives”: Adapting Woody Allen’s film to the Ethiopian stage

BY MULUGETA GUDETA The birth and growth of Ethiopian theatre started during the time of the last monarchy when new theatre houses were built, including the theatre house formerly known as Haile... Read more »

Curbing the environmental, public health impacts of outdated pharmaceuticals

 BY FIKADU BELAY Medicines are one of the critical elements of a well-functioning healthcare system, but their expiry remains one of the significant challenges to the healthcare sector and environmental protection. The... Read more »

Art for soft diplomacy (Art beautified 125th anniversary of Ethiopia and France diplomatic relation)

BY: KFLEEYESUS ABEBE The embassy of France had been celebrating the 125th anniversary of its relation with Ethiopia with assortment of programs. The visit of French officials and dignateries to Ethiopia, workshop... Read more »

“Nowruz” Persian New Year Festivity

BY KINDEYE FENTA (Ph.D)  Iranians are eagerly awaiting to celebrate “Nowruz” Persian New Year Festivity days from now. Food items and other assortments of the event are already being purchased and made... Read more »

FESPACO-23 or the long, unfinished journey of African Cinema

BY MULUGETA GUDETA The 28th edition of the FESPACO or the Panafrican Film and Television Festival recently took place in the Burkina Faso capital Ouagadougou in the presence of professionals of the... Read more »

Song

BY NAOMI ALEM Believe in me. Like I believe in you. Are you scared to be alone? We’re not the same. We’re different. You know everything about me. But it’s still not... Read more »

 Why social media is the worst thing for the youth

BY SENAIT GEBREHIWOT Social media like Facebook and instagram may be good at connecting people and might be beneficial if relevant information is shared but that is not the case. Many of... Read more »

Adera (Entrusted)

 BY KFLEEYESUS ABEBE The ugly truth We don’t want to hear We don’t want to believe There is no choice There is no other way There wouldn’t even be alternative The way... Read more »

 A life dedicated to Ethiopian Literature

 BY MULUGETA GUDETA Back in the 1970s, the late Professor Claude Sumner used to give a philosophy Course called “Logic” at the Haile Selassie 1 st University later on renamed Addis Ababa... Read more »

Perspectives on arts and literature – why the past continues to haunt the present

BY MULUGETA GUDETA Ethiopia is an early starter and a late achiever in many things. We are almost the first country in the world in architecture (Axum, Lalibela, Tiya, Harar Walls…etc.) but... Read more »