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Feb 13 , 2021

Nostalgic Arada Disappears Amidst Aluminum, Glass of Addis

In Arada, I stopped over by a hotel in front of Cinema Empire. I sat alone inside with my carbonated water, an Ambo. Not too long after a heavily built senior citizen, old enough to be my father, came...

Feb 6 , 2021

Let's Not Miss the Endemic Trees for the Concrete Forest

A new road was constructed in front of my house. As it came about, it also took two trees that stood in its way - a Grevilea robustaand Jacaranda mimosifolia. My plea to save them did not change anyt...

Jan 31 , 2021

Love Unto Live Performance: Forgotten Piece of Acting

Mark Twain, American author and satirist, once, unable to find a clean shirt in the house, began cursing like there was no tomorrow. After a while, his wife repeated each word she thought he had artic...

Jan 24 , 2021

Education System Can Do with Less Whip Cracking Yanetas

A ninth grade student whom I met in an internet café embarrassed his physics teacher. It all started with his open remark about his teacher's inflection of an English word. In the middle of the clas...

Jan 16 , 2021

Text, but at Expense of Losing the Emama Zinashs

A friend in the United States contacted me to reminisce recently. We texted the whole time and also talked about texting. She now has adult children living there whose texts she eagerly awaits. They...

Jan 9 , 2021

The Generational Hunt for Neighbourhood Soccer Fields

On a dusty road a couple of weeks ago, a lone little boy was trying to juggle a ball with his feet, a keepie-uppie. It was a sad sight. I stopped to tell him that he needed to start with soft kicks...

Jan 3 , 2021

Give Children Tablets, They'll Take It from There

The sight of kids splashing on the streets with uniforms, lovingly rushing from home to school, is unforgettable. The girls sparkled with white shirts, Twitter-blue sweaters and dark blue skirts. The...

Dec 26 , 2020

With Desert Locusts, Ethiopia Meets Ancient, Familiar Enemy

Even during my childhood in the 1970s, desert locusts were known to be fierce enemies, identified by the government and the aid agencies that supported it. It was only below the likes of Malaria as a...

Dec 19 , 2020

CHIRP, CHIRP The Call of the Birds to Loss of Habitat

It was three weeks ago. “You are back!” I said to my long time neighbours, the couple of birds that reside in a tree near my house. It was from a distance. We had not seen one another follow...

Dec 11 , 2020

From the Simple to the Sophisticated, the Art of Ethiopian Food

When I was a kid, I lost many things. It is part of being a kid. But one thing that I did not lose was my teacup. No ifs or buts, if it was the morning, I was most certainly with it. As the elder,...

Dec 4 , 2020

Chuck the CDs, Let Music Go Digital

A while ago when I was on my daily walking route, I had the usual sensation to sing. The route helped the ambience, which has droves of pedestrians, groceries, cafes and bars. Perhaps most visible...

Nov 29 , 2020

With Science, to Books, Cinema and Beyond

It was in my early teen years, a Saturday. The sun was setting, and our new neighbours had finished moving in. A short, wiry boy came to introduce himself, showing off his gymnastic ability and boasti...

Nov 21 , 2020

In Contemporary Talent Shows, Gold Age of Music Lives On

Once inside a public bus during my college days, a fare dodger was apprehended. We all gave our ears to the ensuing mêlée. Amidst the rumbling, a raspy voice dominated, and we all calmed down. In a...

Nov 14 , 2020

The Price of Communication in Brave New Internet Age

Standing in front of my house, I mused at the utility technicians with their pickups and ladders, going up and down poles, busy connecting households. “Is everything being connected and that conn...

Nov 7 , 2020

Digital Neighbourhoods Rise as Real Ones Transform

It was just a little while ago that I stood in front of my house to go out for a walk that an old man in his early 80s approached me. Surprisingly agile for his age, leaving his nose out and covering...

Oct 31 , 2020

Hygiene: Culture of Hard Workers

A good friend of mine has an Italian restaurant. If for some reason her employees leave her, all of them including the concierge are in high demand. Her dedication to the work – her continuous visi...

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The Human Flight a Failure of Political Imagination, Not a Mere Economic Policy

Ladislas Farago, a roving Associated Press (AP) correspondent, arrived in Ethiopia in 193...

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TRADITION THRIVES AS COSTS CLIMB

As dawn broke over Addis Abeba last week, the city's arteries pulsed not with the usual we...

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TOMATOES TASTE OF INFLATION

Tomato prices in Addis Abeba have surged to unprecedented levels, with retail stands charg...

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Ministry Shifts Gears as Number Plate Change Fuels Debate

A sweeping change in the vehicle licensing system has tilted the scales in favour of elect...

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View From Arada

Nostalgic Arada Disappears Amidst Aluminum, Glass of Addis

Let's Not Miss the Endemic Trees for the Concrete Forest

Love Unto Live Performance: Forgotten Piece of Acting

Education System Can Do with Less Whip Cracking Yanetas

Text, but at Expense of Losing the Emama Zinashs

The Generational Hunt for Neighbourhood Soccer Fields

Give Children Tablets, They'll Take It from There

With Desert Locusts, Ethiopia Meets Ancient, Familiar Enemy

CHIRP, CHIRP The Call of the Birds to Loss of Habitat

From the Simple to the Sophisticated, the Art of Ethiopian Food