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Jan 1 , 2022

Holiday Season Proves Tough Time for Event Organisers

Unlike the past few holidays dampened by the COVID-19 pandemic and the year-long war, Addis Abeba appears to have regained its mood for festivities. Nowhere is this more evident than at Mesqel Square...

Dec 30 , 2021

Foreign Loans Plunge Amid Debt Reshuffling Talks, War

The most expensive road ever built in Addis Abeba had begun four years ago, hopes high that it would be a passageway easing congestion on an otherwise jammed highway. The 10Km corridor from Qality to...

Dec 19 , 2021

Growing Demand, Failed Wheat Procurement Lead to Bets on Cluster Farming

On a side road across the African Union Headquarters, in Lideta District, lies a whole body painted makeshift bus-turned-stall serving as a distribution centre for bread. Registered under Werkenesh Me...

Dec 11 , 2021

Illicit Clothing Trade Hits Walls Ahead of Diaspora Sojourn

After finishing an undergraduate programme at the Addis Abeba University seven years ago, 28-year-old Zerihun (whose last name is withheld upon request) had little in the way of a promising career in...

Dec 4 , 2021

Tallying up the Cost of the Four-Month Loan Freeze

Alem Aschalew, a major shareholder and CEO of Yekassa General Contractor, had high hopes when his company was awarded the contract to erect a seven-storey building six years ago. Sitting on a 2,000sqm...

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...

Nov 20 , 2021

It's Tax Season! Uncle Sam Struggles to Meet Target

October and November are hectic months for those employed by the civil service working in revenue bureaus throughout the country. It is tax season, with the deadline set on November 9th. For tax offic...

Nov 13 , 2021

Conflict, Uncertainty Aggravate Pandemic-Stricken Education System

Twisting his short hair with his left hand and sipping a cup of coffee with his right, Natnael Shumye was seated in a plastic chair on the veranda of Dodo Bar, a restaurant on King George VI Street in...

Nov 6 , 2021

Conflict Spreading, Ailing Farm Productivity Takes Toll on Economy

Qobo in North Wello of the Amhara Regional State is where Admassie Tikuye, a farmer, has lived his whole life. He harvests up to five quintals of barley, millet, and oats annually from a few hectares...

Oct 30 , 2021

Fear Mounts Financial Institutions Face Bank Run as War Rages in the North

The disturbing sound of shots – from a distance – has become familiar for people residing in Dessie town of Amhara Regional State, 400Km north of Addis Abeba. Some days, the sound of heavy artille...

Oct 23 , 2021

Shipping Crisis Adds Fuel to Inflationary Economy

Driving in Addis Abeba is no easy task, and the same could be said about many places across the country. Taking a vehicle on the road can be a little dicey. Drivers have to deal with everything from u...

Oct 16 , 2021

Banks Miss Deadline, Mergers Prove Unattainable

Residing in a country with no capital market, an organised marketplace for trading securities and shares, Bereket Haile, 32, uses social media platforms to buy and sell shares, particularly banks. He...

Oct 9 , 2021

The Rising Living Cost Amid Futile Crackdown on Businesses

It did not take much time for Ageze Moges, 25, to get a job when he moved to Addis Abeba six years ago. Relocating to the capital from the Gurage zone, he found work as a casual worker serving shops i...

Oct 17 , 2021

Construction: The Unpropitious Outcome

It was a cold morning, and the temperature was below 10 degrees celsius. Drivers were wearing sleepy expressions as they whizzed by the streets of Sengatera, an area blossoming into Addis Abeba's fina...

Sep 26 , 2021

Onion Prices Bring Tears to Consumers Eyes

Etenesh Yizengaw, 41, left her home in the Hanna Mariam neighbourhood at the crack of dawn this past Tuesday. Donning a scarf to withstand the bitter morning cold, the mother of four was heading to th...

Sep 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...


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