Do you know what the official language of Ethiopia is? If you didn’t already know, it is a language called Amharic. This language is also known as Amhara, Abyssinian, Amarinya and Amarigna, according ...

Ethiopia occupies a distinctive place in world history, not only for its ancient civilization but also for its remarkable ...

Addis Abeba — Language policy has long been one of Ethiopia's most contested political issues. Debates have rightly focused on linguistic rights, cultural recognition, and political representation.

Ethiopia will soon celebrate its New Year, marking a calendar transition distinct from the internationally adopted Gregorian system. This divergence includes both the method of calculating years and ...

The essay addresses the origins of the literary expressions of Ethiopia: its oral literature, classical literature, and Amharic literature proper. The oral literature of Ethiopia, including folk tales ...

As Ethiopia welcomes a New Year, Nadia Monaia reflects on a simple but profound question: if Ethiopia could express one wish ...

CARLO CONTI-ROSSINI, the greatest living authority on Ethiopian culture and history, has described Ethiopia as a "museum of peoples." For thousands of years diverse peoples have beaten against the ...