Book Launch: Ethiopia: Modern Nation – Ancient Roots at The Africa Institute, Global Studies University

March 6, 2025, Sharjah – UAE: The Africa Institute, Global Studies University, successfully launched Ethiopia: Modern Nation – Ancient Roots, the latest publication edited by Professors Dagmawi Woubshet, Elizabeth W. Giorgis, and Surafel Wondimu Abebe in collaboration with Iwalewa Books, on March 6, 2025. The book examines Ethiopia’s status as the only African nation never colonized, presenting a nuanced analysis of its role in African modernity. Emerging from The Africa Institute’s inaugural Country-Focused Season on Ethiopia (2019–2020), the publication critically explores Ethiopia’s unique place in African and global history, its uncolonized status, and its contributions to literary and artistic discourse.