ZeHabesha , By Ephraim Isaac An open letter to an inquisitive young Ethiopian sister. I have always known young Ethiopians to be bright and inquisitive. Over 600 years ago it was written in Mashafa Berhan (please see my own translation The Book of Light, EJ Brill,1973) from Emperor Zar’aYa’eqob (1434-68) time: “all the peoples of Ethiopia […]
Popular Mechanics By Caroline Delbert Some say life can exist there. Others say no way. Two recent studies came to opposite conclusions about the same evidence of life in a caustic pool in Ethiopia. Extreme environments on Earth may model habitats on other planets, like the moon Titan. The evidence of life found in Ethiopia is DNA from […]
By Francis Falceto Explore the land of wax and gold, a country full of fascinating music, in this complete guide by Francis Falceto Gigi (photo: Jak Kilby) Ethiopia is one of Africa’s most fascinating countries, musically and in every other respect, and is once again open and welcoming to foreign visitors. An ancient mountain kingdom, […]
The Economist, NINE THOUSAND years ago the Sahara desert was a grassland, inhabited by hunters who made rock paintings of hippos and giraffes. For a millennium before the 16th century a flourishing trade carried salt, gold and slaves across the dunes, until Moroccan invasions and Atlantic shipping drove it into decline. Yet today the Sahara […]
Counter Punch, by KENNETH GOOD The Congo won independence from Belgium in June 1960 with Patrice Lumumba, age 35, as Prime Minister. Immediately it began to fall apart, under revanchist Belgian assault, Cold War pressures, adjacent settler colonial reaction and collaborationist Congolese elites like Moise Tshombe and Joseph Desire Mobutu. On 12 July Lumumba and […]
By Landry Signé The tourism industry is playing an increasingly important role in the global economy, contributing 5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), 30 percent of service exports, and 235 million jobs. Indeed, each year, approximately 1 billion people travel internationally. By 2030, consumer spending on tourism, hospitality, and recreation in Africa is projected […]
It’s more than bad software. VOX, By Matthew Yglesias Boeing executives are offering a simple explanation for why the company’s best-selling plane in the world, the 737 MAX 8, crashed twice in the past several months, leaving Jakarta, Indonesia, in October and then Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in March. Executives claimed Wednesday, March 27, that the […]
CNN By Clare Duffy and Alexis Benveniste, Kobe Bryant’s was also known to the business world as a brand-builder; an investor; and a coach to other athletes and company founders. Bryant died Sunday in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California at the age of 41. “For 20 seasons, Kobe showed us what is possible when remarkable talent blends with […]
It’s now secret, my love for Ethiopia is unmatched. Small pocket, by Steph Startup a conversation with me about this amazing country and you’re likely to regret it; such is my ability to wax lyrical about this totally unique place! For it is totally unique. I’ve travelled across Africa, and even in the countries that […]
The Conversation Isabel Hofmeyr, University of the Witwatersrand, Aretha Phiri, Rhodes University, Grace Musila, University of the Witwatersrand, Manosa Nthunya, University of the Witwatersrand, Nedine Moonsamy, University of Pretoria, Sam Naidu, Rhodes University, Sarah Nuttall, University of the Witwatersrand, Susan Kiguli, Makerere University, Tom Odhiambo, University of Nairobi April 30, 2020 1.23pm SAST For those looking from the global North, African literature is often marketed in a narrow way, comprising worthy stories […]
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