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August 14 , 2022 . By RUTH TAYE

Agenda: Domestic Smartphone Assemblers Dial it In

The roads leading to Megenagna were crowded and hectic as ever. Street vendors selling a flurry of consumer goods such as clothes and shoes were an inconvenience for the innumerable pedestrians attempting to circumvent the busy streets to reach where they needed to go. Among the crowd were shoppers...

August 6 , 2022 . By TSION HAILEMICHAEL

Deluge & Disaster

It is one of the seven rivers that flow across Addis Ababa, snaking its way down from the hills of Yeka to a new neighbourhood on the outskirts of the capital - Goro. The narrow streets along the riverbank were filled last week with debris. Water that should have gone down the drainage system, clogged with plastic bags and garbage, formed large puddles. A putrid smell lingered in the air. Bridges and walkways were submerged; some roads had crumpled, and homes were knocked off their foundations. The area resembled a war zone more than it did a residential neighbourhood. The torrential rai...


July 30 , 2022 . By TSION HAILEMICHAEL

Electric Cars Turn Heads as Fuel Costs Climb

The seats and ambience inside are expectedly comfortable, with typically clean minimalist touches. The cabin feels eerily silent, free from the roaring sounds of an engine and the whistling of a turbocharger. It may resemble a conventional vehicle, but its DNA is markedly different. It has no gearshift, no sound and no combustion engine. This is no ordinary car. It is an electric car made in China. In the driver’s seat was Kidem Tesfaye, chief executive officer (CEO) of Green Tech Africa. He was cruising the streets of Addis Abeba - confidently - in the four-seater automobile. While...


July 23 , 2022 . By ELSHADAY HAGOS

The Eternal Public Housing Saga

The Bole Bulbula area depicted a typical rural scene not so long ago. It was flush with open swathes of farmland dotted with a few modest homes sparsely inhabited. The rustic setting has changed dramatically over the past years. The small houses of corrugated steel and mud gave way to urban sprawl. So are the vast arable land jammed by condos and villas of the steel and concrete era. A large condominium site dominates the view, comprising dozens of seven-storey buildings towering over their surroundings. The buildings, painted yellow with a hint of orange around window frames, number at lea...

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July 17 , 2022

The Great Scramble for Skilled Labour

It barely resembles a conventional bank that clients in Ethiopia are accustomed to. The place is as plush as a hotel lobby, framed by large windows and adorned with luminous lights casting white and y...

July 9 , 2022

Authorities in Disarray, Desperate Operators Exacerbate Public Transport Ordeal

Addis Abeba's taxi terminals are up and going long before most of the city's residents awake from their slumber. At 6:00am on a drizzly, cold morning last week, a terminal near the Adey Abeba area...

July 2 , 2022

Is the Coffee Bonanza Here to Stay?

On a rainy afternoon last week, a coffee processing facility in the capital's Akaki-Qality District was abuzz with activities. The three-storey processing plant lies in an expansive compound not fa...

June 25 , 2022

Sunday Markets Fleeting Success Battling Inflation

It was a cloudy Sunday two weeks ago, not ideal for outdoor events. The grey sky quickly engrossed Addis Abeba as the rainy days set in. Yet, the dreary weather did little to deter thousands of people...

June 18 , 2022

Metal Industries Plighted Despite Prospects in Domestic Reserve, Demand

Half a dozen workers were lounging on a bench outside a factory shed on the outskirts of Addis Abeba during working hours last week. The company's expansive compound on 10hct of land does little to re...

June 11 , 2022

Crime on the Rise in Addis Abeba

The Addis Abeba Police Commission headquarters on Dejazmach Belay Zeleke St., appear rather serene from the outside. Located near Siemen Hotel, the facility comprises two marble white, interconnected...

June 7 , 2022

Dairy Industry in Troubled Waters

On the road to Debre Berhan lies the small town of Chacha. Bordering the Oromia Regional State with the Amhara Regional States, Chacha is home to a couple of relatively large factories. One of them...

May 28 , 2022

Anything But Numb

Scenes inside the emergency room of Addis Abeba's Menelik II Referral Hospital were nothing short of chaotic last week. Frantic staff members were rushing about, struggling to care for a crowd of pati...

May 21 , 2022

Education and Safety: Parents' Dilemma, Students' Anxiety

Hundreds of thousands of high school students prepare for matriculation exams, as Nahom Taye, 19, did. A native of Shashemene town, 260Km south of Addis Abeba, he has gone through the stress and...

May 14 , 2022

Dismal Prospects, Rising Insecurity Make for a Sombre Homecoming

Hawi Teferi, 29, first left Ethiopia 10 years ago. The life-changing decision to set out to a faraway place was driven mainly by factors out of her hands. She needed to support her family and escap...

May 7 , 2022

Grow to Perish: Fleeting Success in Horticulture

Wosenachew Tassew was a teacher in an Addis Abeba private school not too long ago. The 30-year-old eked out a decent living as an educator, enough to provide for his family of four. Still, he was in s...

April 30 , 2022

Lamb to the Slaughter: Livestock Markets in Disarray

A visit to one of the butcheries dotting the streets of Addis Abeba is a rare treat for Sisay Negesse. The 51-year-old is a driver for a private company, earning a gross salary of 5,000 Br a month. I...

April 22 , 2022

Holiday Markets Daze, Confuse Consumers

Girum Kebede, 52, would have thought that a net monthly salary of 10,000 Br was sufficient to have a contented living in the not-too-distant past. His monthly earnings are the lifeline for his wife an...

April 16 , 2022

Holiday Exhibitions Short-Lived Hiatus No Match for Galloping Inflation

Despite the bluster and an enticing outside appearance, the Addis Abeba Exhibition Centre near Mesqel Square stood rather empty last Wednesday evening. It was an unusual scene for the season. The cent...

April 9 , 2022

STRETCHED TO LIMITS Leather Industry in Tatters

Thousands of people may get support to establish businesses under the government's small and medium enterprises scheme. Evolving to the next phase is a daunting task, as the founders of YZS Leather Ha...

April 2 , 2022

Plastic Manufacturers Bend Under Mounting Pressure

The factory's floor resembled a beehive, filled with workers rushing to get things done. Two years ago, 126 employees used to work in this plant near Atena Tera, Kolfe Qeraniyo District. Rounding in t...


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