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Aug 1 , 2020

As Cases Surge, Contact Tracing Falls Behind

A lot of work goes into making a simple shirt, pants or a bag in a textile factory. The various people involved between the initial stage and the end product all have their own distinct roles in this...

Jul 25 , 2020

Exports Rebound Amidst Decline in Global Trends

They say, fortune favours the bold and the brave. But that is not necessarily the case, as Bethlehem Shakuna will be the first to tell you. For the brave and bold miners who are out digging for gold ...

Jul 18 , 2020

Coffee Prices more Unpredictable than Ever

“Should I kill myself or have a cup of coffee?" said Albert Camus, the late French philosopher and writer, when asked about the beverage. Indeed, there might be no more apt words for the present val...

Jul 13 , 2020

No internet! No Business

Taxi?" asks Abdulmunin Mohammed, peeking his head out from his grey Toyota Vitz at passersby he thinks look like they are waiting for a ride. He is on the lookout for his next potential customer. ...

Jul 10 , 2020

Collateral Damage in the Wake of Massive Protests

Alem Abebe was up extra early on June 30, 2020. She had a friend to visit at Qaliti Correctional Facility. She packed him a meal and was ready to leave the house by 6:30am. The plan was to go see her...

Jun 27 , 2020

Gasoil Shortage Irks Drivers, Gas Stations

Over the last week, main roads of the capital were crowded and the traffic was heavy since most of the roads were blocked by long queues of vehicles at gas stations to fill up on gasoil. On the eve...

Jun 20 , 2020

Onion Price Rises as Supply from Farmers, Sudan Falls

On the sunny Wednesday afternoon of May 17, 2020, the newly opened vegetable market in Jan Meda, which recently replaced the Atkilit Terra vegetable market, received few customers and fewer transactio...

Jun 14 , 2020

A Moment of Silence

The narrow streets of Gojam Sefer in Lideta wind and split into even narrower roads every few metres. The packed houses lined side by side barely leave any space from one gate to the next. It is not a...

Jun 7 , 2020

Hoteliers, Employees on the Outs as COVID-19 Proliferates

Driving for the hotel industry for seven years, he has spent half of those years in the service of his current employer, Monarch Hotel. Last month, the driver, who requested anonymity, received 50...

May 31 , 2020

Making Up for Lost Time, Learning in the Midst of COVID-19

Many students across the country have had to reacquaint themselves with what school means during the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For some students in the nation's capital, classes have cont...

May 23 , 2020

DAM CHRONICLES

For thousands of years, the Nile River and Egypt were weaved intrinsically in history rather than geography. The civilisation of ancient Egypt owed its survival to the annual flooding of the Nile and...

May 16 , 2020

City Struggles to Stay Vigilant as COVID-19 Cases Rise

Amanuel Anjulo, 25 years old, sits perched on the metal gate of the parking lot across the street from the Federal Transport Authority on Gen. Abebe Damtew Street looking for cars passing by. His w...

May 9 , 2020

Public in Dark as Mesqel Square Rehab Commences

When excavators started jack-hammering two weeks ago at Mesqel Square, the city's most famous public gathering venue, very few were in the loop on what was actually transpiring behind the corrugated i...

May 2 , 2020

COVID-19 Jeopardises Small Businesses' Daily Bread

The roads leading down to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA) compound, down Menelik II Avenue, are usually so packed with cars that finding a parking spot during the day is alm...

Apr 25 , 2020

Odd-Even Vehicular Decree Triggers Outrage

On the sunny morning of Thursday, April 23, 2020, an array of people gathered to inquire about the new directive issued by the Ministry of Transport that has limited the use of private cars. They've a...

Apr 17 , 2020

COVID-19 Casts a Shadow Over Easter Market

On the afternoon of April 15, 2020, Semien Shola, a marketplace near Semen Mazegaga known for selling chickens and eggs, was not as crowded as it typically is. During holidays, the place is normally j...

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Commentaries | Oct 11,2025

The Human Flight a Failure of Political Imagination, Not a Mere Economic Policy

Ladislas Farago, a roving Associated Press (AP) correspondent, arrived in Ethiopia in 193...

Editorial | Oct 11 , 2025

TRADITION THRIVES AS COSTS CLIMB

As dawn broke over Addis Abeba last week, the city's arteries pulsed not with the usual we...

Featured | Oct 5 , 2025 . By REDIET YARED

TOMATOES TASTE OF INFLATION

Tomato prices in Addis Abeba have surged to unprecedented levels, with retail stands charg...

Agenda | Oct 12 , 2025

TOMATOES TASTE OF INFLATION

Tomato prices in Addis Abeba have surged to unprecedented levels, with retail stands charg...

Fortune News | Oct 12 , 2025

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