የለቅሶ መስተንግዶ በመንግሥቱ ለማ
“ሬሳ ሲመጣ መንገድ ላይ እንዳትቆም” እያለች ዱሮ እናቴ ትከለክለኝ ስለነበር ለቀስተኞች ሲመጡ ባየሁ ቁጥር መንገድ ለቅቄ እሸሽ ነበር።በሰፈራችንም ሰው የሞተ እንደሆን ልጆች በዚያ አካባቢ ዝር እንዳንል እንከለከል ስለነበር የልቅሶ ትዕይንት ምን እንደሆን ብዙ ሳላውቅ አደግሁ። በቅርቡ ከአዲስ አበባ ውጪ ስሄድ…
“Mengistu Lemma as I knew him”
A seasoned scholar, a subtle poet, peerless moral hero: Tedla Bairu recalls Mengistu Lemma This is the third in our series of posts to celebrate the life and times of Mengistu Lemma (1928-1988), an Ethiopian playwright, dramatist, poet and diplomat,…
Remembering Mengistu Lemma, Ethiopian Playwright and Social Reformer
Thirty years ago on July 29, the poet and playwright, Mengistu Lemma, who Richard Pankhurst considered the Bernard Shaw of Ethiopia, died at the age of 65. Mengistu made a remarkable impact on the development of Ethiopian literature with his…
Asfaw Damte recalls Mengistu Lemma
Mengistu Lemma (1928-1988) was a leading Ethiopian playwright, novelist, poet, and scholar, who in the words of the late Prof. Richard Pankhurst may be considered the Molière, Bernard Shaw, or Gogol of Ethiopia. In this extract from interviews conducted on…
Richard and Rita Pankhurst’s Ethiopian Reminiscences
Ethiopian Reminiscences: Early Days by Richard and Rita Pankhurst, (2013) 293pp, Tsehai Publihsers, Sylvia, Richard, and Rita Pankhurst have long been renowned figures in Ethiopia “for their loyal championing of Ethiopia’s nationhood, their creative institution building, and their personal generosity”,…
Taffara Deguefé (1926-2015)
Taffara Deguefé, who died on March 6 aged 89, was a famous banker and perhaps Ethiopia’s best known figure in international financial circles. He was bank governor of the National Bank to the Emperor and Mengistu and he later worked…