Category: Books
Born to an Ethiopian mother and a German father, Tigist Selam enjoyed the diverse experience of growing up in Nigeria, Argentina, and foremost Germany. In an article featured in the book “One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race“, Tigist explores…
Mary Tadesse’s autobiography weaves together the personal, the professional, and the political bringing to life and providing rare insights into the multiple dramatic events spanning much of the twentieth century in Ethiopia. This candid account, which draws on the diaries…
Poet and playwright Mengistu Lemma came from a prominent clerical family. His father Aleka Lemma Haylu Wolde Tarik (1868- 1967), was an important head priest who commanded respect and admiration. He was a stern disciplinarian who imposed strict rules on…
Al Shabab, an East African terrorist group affiliated with Al Qaeda, plotted to kill former President Barack Obama during a visit to Ethiopia in July 2015, according to a memoir by Susan E. Rice, who served as a national security…
“ጀግና ነበር ብርሃነ መስቀል፡፡ ኢትዮጵያ የነበረችበትን ሁኔታ ከማንም ቀድሞ በመረዳት የዕሪታ ድምፁን በአደባባይ አሰማ፡፡ አስተማረ፣ ሰበከ፣ የተቃውሞ ሰልፍ መራ፡፡ ለለውጥ የተሰለፈ ጀግና ትውልድ አፈራ፡፡ ህልሙንና ዓላማውን ለማሳካት ኢሕአፓን በግንባር ቀደምትነት አቋቋመ፡፡ ሁለቱም ጀግኖች ነበሩ፡፡ ለየትውልዳቸው፡፡ ብርሃነ መስቀልና ጌታቸው ማሩ፡፡ ሁለቱም…
By Abraham Verghese Abraham Verghese was born and raised in Addis Ababa to Indian parents who worked as teachers. He began his medical training in Addis Ababa and he completed his training at Madras Medical College, the year Emperor Haile…
አምቦ ዩኒቨርሲቲ የባህል ጥናትና ምርምር ማዕከል ያቋቋመለት ታላቁ ጸሐፌ ተውኔት ሎሬት ጸጋየ ገብረ መድኅን ስለ ሕይወት ታሪኩ ራሱ ከጻፈውና ሌሎችም ከመዘገቡት ማስረጃዎች ለመረዳት እንደሚቻለው በ1929 ዓ፡ ም የተወለደው የሜጫ ጎሳ አባል ከሆኑት ከአባቱ ከሐምሳ አለቃ ገብረ መድኅን ሮባ ቀዌሳ እና…
King of Kings: The Triumph and Tragedy of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia by Asfa-Wossen Asserate, translated from German by Peter Lewis, London, Haus Publishing, 2015 In his exhaustive, deeply affecting biography of the life of his great-uncle Emperor Haile…
(This is the second installment in a three-part series looking at the memoir written by the Ethiopian intellectual, freedom fighter and opposition politician, Andargachew Tsige. Find the first part here.) Andargachew Tsigie’s narrative tells the emergence of Addis Ababa as…
(This is the first installment in a three-part series looking at the memoir written by the Ethiopian intellectual, freedom fighter and opposition politician, Andargachew Tsige.) Andargachew Tsigie and Meles Zenawi became friends- or more precisely, card-playing partners – one Christmas break…