International Journal of Ethiopian Studies (IJES) is an interdisciplinary, refereed journal dedicated to scholarly research relevant to or informed by the Ethiopian experience. IJES publishes two issues a year of original work in English and Amharic to readers around the world.

Established in 2002, the IJES is dedicated to the research and study of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa. The journal contains original articles, reviews, and features filled with relevant, in-depth information on important issues. It serves as a venue for the sharing and cross fertilization of research by scholars working on issues that matter to the region and promotes important voices internationally.

PUBLISHER & EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

Elias Wondimu, Loyola Marymount University

SENIOR EDITORS

Alemayehu Gebremariam, California State University, San Bernardi

Maimire Mennasemay, Dawson College

Theodore Vestal, Oklahoma State University

Editorial Statement by Elias Wondimu

Essays

1    Towards Qiné (ቅኔ) Hermeneutics. By Dr. Maimire Mennasemay

2    The Kebra Nagast: Can its Secrets be Revealed? By Dr. Gizachew Tiruneh

3    Battle over the Nile: The Diplomatic Engagement between Ethiopia and Egypt, 1956-1991. By Dr. Belete Belachew Yihun

4    The Untold Story of the Besieged Ethiopian Troops at Naqfa (1976-1977). By Dr. Fantahun Ayele

5    á‹¨áˆ€á‰ áˆ» ማንነትና ምንነት - በዶ/ር ግርማ አውግቸው ደመቀ እና አህመድ ዘካሪያ

6    Memories of Ethiopian–Armenian Relations Avedis Terzian Selected and transcribed by Dr. Richard Pankhurst and Kathy Marshall

7    Ethiopia and China: Two Former Empires Connect in the 20th Century. by Dr. David H. Shinn

Review Essay

Rod of Correction: The Encyclopaedia Aethiopica Under Scrutiny. By Gregory Norris-Cervetto

Dossier

War on Ethiopia: An interview with Tecle Hawariate, Ethiopian Ambassador

In Memoriam

Sven Rubenson (1921-2013) 

Bibliography

Year 2010 

Notes to Contributors

Africa’s Cultural Ambassador, African knowledge broker, and Continental Bridge Builder are just few of the names Elias Wondimu was called in his life in the United States. After careful examination of the American media landscape and book market, an exiled journalist from Ethiopia, Wondimu discovered that stories and subjects from Africa or its residents in the diaspora are tagged negatively, ignoring the positive, subtleties and nuances that define them. As a solution, he started a media company—TSEHAI Publishers, which gives socially responsible publications and fill the void that exists in the market place. Wondimu often says that he doesn’t have a five years plan but of fifty, that aims to empower the next generation; so that they become the change that we want to see in the world.