Restaurants Wither as Government Hits Tax Target

Cement: Construction Industry's Catch-22

Cement: Construction Industry's Catch-22

January 16 , 2021 . By MAYA MISIKIR 

His phone is tightly wrapped up in a plastic bag and tied around his neck. The bag is meant to keep dust from getting in and damaging the phone, but after a full day's work, t...

A Not So Merry Market

A Not So Merry Market

January 9 , 2021 . By MAYA MISIKIR 

A myriad of loud sounds are competing to be heard over one another in Mercato, the largest open-air market on the continent. Multiple speakers blare announcements and advertisements vying for the attention of passersby in the area known as Dubai Tera, named after...

2020: A Series of Unfortunate Events

2020: A Series of Unfortunate Events

January 2 , 2021 . By MAYA MISIKIR 

Every year, during the harvest season, a care package of barley grain makes its way from Adwa to Addis Abeba. The family of seven in Adwa, who send it to their kin in the capital, grow teff and wheat as well but barley i...

Tigray State: A Glance Through the Window

Tigray State: A Glance Through the Window

December 19 , 2020 . By MAYA MISIKIR 

It was around midnight on November 3 when this 25-year-old was jarred wide awake by the sound of consecutive gunshots. He would be one of the first to witness the beginning of the armed conflict in th...

It was around midnight on November 3 when this 25-year-old was jarred...

Transport Disruptions to Tigray State See Light at End of Tunnel

Transport Disruptions to Tigray State See Light at End of Tunnel

December 12 , 2020 . By MAYA MISIKIR 

The desk where the conductor issues tickets inside the office of Noah Transport, S.C., close to Estifanos Church and opposite Mesqel Square, takes up nearly half of the space inside the small room. A...

The desk where the conductor issues tickets inside the office of Noah...

Conflicts Exacerbate Food Security Threat

Conflicts Exacerbate Food Security Threat

December 5 , 2020 . By HAGOS GEBREAMLAK

Kuyso Kuse resides in Fuchucha Kebele, Karat Zuria of Konso Special Zone in Southern Nations, Nationalities & People's Regional State, with his wife and six children. During better days, he grew c...

Kuyso Kuse resides in Fuchucha Kebele, Karat Zuria of Konso Special Zo...

Instability Casts Shadow on Sesame Market

Instability Casts Shadow on Sesame Market

November 21 , 2020 . By HAGOS GEBREAMLAK

He was a farmer who came to the city looking for international buyers for his crops. The plan was to come to Addis Abeba and sort out an export license and hopefully seal deals with interested buyers...

He was a farmer who came to the city looking for international buyers...

The Tide of Turnover: Occupational Hazards of an Industrial Worker

The Tide of Turnover: Occupational Hazards of an Industrial Worker

November 14 , 2020 . By MAYA MISIKIR 

Million Mekonnen was fired over a piece of cloth. The size of the cloth is in contention, but even she does not deny taking it. It happened one Tuesday morning back in March while she was still wor...

Million Mekonnen was fired over a piece of cloth. The size of the clot...