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BALE UNDER PRESSURE

The juniper forests, endemic flowering plants, rare mammals and bird species found in the half century-old Bale Mountains National Parks are facing threats from growing human encroachment into protected areas....


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Fortune News

Fortune News

Agency Pop-up to Regulate Telecom Industry

January 12 , 2019 . By FASIKA TADESSE


Featured

Featured

BALE UNDER PRESSURE

January 12 , 2019 . By KALAEB GIRMA

Jemal Abdella, a traditional subsistence farmer and cattle h...



Editorial

It`s About Time to Start Debate on Constitutional Amendments

An expected consequence of the growing rift between the constituent parties of the ruling coalition, EPRDF, is the lack of diversity of ideas and agendas in the legislative house. With MPs getting more responsive to their constituents than their part...

Editorials

The Republic Could Be No More

January 5 , 2019

A crowd, gathered outside  Independence Hall in Philadelphia where representatives of 13 newly formed states had signed a historical document, greeted Benjamin Franklin, eager to know what came of the constitutional convention. “Well, Doctor, w...

Viewpoints

Proper Administration of Aid Prevents from Asking for More

January 12 , 2019 . By Belay Abera

Nothing comes free in this world, not even aid. There are implied preconditions behind every largesse by one country to another. But international aid persists, either by governmental or non-profit organisations, conside...

Ethio-Eritrea Rapprochement’s Sketchy Beginnings, Commendable Outcomes

January 12 , 2019 . By Hintsa Andebrhan

If some people came to us with something ambitious we feel is nex...

Political Undercurrent for Eritrea’s Disenfranchisement

January 5 , 2019 . By Hintsa Andebrhan

Politics is complicated, and geopolitics even more...

The Healthy Part of Ethiopia’s Tax Regime

January 5 , 2019 . By Lea Mehari

Medical Mistakes, Avoidable with Employment of Technology

January 5 , 2019 . By Belay Abera

Through the Political Turmoil, Let’s Not Forget the Economy

December 29 , 2018 . By Hintsa Andebrhan

Institutional Ethics Paves the Path towards Professionalism

December 29 , 2018 . By Belay Abera

In-Picture

QUALITY AWARD

January 12 , 2019

DRAGONS AND EXPORTS

January 11 , 2019

Iconic moment, Eritrean sanction lift

November 21 , 2018


Editors' Pick

BALE UNDER PRESSURE

Jemal Abdella, a traditional subsistence farmer and cattle herder, followed the footsteps of his father as have generations of settlers in Bale Mountains National Park, located 400Km southeast of Addis Abeba. Jemal's father, born and raised in Rir...

Editors Picks

NBE's Stringent Law Stagnates Zemen's Growth

January 12 , 2019 . By BEHAILU AYELE

Zemen Bank, the 10-year-old private bank, posted a two percent growth rate in the last fiscal year. The bank reported 271 million Br in profit with a shareholder return of 286 Br, which has dwindled by 26pc. Stagnation of profit growth and a massive increase in capital led to the dec...

Sunday with Eden

Faith-based Institutions: Way to Ethiopians Heart to Uphold Moral Compass

January 12 , 2019 . By Eden Sahle

I spent a great deal of time in church when I was a child. Unfortunately, it was an experience that left much to be desired. Ther...

Overconfidence, Not Always Bad

January 5 , 2019 . By Eden Sahle

It may not seem like it on the surface, but society in Ethiop...

The Diaspora Delusion

December 29 , 2018 . By Eden Sahle

There never really has been a time when people chose to remain in their own countries despite the od...

A Lesson in Work Ethics from the UK

December 25 , 2018 . By Eden Sahle

Progressive Leaders Come Rarely, Africa Needs Them

December 19 , 2018 . By Eden Sahle

Equality Starts at Home

December 10 , 2018 . By Eden Sahle

Harassment: Consequence of Social Imperfections

December 5 , 2018 . By Eden Sahle

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Agenda


Electric Tariff Increase Sends Shockwave Through Consumers



The past two weeks did not bode well for the relationship between landlord Getaneh GebreHana and his eight tenants. After Ethiopian Electric Utility adjusted prices upward he was forced to be strict with his tenants about their electricity consump...

Agenda

Gena Arrives With Stable Prices in Local Markets

January 6 , 2019 . By KALAEB GIRMA and MADEBO GIRMA

The last item on Askalech Debele’s holiday shopping list is chicken, and she needs three of them. Askalech, a housewife and mother of 12, is in her early 60s. “I had been preparing for the holiday for the past week and have bought all the other food ite...

Commentaries

Ethiopia Can Stem the Tobacco Scourge

Jan 12,2019 . By Dereje Shimeles

Powerful tobacco companies are thriving in Africa due to the weak anti-tobacco and tax laws in many of the continent’s countries, according to a study on trends in the supply and demand of cigarette...

Ethiopian Sugar Sector: High on Resources, Low on Strategy

January 5 , 2019 . By Austine Sequeira (PhD)

There are no prizes for guessing what “13 months of sunshine” can offer. It is tea, coffee and s...

Human Capital: Weak Link in the Chain

January 5 , 2019

It has now been less than a year since the majority of Ethiopians happily received Abiy Ahmed (PhD) as their new Prime M...

My Opinion

Best to Ease the Transition

January 12 , 2019 . By Christian Tesfaye

The procedure followed to increase rents for commercial units managed by the Federal Housing Corporation was crude, to say the least. A sudden average increase of 2,090pc on rental fees, however low t...

Brave, Scary New World

January 5 , 2019 . By Christian Tesfaye

The 21st Century offers as many reasons for concern as it does for hope. There is nothing better to demonstrate this tha...

The Fate of an Impoverished Horn

December 29 , 2018 . By Christian Tesfaye

The Horn’s politics is fast becoming one of the most closely watched and discussed topics, giving rise to an internati...

Fortune video

Films Review

Ralph Doesn’t Quite Break the Internet

January 12 , 2019 . By Christian Tesfaye

Bumblebee: the Transformer Movie that Got It

January 5 , 2019 . By Christian Tesfaye

Aquaman: Not Deep Enough

December 29 , 2018 . By Christian Tesfaye

The Spider-Verse Reaches for Spider-Man 2, Misses

December 25 , 2018 . By Christian Tesfaye

Radar

QUALITY AWARD

January 12 , 2019

President Saheleworq Zewde and Hiruit WoldeMariam, minister of Science & Higher Education, attended the award ceremony of the sixth Ethi...

EMPTY CONTAINERS

January 12 , 2019

TRASH COLLECTION

January 12 , 2019

Continental Conference Comes to Addis

January 12 , 2019

Attorney General Fines Lawyers

January 12 , 2019


Exclusive Interviews


Betty G- Engages Positively

Bruktawit Getahun, Betty G for her fans, would have loved to be around for the Battle of Adwa and thinks of robots as square and scary. Third daughter to her parents, anchored but not confined, there is not a challenge in her life she would rather not have faced. She waxes philosophically to describ...



Bruktawit Getahun, Betty G for her fans, would have loved to be around for the Battle of Adwa and thinks of robots as square and scary. Third daughter to her parents, anchored but not confined, there is not a challenge in her life she would rather not have faced. She waxes philosophically to describ...

Exclusive interview

Despite Hurdles, the Future Spells Promise for Africa

November 21 , 2018

Fortune: You have said that you are not here [the Africa Investment Forum] for the sound bites. You have been talking about deal-making and transactions, and have signed a memorandum of understanding with Power Africa. But what else are you here for? Admass...

The fineline

Finally, the Chinese government sent its senior diplomat to Addis Abeba...

January 5 , 2019

Finally, the Chinese government sent its senior diplomat to Addis Abeba with a large entourage of aides. Foreign Affairs Minister, Wang Yi, was here last week on a three-day official visit, during a p...


The lovey-dovey relationship that has evolved...

December 25 , 2018

The lovey-dovey relationship that has evolved between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) and President Issayas Afeworqi is a source of concern for many. In particu...

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has been busy...

September 24 , 2018

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has been busy this past week meeting with groups within and outside of his administration, including heads of foreign missions a...

On Saturday, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) inaugurated ...

December 10 , 2018

The Office of the Prime Minister has...

November 27 , 2018

Yet again, last week saw another season where federal authorities...

November 21 , 2018

News Analysis



View from arada

Juggling Promises, Wagering The Future

A lawyer, in one of the many law offices tucked inside metal containers around the High Court in Lideta, is busy changing into a clean suit and shirt. He empties miscellaneous articles from...

Tale of Portraits in the City

January 5 , 2019 . By Ambessaw Assegued (assegued@anfilo.com).

In the lobby of the main police station in Yeka sub-city in Addis Abeba, the portrait of the former Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has been removed from its position on the wall and placed on the floor, behind a rickety wooden bench. The bespectacled ex-premier peers up...

Delicate number

3,982,000,000

dollars earned from imports of services during the last fiscal year, according to the International Monetary Fund. Exports of services stood at 4.2 billion dollars in the same period...

Life matters

Actions Speak Louder

January 12 , 2019 . By Hanna Haile

There is hope in Ethiopia. But where we are is nowhere in the realm of where we ought to be. The amount of resources that are available have been wasted for such a long time that Ethiopia finds itself at a loss today. This is evident in human capi...

Inhospitable Hotels

January 5 , 2019 . By Hanna Haile

Many hotels in Addis Abeba show a disregard to their female customers. Walking into many of the major ones, women are scrutinised based on appearance. Hotel management sa...

Beer Vs Culture

December 29 , 2018 . By Hanna Haile

A circus show rolled into Hawassa earlier last month. They set up their vans, pitched their tent and began their activities. There was a promise in the air of a month ful...

Verbatim

Gallery

IN PICTURE: Betty G.

January 10 , 2019

Bruktawit Getahun, Betty G for her fans, would have loved to be around for the Battle of Adwa and thinks of robots as square and scary. Third daughter to her parents, anchored but not confined, there is not a challenge in her life she would rather no...

Passport Tease: New Requirements For Passports Create Outrage

December 10 , 2018

The week in picture

December 10 , 2018

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