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Oct 5 , 2024 . By Eden Sahle

Heedless Urban Development, Neglect Turn Streets into Lethal Hazards

Last week, during an evening drive, my family and I narrowly escaped a catastrophic road accident. As we followed a car ahead, it suddenly swerved to avoid a barricade of stones that had been placed without signals on a road awaiting repair. We si...

Jul 13 , 2024 . By Eden Sahle

A Wild Ride with Patience, Perseverance

I gained over 40Kg during my pregnancy. A couple of months postpartum, I started exercising at home to shed the extra weight. I am one of those people who are impatient and want to achieve goals quickly and effortlessly. Last week, it cost me dearly. Every day of the week, I exercised for an hour, lifting weights to build muscle and walking. Tho...


Jul 7 , 2024 . By Eden Sahle

Hidden Hypocrisy: Who We Are in Private Speaks Volumes

A few weeks ago, I reconnected with a lawyer who is a strong advocate for human rights, particularly women's rights. Over the years, I have observed her incredible work in creating awareness both in person and at conferences. This time, we spoke mostly about raising children, as she is a mother as well. She shared many helpful tips. When she ask...


Jan 19 , 2024 . By Eden Sahle

Mending Broken Hearts with an Apology

Missteps are inevitable in life. Like a fragile vase precariously perched on a shelf, feelings can be shattered by the most unexpected accidents. The key to getting through the emotional minefields lies in a simple act – an apology. However, its power can be undermined when accompanied by excuses, as I learned in a recent encounter with my house...




Sunday With Eden

Hire at One's Own Risk, Sometimes Tragedy

Sep 10 , 2022      |      By Eden Sahle      |      3207 Views

Last week, there was a tragic murder of children that became major news. It is impossible to comprehend the agony their...

Young Peacemakers Assemble as the Elderly Fail Their Communities

Oct 9 , 2021      |      By Eden Sahle      |      6095 Views

Ethiopia is experiencing a nationwide social crisis unlike any other the young generation has seen before in their lives. It is escalating people's suffering and upending communities. People are deeply divided...

The Rise of Intoxicated Minibus Drivers, Public's Complicity

A few weeks ago, around mid-day, a strange car accident took place near Bole Medehanialem. A white minibus taxi full to the brim with passengers slammed onto five vehicles one after the other. Suddenly, the road turned into a chaotic scene while people started shouting. As som...

Oct 2 , 2021      |      By Eden Sahle      |      6040 Views

COVID-19: Hard on Society, Crueler on Women

When a challenge comes that affects everyone, such as a global pandemic, it hurts lower-income groups and minority groups the most. A friend of mine had to experience this first hand. She used to be a colleague. Intelligent and diligent, her life revolved around work and home...

Sep 18 , 2021      |      By Eden Sahle      |      6906 Views

Thou Shalt Not Steal the Unbanked's Savings

A few months ago, I met a veteran daily labourer, Ambachew, who carried out renovation for our house. A father of two daughters in his mid-forties, he is a hard worker and friendly. As we got close, we enjoyed listening to his incredible stories and the mistakes, misfortunes, an...

Sep 10 , 2021      |      By Eden Sahle      |      6120 Views

Ethiopia's Not Administering Jabs, but Public Apathy

A few months back, when my family went to get the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, they were turned back although the vaccine was available. The reason was that at least seven individuals were needed to administer one packaged-bottle shot or else the vaccine risks spoilage. B...

Sep 4 , 2021      |      By Eden Sahle      |      7455 Views

The Rise of Intoxicated Minibus Drivers, Public's Complicity

A few weeks ago, around mid-day, a strange car accident took place near Bole Medehanialem. A white minibus taxi full to the brim with passengers slammed onto five vehicles one after the other. Suddenly, the road turned into a chaotic scene while people started shouting. As som...

Oct 2 , 2021      |      By Eden Sahle      |      6040 Views

COVID-19: Hard on Society, Crueler on Women

When a challenge comes that affects everyone, such as a global pandemic, it hurts lower-income groups and minority groups the most. A friend of mine had to experience this first hand. She used to be a colleague. Intelligent and diligent, her life revolved around work and home...

Sep 18 , 2021      |      By Eden Sahle      |      6906 Views

Thou Shalt Not Steal the Unbanked's Savings

A few months ago, I met a veteran daily labourer, Ambachew, who carried out renovation for our house. A father of two daughters in his mid-forties, he is a hard worker and friendly. As we got close, we enjoyed listening to his incredible stories and the mistakes, misfortunes, an...

Sep 10 , 2021      |      By Eden Sahle      |      6120 Views

Ethiopia's Not Administering Jabs, but Public Apathy

A few months back, when my family went to get the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, they were turned back although the vaccine was available. The reason was that at least seven individuals were needed to administer one packaged-bottle shot or else the vaccine risks spoilage. B...

Sep 4 , 2021      |      By Eden Sahle      |      7455 Views

Don't Resign to Tragedy, Protest It with Compassion

Recently, I began taking a course on behavioural science with about 10 people in my class. It took only a few minutes to introduce ourselves to one another and to our young and energetic instructor. Not long after the lecture started, our instructor jumped right into the grim...

Aug 28 , 2021      |      By Eden Sahle      |      6913 Views

Children that Sniff Glue, Beg's Generation Lost

A couple of weeks ago, on their morning walk, my father and his friend ran into a woman begging on a sidewalk in Bole with her infant. Seeing her and the newborn girl, they wanted to do a little more than give her a few coins. They offered her a part-time job and a family home f...

Aug 21 , 2021      |      By Eden Sahle      |      7038 Views

Low-cost Labour's Costly to Employees, Nation

Last Tuesday, I was asked by a friend to support a private international company in an interview process. They wanted to hire a general manager shortlisted after passing oral and written examinations. The company, which started operations in Ethiopia not long ago, was impressed w...

Aug 14 , 2021      |      By Eden Sahle      |      4640 Views

The Fourth Estate of the Information Apocalypse

Frehiwot Tamiru, CEO of Ethio Telecom, sat for an interview on TV with a journalist that left a great deal to be desired in the aspect of professionalism. Her charming smile, confidence, and humble answers even to inappropriate questions were most inspiring, nonetheless, and exhi...

Aug 7 , 2021      |      By Eden Sahle      |      6549 Views

The Birds Chirp No More. But Addis' Robbers Do

Gone are the days where my family and I used to wake up to the singing of the birds nested at our house's old olive tree. Last Friday, I was woken at around 3AM by the sound of a bunch of strangers trying to jump the fence of our house. They were there to rob us. In desperation,...

Jul 31 , 2021      |      By Eden Sahle      |      5169 Views

Society that Lacks Reading Culture Bound to Fail, on Repeat

It is not unheard of for adults to proudly declare that they never read books or articles of any length. There is, of course, a high rate of illiteracy, where nearly half the adult population can neither read nor write. But ironically, the culture of reading is held in apparent c...

Jul 24 , 2021      |      By Eden Sahle      |      5259 Views


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Birr's Unmoored Descent Threatens to Drown an Economy Awash in Debt

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Not long ago, the sight of exchange bureaus in Addis Abeba was as rare as a cloudless...

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In the early 2010s, Ethiopian authorities found themselves at odds with the Internati...

The Civil Service Gets a Pay Boost, But Inflation Laughs Last

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Successive regimes share a common legacy: a deep-seated commitment to education as a...

Sunday With Eden

Heedless Urban Development, Neglect Turn Streets into Lethal Hazards

Last week, during an evening drive, my family and I narrowly escaped a catastrophic r...

Phone Addiction, A Silent Epidemic

In today's social media-focused culture, many individuals prioritize their online presence over real-life interactions—with a surprising i...

Life Matters

Playgrounds of Neglect

Choosing a kindergarten for my son was supposed to be a straightforward task, but it quickly turned into a path through a landscape of negle...

ATM Etiquete

The Automated Teller Machine (ATM) has become an essential part of daily life, offering easy access to financial services. Many people visit...

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Addis Abeba University's Autonomy Shuts the Door on Brightest Minds

Oct 6 , 2024 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

For as long as he could remember, 18-year-old Menase Samuel had dreamed of studying s...

Inflation, Insecurity Leave the Tourism Industry Smouldering

Sep 28 , 2024 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

For 43-year-old Alemnesh Neri, travels to her hometown of Gumer in central Ethiopia h...

Legacy Businesses Face Succession Struggles, Market Shifts

Sep 22 , 2024 . By AKSAH ITALO

Heleanna Georgalis never anticipated that she would become the fourth-generation prop...

Holiday Market Dampened by Rising Food Prices

Sep 14 , 2024 . By AKSAH ITALO

Atkilt Tera, located in the Haile Garment neighbourhood, has not seen its usual activ...

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Parliament Approves New Cabinet Members

Oct 6 , 2021

Parliament Approves New Cabinet, Incorporates Opposition Leaders Lawmakers have approved today the nominations of 22 ministers, including three opposition leaders. Two MPs have voted against, while 12 abstained...

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Commentaries

Africa's Food Security Depends on Adaptive Crops

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Any daily news reader could be forgiven for thinking the world is in decline. Amid so...

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Leaders of the National . . .

Leaders of the National Election Board are in a charm offensive mood, of a sort. Last week, they organised a rare tour for members of the me...

When the country’s most. . .

When the country's most senior diplomats and envoys return back to their posts after two-week debriefings, they leave behind a point or two...

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