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This article is a reprint from the Daily Mail Friday, January 27, 2023 issue. It was written by Ysenda Maxtone Graham and published under the title “The tragic little prince who can never go home“ THE PRINCE AND THE PLUNDER…
The flourishing Ethiopian movies have been tagged as poor quality, quickly produced, and lacking originality, and complexity. Despite the criticism from some viewers and professionals, there is no denying the enormous popularity of video films in the country and the…
Yves-Marie Stranger came to Addis Ababa in 2000, planning to stay a few months. He stayed for fifteen years, working as a book editor, interpreter, and translator and as an owner of an equestrian stable, leading horse treks in the…
Richard Dowden in his acclaimed book, “Africa: Altered States, Ordinary Miracles” has this piece of advice for those who wish to explore the continent. ‘’The best way to find out is to go, not as a tourist in a bubble of…
ካናዳዊቷ ማርጋሬት አትውድ በ1985 ያሳተመችው ልብ ወለድ መፅሐፍ ከገሀዱ ዓለም ፓለቲካ የተቀዳ ቢሆንም ከመቼውም ጊዜ ይልቅ የዛሬውን ዘመንን የሚተነብይ መፅሐፍ ነው። ባለሰፊ ክዳን ኮፊያና ቀይ ካባ በአእምሮችን የሚከሰትልን አንድ ነገር የሴቶች ጭቆና ነው። ይህንን ምስል በነፍሳችን እንዲታተም ያደረገው ማርጋሬት አትውድ…
Peter Abrahams (1919-2017), a South African-born writer of international reputation penned powerful works about the injustices of apartheid and institutionalized system of racial oppression. His early work Mine Boy (1946) was the first to depict “the dehumanizing effect of racism…
Born to an Ethiopian mother and a German father, Tigist Selam enjoyed the diverse experience of growing up in Nigeria, Argentina, and foremost Germany. In an article featured in the book “One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race“, Tigist explores…
Mary Tadesse’s autobiography weaves together the personal, the professional, and the political bringing to life and providing rare insights into the multiple dramatic events spanning much of the twentieth century in Ethiopia. This candid account, which draws on the diaries…
Al Shabab, an East African terrorist group affiliated with Al Qaeda, plotted to kill former President Barack Obama during a visit to Ethiopia in July 2015, according to a memoir by Susan E. Rice, who served as a national security…
“ጀግና ነበር ብርሃነ መስቀል፡፡ ኢትዮጵያ የነበረችበትን ሁኔታ ከማንም ቀድሞ በመረዳት የዕሪታ ድምፁን በአደባባይ አሰማ፡፡ አስተማረ፣ ሰበከ፣ የተቃውሞ ሰልፍ መራ፡፡ ለለውጥ የተሰለፈ ጀግና ትውልድ አፈራ፡፡ ህልሙንና ዓላማውን ለማሳካት ኢሕአፓን በግንባር ቀደምትነት አቋቋመ፡፡ ሁለቱም ጀግኖች ነበሩ፡፡ ለየትውልዳቸው፡፡ ብርሃነ መስቀልና ጌታቸው ማሩ፡፡ ሁለቱም…