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Reborn Through Betrayal

Aug 3 , 2025      |      By Eden Sahle      |      2280 Views

Last week, my new house helper, only twenty-two years old, shared a story that left me breathless. I found her crumpled...

Rogue Accountants Bleeding Businesses

Jul 26 , 2025      |      By Eden Sahle      |      2557 Views

In recent months, a troubling pattern has emerged across Ethiopian businesses: a wave of rogue accountants exploiting th...

The Invisible Bias Against Caring Fathers

Last week, I was in the hospital, sick and out of commission. While I focused on recovery, my husband Mike took over without hesitation. He cared for our daughter completely. No fanfare. No applause. Just a father doing what he always does: parenting. But what unfolded outside...

Jul 19 , 2025      |      By Eden Sahle      |      2871 Views

Half a Century of Impact

On a cold Saturday afternoon last week, we gathered to honour a couple who have profoundly shaped both my life and my husband's, not just spiritually or emotionally, but in how we understand marriage, resilience, and purpose. They were celebrating 50 years of marriage. For fiv...

Jul 12 , 2025      |      By Eden Sahle      |      3171 Views

Rise Without Ruin

At times, the pursuit of opportunity quietly takes on a ruthless tone. Success begins to feel like a zero-sum game, where someone must lose for another to win. This mindset isn't confined to boardrooms or political arenas; it seeps into homes, friendships, and everyday relationsh...

Jul 5 , 2025      |      By Eden Sahle      |      3279 Views

Real Respect Shows Up First

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself at a social gathering where strangers and old acquaintances mix in a haze of small talk and light laughter. It was meant to be forgettable, a blur of pleasantries and passing moments. But something I witnessed there stayed with me, not becaus...

Jun 28 , 2025      |           |      3134 Views

The Invisible Bias Against Caring Fathers

Last week, I was in the hospital, sick and out of commission. While I focused on recovery, my husband Mike took over without hesitation. He cared for our daughter completely. No fanfare. No applause. Just a father doing what he always does: parenting. But what unfolded outside...

Jul 19 , 2025      |      By Eden Sahle      |      2871 Views

Half a Century of Impact

On a cold Saturday afternoon last week, we gathered to honour a couple who have profoundly shaped both my life and my husband's, not just spiritually or emotionally, but in how we understand marriage, resilience, and purpose. They were celebrating 50 years of marriage. For fiv...

Jul 12 , 2025      |      By Eden Sahle      |      3171 Views

Rise Without Ruin

At times, the pursuit of opportunity quietly takes on a ruthless tone. Success begins to feel like a zero-sum game, where someone must lose for another to win. This mindset isn't confined to boardrooms or political arenas; it seeps into homes, friendships, and everyday relationsh...

Jul 5 , 2025      |      By Eden Sahle      |      3279 Views

Real Respect Shows Up First

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself at a social gathering where strangers and old acquaintances mix in a haze of small talk and light laughter. It was meant to be forgettable, a blur of pleasantries and passing moments. But something I witnessed there stayed with me, not becaus...

Jun 28 , 2025      |           |      3134 Views

Absence of Agile Discipline

In Ethiopia, across both public and private sectors, a quiet saboteur undermines productivity: the meeting. Too often, gatherings stretch endlessly, draining time, energy, and focus, yet producing little in return. Having worked extensively with European companies and internat...

Jun 21 , 2025      |      By Eden Sahle      |      3765 Views

Before Help Can Be Summoned

Over the weekend, a parent shared the story of a friend's teenage son who died after unknowingly taking pills laced with fentanyl. “He wasn't a problem child,” she recalled. “He had dreams. He had a future.” A single moment of curiosity, likely shaped by peer pressure, le...

Jun 14 , 2025      |      By Eden Sahle      |      3302 Views

Tainted Trust Behind White Lies

Milk has long symbolized nourishment, growth especially for young children. In many families, including mine, it is more than a dietary staple; it is a cornerstone of early childhood nutrition. So, when my husband and I recently transitioned our daughter from breastmilk to pasteu...

Jun 7 , 2025      |      By Eden Sahle      |      3862 Views

A Dream Taxed to Death

Six years ago, a dear friend took a leap. He poured his life savings into building a business not for quick profits, but to create something enduring. He hired twenty young people, many fresh from rural villages, with no homes in the city. So, he gave them shelter, space to sleep...

May 31 , 2025      |      By Eden Sahle      |      3996 Views

The Subtler African Stories Lodged in Luxury

Every family has its ritual, one that bookmarks the year and brings everyone back to center. For ours, it's the quiet, recurring pilgrimage to Kuriftu Resorts. Whether nestled in Bishoftu's lakeside calm or perched in the cool canopy of Entoto, these retreats have offered more th...

May 24 , 2025      |      By Eden Sahle      |      3352 Views

Drowning in Someone's Storm

Friendship is supposed to be a two-way street; a bond built on mutual respect, trust, and support. But when that dynamic shift, and the friendship begins to resemble unpaid emotional labor, it leaves you drained and quietly resentful. A few years ago, I found myself caught in...

May 17 , 2025      |      By Eden Sahle      |      3490 Views


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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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