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. Communities ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

One year ago this month, Dr. Abiy Ahmed was sworn in as prime minister of Ethiopia. His first few months in office saw many positive human rights reforms and a renewed sense of optimism following ...