Tag Archives: Ethiopia

White Paper: Omotic Languages in Comparative Perspective—Relationships within Afro-Asiatic and Niger-Congo Frameworks

Posted on September 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The Omotic languages of southwestern Ethiopia occupy a controversial and fascinating place in African historical linguistics. Traditionally classified as the sixth branch of the Afro-Asiatic family (alongside Semitic, Cushitic, Berber, Chadic, and Egyptian), their membership has been disputed, … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: In The End, It Comes Down To Self-Interest

Posted on January 2, 2024 by nathanalbright

While I once wrote a lot of Somaliland updates, and still pay attention to what is going on in the de facto nation, there has been little to update the world on, from the point of view of the Western … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: Queen Of Sheba Ethiopian/Eritrean Restaurant

Posted on September 23, 2021 by nathanalbright

Last night (as I write this), some friends and I ended up going out to eat at an Ethiopian/Eritrean restaurant that we had tried to go to earlier on our own but had found to be closed on Mondays and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: In Search Of King Solomon’s Mines

Posted on March 17, 2018 by nathanalbright

In Search Of King Solomon’s Mines, by Tahir Shah Who knew that the search for the legendary gold mines of Ophir of King Solomon could be a family quest that included the author as well as his father and grandfather?  … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Throne Of Adulis

Posted on January 6, 2015 by nathanalbright

[Note: This book was the subject of a non-book review earlier [1], but since the book review was not accepted by the journal which originally sent me the book for reasons that the book was not enough of a military … Continue reading →

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Beggar Thy Neighbor

Posted on June 25, 2013 by nathanalbright

One of the ways that one can tell that a scarcity mindset is in place is when there are actions taken that “beggar thy neighbor” instead of working together. When resources are plentiful enough to share, then the ability to … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: The Space Between

Posted on February 3, 2012 by nathanalbright

In today’s Somaliland update I would like to examine the space between the business climate within Somaliland (and its neighbors) and the perspective of the world on those areas. We have a helpful guide into this problem through the eyes … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Sabbath Roots: The African Connection

Posted on December 4, 2011 by nathanalbright

Sabbath Roots: The African Connection, by Charles E. Bradford A book like this is supremely frustrating to review. What makes it frustrating is its combination of both excellent and awful historiography, a combination of an eloquent defense of the Sabbath … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: State Visit To China Pays Immediate Dividends To Somaliland Infrastructure

Posted on August 20, 2011 by nathanalbright

Two weeks ago, Somaliland247 announced that Somaliland President Ahmed Silanyo was leading a high-level ministerial delegation on a trip to China [1]. Normally, a trip like this, which was promised to help Somaliland’s economic ties with China, is going to … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: SYANA Gets Busy, South Sudan Invite Pays Diplomatic Dividends

Posted on July 12, 2011 by nathanalbright

Even though the last Somaliland update was not that along ago [1], there has been a fair amount of interesting news, so I thought it worthwhile to update again, even after less than a week. We will be looking today … Continue reading →

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