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Friendships: The Good, the Bad, and the Mortifying

Oct 23 , 2021      |      By Eden Sahle      |      2182 Views

Friends help us make the most out of life, providing social and emotional support as well as encouraging us to do good i...

When the Going Gets Tough, Flee

Oct 16 , 2021      |      By Eden Sahle      |      2692 Views

It is getting to a time when we start to consider conflict, death, displacement, homelessness, and hunger as normal aspe...

Young Peacemakers Assemble as the Elderly Fail Their Communities

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, and the social fabric is being torn apart. We see this in our daily l...

Oct 9 , 2021      |      By Eden Sahle      |      6891 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      |      6754 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      |      7662 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      |      6839 Views

Young Peacemakers Assemble as the Elderly Fail Their Communities

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, and the social fabric is being torn apart. We see this in our daily l...

Oct 9 , 2021      |      By Eden Sahle      |      6891 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      |      6754 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      |      7662 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      |      6839 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      |      8326 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      |      7661 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      |      7873 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      |      5429 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      |      7450 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      |      6033 Views


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Pensioners have learned, rather painfully, the gulf between a figure on a passbook an...

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Raising Builders, Not Spenders

Raising Builders, Not Spenders Over lunch recently, my husband and I sat with a young friend from one of Ethiopia's wealthiest families....

Is Struggle the Secret Ingredient in Parenting?

In an age obsessed with convenience and instant gratification, parenting stands at a crossroads. Many of...

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There are moments when a comment from a friend, partner, or colleague strikes a nerve, not with casual ir...

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Debt Deadlines Test the Promise of Addis Abeba's Makeover

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Tsiriha Biru, 45, had never imagined that her rhythm of life in Adissu Gebeya, a nort...

They Worked for Decades, Now They Struggle to Survive

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In Addis Abeba's crowded southern quarter, the hum of traffic fades behind SarisAboCh...

In the Shadows of Renewal, a Generation Struggles to Find Its Place

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Hana Melaku, a mother of two, had never imagined life outside Cazanchis. One of the h...

A Holiday of Uneasy Choices

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Takeaways: The Addis Abeba market faces logistical challenges with fewer livestock trucks arriving compared to previous years. Ris...

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Parliament Approves New Cabinet Members

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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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Sharia-Compliant Banks Lose Ground as Interest-Free Windows Sweep the Market

Global Islamic finance, rooted in the prohibition of interest (riba), risk-profit sha...

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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. . .

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