Residents in the capital are all too familiar with the rationing of running water supply as the 0.48 million cubic meters of water pumped out by the Authority fails to meet even half of the capital's demand. The nearly eighty-year-old Gefersa dam sti...
Mar 18 , 2023
Consumers in the Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State feel the pinch of a high cost of living, exacerbated by the logistical challenges of importing goods from neighbouring states. The passage through...
Mar 18 , 2023
A Korean-based consultancy firm, DONG IL Engineering Consultants bagged the contract to conduct a detailed analysis on constructing bus transits on flood-ridden roads in Addis Abeba. The company is...
Mar 18 , 2023
Authorities raise the minimum price threshold for horticultural products on vegetables and fruits exported to Djibouti ports. The prices saw up to 40pc increase three weeks ago, following a prolo...
Mar 18 , 2023
Repeated theft has plagued electric power transmission lines in Amhara Regional State with the lates...
Mar 18 , 2023
In the finance world, where institutions' fluctuating fortunes often make headlines, Abay, a mid-siz...
Mar 18 , 2023
Water is a vital utility for Dawit Assefa, a contractor and father of two who lives on the second floor of a condominium building. The nature of his work leaves him open to getting dirty real quick but taking proper showers on daily basis and doing l...
Mar 18 , 2023
Ethiopia's economy once hailed as a paragon of growth and development, now faces a confluence of challenges, including falling net foreign assets, an expanding trade deficit, and escalating inflation. These issues have exerted pressure on the overall...
Mar 18 , 2023
Q: Unilever was among the top 20 taxpayers a few years ago. However, it did not even reach the top 40 last year. Why? Stefan Cloete: We paid a record level of taxes last year - 85pc more than in 2021. Almost double. If we were omitted, other companies might have paid much higher taxes than in pre...
Mar 18 , 2023
The total loans and advances in Birr the banking industry made to the manufacturing sector in the first quarter of 2022/23. The manufacturing sector is one of the three, including foreign trade and construction, the largest recipients of loans. The lowest were mines, power, water resources and hotel and tourism.
Mar 18 , 2023
Leaders of the National Election Board are in a charm offensive mood, of a sort. Last week, they organised a rare tour for members of the media, showcasing what polling stations will look like during the upcoming national elections; and they took the...
Oct 3 , 2020
Anthony Blinken, the US secretary of state, said of the withdrawal of Eritrean forces from the Tigray Regional State, the federal government and the TPLF agreed in Pretoria, South Africa, in November 2022. Secretary Blinken visited Addis Abeba last week and briefed the media at Addis Abeba University, Algeria St.
It was with great pleasure I received the good news from an old friend who had just finished writing an autobiography. Keeping lit the amusement, I went for a walk that was unusual in the mo...
Mar 18 , 2023