Globalization and the Need for Unifying African Cultural Identity

Globalization is a broad and comprehensive term that encompasses many aspects of the political, economic, social and cultural aspects of life and the process of homogenization that governs them. The Encarta Encyclopedia... Read more »

Inequalities of all shades

Though in dexterity my physically challenged carpenter father, Than the physically fit proves better, as a source to his anger, With contemporaries a level ground he enjoyed never! From late childhood there... Read more »

A Poetic Justice

He took his wife A punching bag He is at liberty to hug Or to blow up steam By her hairs to drag. As it may sound sad He opted to project... Read more »

Ribbon of the heart-(ecriture feminine)

Shifting focus from the New Criticism to Feminist Criticism, here I have come up with one work. But first to get on the same page let us see the theoretical aspect from... Read more »

The Doyen of Nigerian Letters Returns with a New Novel after 48 Years

By MULUGETA GUDETA At the mature old age of 87, Nigerian novelist Wole Soyinka must be the most senior author to write a new novel after a 48 year hiatus. Most famous... Read more »

Making Addis Ababa the City of African Culture and the Arts

 BY MULUGETA GUDETA A new spacious and ultra-modern public library, known as ‘Abrehot’, was recently opened in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa which embraces elements of Ethiopian cultural and linguistic histories as... Read more »

Commemorating the golden Victory of Adwa

The Battle of Adwa was the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War. The Ethiopian forces defeated the Italian invading force on Sunday 1 March 1896, near the town of Adwa. The... Read more »

Looking at the Importance of Adwa from the Cultural, Artistic Perspectives

The great statue of emperor Menelik sitting on a powerful horse that is sanding on its hind legs and staring at the northern horizon from the center of the Ethiopian capital Addis... Read more »

Boosting the role of languages in Africa’s cultural integration

The challenges of African integration are becoming increasingly complex. The economic and political integration of Africa is facing multifaceted problems. The problems are internal as well as externally generated by forces beyond... Read more »

The tallest East African skyscraper

Addis Ababa is one of the preferable tourist destinations. Having comfy climate, welcoming hospitality, unique destinations, among others enable the city to attract more international and local tourists. Since the past few... Read more »