Challenges and opportunities of tourism

Ethiopia is endowed with various tourism resources. Among others cultural ceremonies, religious sites, monuments, caves and eco- tourism and mountains can be mentioned. But due to the underdevelopment of infrastructure, the role... Read more »

A glimpse at Gadaa System of Oromo people

COMPILED BY LEULSEGED WORKU The Oromo people, just like the rest of peoples and nationalities in the country, have immense tangible and intangible heritages which have been created over centuries in the... Read more »

Spiritual holidays as moments of Epiphany with great lessons

BY MULUGETA GUDETA Dukem town on the eve of Irreechaa celebrations last week looked like a huge wedding ceremony where houses, public places, businesses as well as government premises were decorated with... Read more »

Amnesty International inadvertently saluting the leaning statue of TPLF

First and foremost, Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organization with its headquarters in the United Kingdom focusing on human rights. It was founded in1961 with the objective of Legal advocacy, Media... Read more »

The Birth of a sought-for government

After witnessing the week’s long public and spiritual holidays celebrated nationwide, Ethiopia has formed a new government in a fresher spirit with new beginnings on the fourth and last Monday of the... Read more »

Pleasure comes with a little pain

Embracing a new trend of bootstrapping, Ethiopia is currently all out to shape its fate by itself despite hurdles erected on its way. As such it has become a standard-bearer for nations... Read more »

Celebrating Thanksgiving Day amid challenges

 BY YOHANES JEMANEH Gada System is one of Ethiopia’s intangible cultural heritages registered in the UNESCO list. This traditional administrative system has been applied for years by the Oromo people through transferring... Read more »

IrreechaaFabric of social bond

BY YOHANES JEMANEH Meriho Meriho is the first thing that pops up into the mind of every Oromo adult when s/he thinks about Irreechaa, Oromo people’s Thanksgiving Day. It includes a choir... Read more »

Irreechaa Festivity: An indigenous Thanksgiving ritual ceremony of the Oromo

COMPILED BY LEULSEGED WORKU Irreechaa is one of the institutions in the Oromo Gada system in which the Oromo identity is conceived and developed to its present statuesque. Apart from its thanksgiving... Read more »

The Crises of Neocolonialism and Cultural Shifts in a Multi-polar World

BY MULUGETA GUDETA One could never find a more succinct portrayal of modern colonialism or neocolonialism than in the Encarta encyclopedia in the following terms. “Since the end of World War II,... Read more »