How to make Addis ablooming  and leading tourist destination

I was search for some of the African times that are attractive to tourists or where the tourism industry has grown in the last few years. For my purpose, I chose the... Read more »

Post-Holiday Blues- Borrowed Time and Borrowed Money

Different countries observe their new years on different days and months of the year. Most countries, celebrate the new year in January. The Chinese for instance celebrate their new year between 19-21... Read more »

The impact of privileging the English language

I have been a studious English student since my junior year. I remember when I was in grade 6; I was at Dilchibo Junior Elementary School in Bahir Dar. Our English teacher’s... Read more »

About the author, the novel: Nervous Conditions

Part 8 A poet, a novelist, a filmmaker, and a gender and culture activist, Tsitsi Dangarembga was born on February 14th, 1959, in colonial Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). According to Coundouriotis, when she... Read more »

From Self-Taught to Jazz Icon: Timeless Journey of Alemseged Kebede

There’s yet to be a genre from Ethiopia that has risen in the world’s music scene the way that Ethiopian jazz had in the first half of the 20th century. Sampled across... Read more »

Marking ‘Goobee’ and ‘Shinooyyee’ in Finfinnee

The Oromo people have a vibrant and ancient cultural heritage deeply rooted in their tether to the land and their traditional way of life. Two of the most significant cultural celebrations in... Read more »

A 700 year old poem (original Turkish) about Mawlid

The most famous of these devotional Mawlid poems is a Turkish version that dates back to about 700 years ago. Written by Suleyman Chelebi, this Mawlid poem (referred to in Turkish as... Read more »

Imagining Africa a single country- cultural, other implications

Imagine one day Africa emerging as a united and proud country as one of the global economic powerhouses on equal footing with the giants of our time, like China or to some... Read more »

From Addis to D.C., Rophnan emerges as the voice of a generation

Working his way across the major cities in the United States for his 2024 My Generation tour, Rophnan, the EDM-pioneering Ethiopian artist, made his way to the nation’s capital on Aug. 31... Read more »

The Yellow adey abeba hue on the dining table

The city is ablaze with yellow adey abeba, a sign that a new season is approaching. Every shop, restaurant, and boutique has a flower on its wall. Nobody seems to be less... Read more »