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Oct 15 , 2022

Ethiopia on Edge Fraught with Default Risks

Amidst alarmingly low foreign exchange reserves, a flock of senior Ethiopian officials on the economic front were in Washington D.C. last week, pleading for the resumption of external debt restricting...

Oct 8 , 2022

Worried Students, Apprehensive Parents, Bullish Education Officials

Hundreds of thousands of students will sit for the national exams across the country but in a significantly changed arrangement leaving their families anxious. Unlike before, students leaving high sch...

Oct 1 , 2022

Forex Troubles Dip to New Lows

The irony could not have been lost on Abel, in his late 20s, whenever he goes around the National Theater, on Gambia St., searching for forex dealers. Less than a kilometre is the headquarters of the...

Sep 24 , 2022

Less than Sweet: Sugar Troubles Far from Over

On a hot, sunny morning last week, three saleswomen inside a narrow container in Addis Abeba's Aqaqi-Qality District were in a rush to serve a long queue formed outside. The stuffy metal container...

Sep 18 , 2022

Back to School. At What Cost?

The vast, green lawn inside the premises of Ghion Hotel was crammed with parents and children last week. A bazaar targeted these families with little time to run around Addis Abeba looking for school...

Sep 10 , 2022

Consumers Hang on Despite Turbulent Holiday Market

The narrow streets of Shola, one of the largest trading hubs in Addis Abeba, were crowded with shoppers. Packed with hundreds, if not thousands, of traders selling food and non-food items, the market...

Sep 10 , 2022

Inflation Overshadows Holiday Fair Comebacks

It has been a year since Mesqel Square reclaimed its place as the capital's favourite site for public gatherings and popular functions. It reopened after a lengthy facelift cost taxpayers a whopping ...

Aug 27 , 2022

Banking Industry Battles Festering Fraud as Clients Swindled Savings

A three-storey building on Mozambique Street, around Mexico Square, was packed with appeared aggrieved. A taller man was navigating through the congested hallway on the first floor, appearing nervous...

Aug 20 , 2022

Digitalization Disappoints in Drawn-out Trade License Procedures

It was thought to be less of the usual hustle and bustle as Gebremeskel Chala, minister of Trade & Regional Integration (MoTRI), pledged transformed services when the online trade registration and...

Aug 14 , 2022

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 attemp...

Aug 6 , 2022

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 rive...

Jul 30 , 2022

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 turbo...

Jul 23 , 2022

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 drama...

Jul 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...

Jul 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...

Jul 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...

Columns

Commentaries | Jun 13,2026

Logistics Reform Should Deliver More Than Market Entry by Foreign Capital

The recent policy decision to fully open freight forwarding to foreign capital may become...

Editorial | Jun 13 , 2026

Addis Abeba Pours a New Story in Every Cup, Where Tradition Meets Global Influence

Customers settle into a carefully curated space of dark wood, black accents, muted green f...

Featured | May 31 , 2026 . By HELINA HADGU

THE PRICE OF MISTRUSTING THE TAP

Bottled water, once a symbol of convenience and safety for most residents, has become a sm...

Agenda | Jun 14 , 2026 . By HELINA HADGU

Parliament Receives Biggest Budget Bill, Debt Already First in Line

Finance Minister Ahmed Shide walked into Parliament on Thursday, June 11, 2026, with the l...

Fortune News | Jun 14 , 2026 . By NAHOM AYELE