In the vast and rugged landscapes of Ethiopia, the Afar, Somali, and Borana communities have long thrived as pastoralists, relying on cattle, goats, sheep, and camels for their livelihoods. Livestock…
Part III As my first guest in this series ascertained, it is important to always keep in mind that the Ph.D. is not an end by itself but a means to what…
Part II Mental health problem among Ph.D. students is much higher than other segments of a given population. For example, a study that compares Ph.D. students with other non-Ph.D. higher education students…
Part I A doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) is the highest degree obtained in many fields. The journey to obtaining it is unique in that the candidate not only has to…
ከዚህ ቀደም ሁለት ባህርያዊ ጉድለቶችን (ዝንፈቶችን) አቅርቤላችሁ በቀጣይ ጽሑፍ ደግሞ ተጨማሪ የዝንፈት ዓይነቶች ይዤ ለመመለስ ቀጠሮ ነበርኝ (አዚህ ይመልከቱ)። የመጀመርያውን ክፍል አንብቦ ጉድለት ከሚባል፣ ዝንፈት ቢባል ይሻላል ብሎ ሃሳብ ለሰጠኝ አንባቢ ምስጋና…
In this blog post, I argue that the Ethiopian social welfare system is not only inefficient but also regressive. Contrary to the rhetoric, the system is not progressive; it mainly…
የኢትዮጵያን ፖለቲካዊና ማህበራዊ ሂደት ለሚከታተል አንድ ነገር ግልጽ ይሆንለታል፡፡ ይኸውም የታሪክ አረዳዳችንን አንድ እርምጃ ካልወሰድን ኢትዮጵያን አንድ እርምጃ መውሰድ አንችልም። የኢትዮጵያ የፖለቲካ ቀውስ ውስጥ አንዱ ማቀጣጠያ ሆኖ የሚያገለግል ነገር ቢኖር…
Many of us agree that the quality of our education is in a downward spiral. We witness the deteriorating quality of education everywhere: buildings that waste lots of space due…
Foreign aid has multiple professed benefits for developing countries. In developing countries, capital is scarce precisely because they are poor. Moreover, the infant financial sector in these countries does not…