Testing the Ethiopian Enigma

By Caleb Mulugeta, University of Texas at Austin ኵሎ አመክሩ ወዘሠናየ አጽንዑ.  “Test everything; hold fast to that which is good.”  Emblazoned above the entrance to Ras Makonnen Hall at Addis Ababa University are these  words from an old biblical verse. It is a fitting motto for a university with such a historic place in Continue reading “Testing the Ethiopian Enigma”

The Ethiopian Enigma 

By: Caleb Mulugeta, University of Texas-Austin The cradle of humanity, the land of the descendants of the Axumites, and the victors of  Adwa. Ethiopia has an illustrious past, but its relevance does not end with history. As home to  the African Union and more than 130 million people, the trajectory of Ethiopia has broader  implicationsContinue reading “The Ethiopian Enigma “