Reckoning time proves as ancestors’ reach zenith of civilization

ADDIS ABABA- Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed wished the people of Ethiopia a happy Fichee–Chambalaalla, a UNESCO registered New Year festival celebrated among the Sidama people, in a statement yesterday. In his... Read more »

ADWA A compact and yet incomplete victory

I was asked by the editor of a magazine to say something apolitical about the battle of Adwa. I wrote the following article which the magazine later declined to publish it. Excerpts:... Read more »

Watching closely developments in Sudan

How much do events in Sudan affect Ethiopia’s internal politics and eventually sub-regional affairs? Ever since former president Omar al Bashir was deposed on April 11, 2019, Sudan has been in turmoil... Read more »

Ethiopia Cuts a cherished corner in my heart

For this column The Ethiopian Herald had a short stay with the Armenian Simone Ervant to have his reflection on Ethiopia. He knows the nittygritty of Ethiopia. He gets not tired of... Read more »

Everything has a cure

I t is one of the Nation’s most unnoticed places. One could not know much about it unless some unforeseen hap takes him/ her to the spot on the right time. Every... Read more »

Leaders are born

L eadership is instrumental in guiding human beings in the right direction. A good leader is a standard bearer for his followers. He usually expresses his ideas and feelings in a compassionate... Read more »

Outdoor Gathering

The ninth month of the Ethiopian solar year. Begins on May nine with an evening taste of beer. It’s a day for outfoot gathering To enjoy ready-made bread, coffee, and well-cooked wheat... Read more »

Bad Habits – behave yourself! OBSERVATION

Above all, food pleases human beings more than anything else. All of us labor for butter-and-bread to be able to satisfy our basic natural needs; eating, without which our existence will be... Read more »

Ethiopia to partake in African Art Exhibition in France

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian artists will participate in the African Art exhibition that will be organized by Alliance Francaise in France from September to December 2020. Participating in the exhibition, Ethiopian artists... Read more »

Reading Culture in Free Fall Was there a reading culture in the first place?

One of the achievements of the military government back in the 1970s and 1980s was the launching of what was then known as the Adult Literacy Program under which hundreds of thousands... Read more »