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May 14 , 2022 . By RUTH TAYE

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 escape mockery for squandering a shot at a better life. A quiet, curious woman, Hawi was born and raised...

May 7 , 2022 . By RUTH TAYE

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 search of something more rewarding. Agriculture offered Wosenachew what he was looking for. The tidy profits small-scale commercial farmers could potentially pocket appealed to him. Two years ago, he embarked on cultivating a high-yield variety of tomatoes after renting out a five-hectare plot in Awash, Oromia Regional State, over 200Km east of the capital. He had high hopes of a good return for...


April 30 , 2022 . By TSION HAILEMICHAEL

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. It is barely enough to provide for his two children, lest he splurges on a butchery meal. Last week, a visit from a close friend persuaded Sisay to loosen his purse strings for a culinary experience that has become something of a ritual among the capital's residents. To avoid any unwanted surprises, he chose to take his friend to a familiar butchery he had visited five months ago - Kulubi Geb...


April 22 , 2022 . By BERSABEH GEBRE

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 and child. The couple is expecting a second child. The earning meant that a breadwinner providing for a family of four would not have had much to worry about when going to holiday markets. Such an income would have been enough to cover at least the essentials – butter, vegetables, spices, teff, a chicken, and eggs. Girum now thinks the prospect of buying all these items is akin to a daydream. H...

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The Tumultuous Saga of Low-cost Housing

At the end of a long workday last week, Yohannes Zenebe wanted to take a shower. He had spent hours lifting cargo at a customs warehouse in Addis Abeba Bole International Airport, employed by a local...

Sunday Markets Offer Consumers Respite from Soaring Prices

Consumers and traders have congregated in designated areas of Addis Abeba for a Sunday market that many have come to depend on for affordability. Last Sunday, hundreds of shoppers, around a dozen coop...

September 18 , 2021

COVID-19 Third Wave Comes Crashing Down

On the sunny afternoon of Wednesday last week, roughly 50 health personnel on duty at Millennium Hall, once a venue for festivity, were rushing to the patient wards through the donning area. Every inc...

September 10 , 2021

Live Music Makes Big Comeback

In the Atlas neighbourhood, cash notes are part of the decorative scene on a stage in Mimi’s Addis, a popular restaurant and lounge on Namibia Street. Seemingly oblivious to the money at his feet, A...

September 4 , 2021

Dancing with Inflation, Central Bank Grip Tightens

The past year has been all but dull for the authorities at the central bank and executives of the banking industry. The first was busily churning out directives, the latter frantic about coping with a...

August 28 , 2021

Property Market Grinds to Halt

The streets of Addis Abeba are as varied as they are many, although too many of them have yet to be named. From the narrow alleyways of the old Piassa to the boulevards of contemporary Bole and the be...

August 21 , 2021

Coffee Exports Climb, Industry Players Cheer Reforms

When Tamiru Tadesse came to Addis Abeba almost nine years ago, he was determined to pursue post-graduate studies in control engineering, a subject he spent two years teaching his students at Debre Ber...

August 14 , 2021

Businesses See Abrupt Central Bank Decision Counterproductive

The sky was gloomy; it was a cloudy afternoon last week. The typical August weather of fog and chill was reflected in the mood of the city residents, such as Shewaminale Mekonnen, the chief financial...

August 7 , 2021

Out in the Cold, Clothing Market Takes a Hit

It was a freezing rainy day last week; the loud music and busy sidewalks in the Piassa area were in stark contrast to the exceptionally chilly weather that has gripped Addis Abeba this rainy season. U...

July 31 , 2021

Crackdowns on Hotel Properties Leave Workers Dismayed

It is a tiny dwelling made of corrugated iron near the Gerji Mebrat Hail area, Bole District. For Aster Tsegaye, a 30-year-old woman, it is home. Working as a housekeeper in one of the hotels locat...

July 24 , 2021

Import's Wild-Wild West

This year has been anything but a good year for Gabriela Esayas, a businesswoman who started a few years ago. Ordinarily, she would import goods up to three times a year. Not having been approved a...

July 18 , 2021

Deposit Mobilisation Barely Keeping Up With Cash Hoarding, Inflation

A businessman trading in electronics, Abel never thought he would be burdened in making timely payments for suppliers. Running a store in Mercato, he has a weekly turnover of somewhere around 800,000...

July 11 , 2021

Trouble Tying Construction Firms with Banks, Insurance Looms Large

Established over two decades ago when a handful of businesspeople were interested in joining the construction industry, Afro-Tsion Construction Plc started a business with a capital of 50,000 Br. Toda...

July 3 , 2021

Starting Business Never Gets Easier

Finding a job in the Ethiopian labour market had been all but a pleasant experience for Lamesgen Wubshet, a graduate of computer engineering from Meqelle University. He spent three years in search aft...

June 26 , 2021

In the Shadow of War, Voters Give Electoral Verdict

This past Monday was the second time Belay Zerihun, a second-time voter, has had to stand in a long queue over the past couple of months. The first time was in early May when he went to get his voter...

June 19 , 2021

How Could This Happen?

A mother of three, Netsanet Hadgu, usually buys consumer goods once a month. However, when her family goes through those goods faster than she thought, the 42-year-old widow prefers to walk to the nea...


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The mismatch is apparent. Federal budget planners want to slash expenditures for the next...

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