Moges Kebede
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Moges Kebede (Amharic: ሞገስ ከበደ), sometimes credited as Moges Kebede Damte or Moges Damte, is an Ethiopian author, essayist, and editor. He is the publisher of Mestawet Ethiopian Newspaper, a monthly magazine for the Ethiopian immigrant community in the United States.
Life
Moges Kebede was born and raised in
The early 1990s was a burgeoning period in the history of Ethiopian writing and journalism. The military
This transition period, with its absence of governmental interference, effectively ended the almost two-decade-old ban of private media and publications. This created an opportunity for many to actively write and participate in the country's newfound free speech movement. But just a few years later, the government would eventually start to curtail some of the freedom-of-press rights which it had initially allowed to mushroom.
During these first few years, the country saw a new wave of writers, a flood of private newspapers and magazines, and the formation of the Ethiopian Free Press Journalists' Association or EFJA. It was during this time that Moges' work was widely published, and his writings started to appear in various citywide Addis Ababa publications . He also participated in the formation of the EFJA. In 1992, Moges published his first book, a crime novel titled Damotra, which he financed himself. The book received great reviews and popularity.
In April 1996, Moges immigrated to
Beginning in 2004, Mestawet expanded its distribution throughout the U.S., reaching readers in Los Angeles, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Dallas, Denver, Atlanta, Columbus, and Portland.
By April 2005, Mestawet’s circulation had increased to 8,000 copies.
Literary works
- Damotra, a novel