A curtain has unceremoniously descended over the online landscape in an increasingly digitised Ethiopia. Four relentless months have passed since the federal government imposed a policy to curtail access to social media sites like Facebook, TikTok,...
Jun 3 , 2023
Addis Abeba's City Administration resumed land auctions after a five-year lull. The auctions witnessed high participation and record bids. However, it was not always the highest bids that won; in many...
Jun 3 , 2023
A federal agency invitation to procure a large volume of edible oil found itself without a bidder. The lack of interest was attributed to the country's foreign currency crunch, adding to a slew of cha...
Jun 3 , 2023
Public events in the capital foresee a regulatory framework as the Addis Abeba Mayor's Office works the legislative ground. Officials at the Mayor's Office hope to ensure safety measures and crowd...
Jun 3 , 2023
A bill that compels street vendors in Addis Abeba to wear lanyard badges featuring their name, tradi...
Jun 3 , 2023
Officials hope to mitigate the impacts of drought on the wide livestock population of Borena Zone, O...
Jun 3 , 2023
It has been four devastating months since the federal government's intelligence system blocked access to certain websites. The use of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) has become compulsatory to access social media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok...
Jun 3 , 2023
At the hub of Ethiopia's fiscal planning on King George VI Street, the country's budget formulation wheels for the upcoming fiscal year are now in full swing. Finance Minister Ahmed Shide and his cadre of planning experts are tasked with the formidab...
Jun 3 , 2023
Fortune: How has the labour movement evolved through its tumultuous half-a-century history? Kassahun Follo: The beginning of the worker's union was completely different from its current state. During the formative stages of the movement almost sixty years ago, there was no right to organize, barg...
Apr 29 , 2023
The value of treasury bonds in Birr that commercial banks bought from the central bank between December 2022 and April 2023. The amount the banks buy monthly has dropped by more than half within this period.
May 27 , 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
Henry Kissinger, America’s legendary diplomat and scholar of international affairs, told The Economist about the risks humanity faces from the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI).
In the sunlit afternoon of the 1970s, a top-tier vintage Dodge elegantly approaches Arat Kilo, an old district nestled in Addis Abeba, adjacent to the Grand (Menelik II) Palace. This peculia...
Jun 3 , 2023
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