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Aug 3 , 2019

Crime Spree Baffles Citizens, Alarms Diplomatic Missions

It was supposed to be a special trip when Abdu Adem brought his 18-year-old daughter on his work trip to Addis Abeba last month. The 45-year-old father of five who lives in Bale Robe comes to the c...

Jul 27 , 2019

Potential for State Capture Risk to Economic Reform Agenda

The administration of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) appears keen on introducing some rebalancing in macroeconomic policymaking. Focusing on easing the regulatory environment for businesses and deter...

Jul 27 , 2019

Tree Planting Campaign: Audacity or a Pipe Dream?

On the morning of July 24, 2019, Tamiru Getaneh, a young driver who has been working for the Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA), was in Gurara Wereda, Yeka District. Working for the Authority for the la...

Jul 20 , 2019

Truck Ban on City Roads Tests Businesses, Thrills Drivers

On the morning of Wednesday, July 17, 2019, an old white Peugeot truck that belongs to Shewit Mebratu was parked near Addis Abeba Qality Customs Branch Office. Born and raised around the neighbourh...

Jul 13 , 2019

City Rolls Out Schools, Hospitals Renovation Project

Fifteen-year-old Bitania Zerihun hoped to join Black Lion Secondary School for high school studies when she completed her elementary class at Frehiwot Primary School. Bitania's wish came true, and she...

Jul 9 , 2019

Youth Fund: Ray of Light for Unemployed Youth

The 26-year-old Zena Tekeste graduated in theatrical arts in 20017 from Wegagen Film & Theatrical Art College with the ambition of becoming an actor. However, the reality he faced in the entertain...

Jun 29 , 2019

Mixed Feelings Surround Motorcycle Ban

Demilew Ayenew, now 22, was born and raised in Were Illu Wereda, Southern Wello Zone, Amhara Regional State. A third child for his family, Demilew dropped out of school at an early stage. His older...

Power Rationing Propels Cement Prices Higher

Abraham Ebisa, general manager of AHZ Construction Plc, was in Gurd Shola cement and building materials market in the middle of last week to buy cement. Abraham, a 2017 graduate in civil engineerin...

Jun 15 , 2019

Paying Traffic Fines Makes Turn for the Worse

On the morning of June 2, 2019, Hassen Mujib, a curtain shop owner near Piassa, Addis Ketema District, stood in a long queue at the main branch of the Addis Abeba City Government Driver, Vehicle Licen...

Jun 8 , 2019

Power Outages Ignite Generator Business

Since last month, Addis Abeba has been unusually besieged by the sounds of generators, including one that thunders from the vicinity of Oboda Bore Barber Shop around Adey Abeba on Sierra Leone Street...

Jun 4 , 2019

Legal Battles Rage in Flight 302 Crash Aftermath

It has been almost three months since Konjit Shafi lost her younger brother, 31-year-old Sintayehu Shafi, on the fateful crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a Boeing 737 Max 8 that plunged into a...

May 25 , 2019

Low Wages Cast Shadow on Industrial Parks

In her mid-20s, Tizita Eyamo is one of 25,172 workers at the nation's flagship industrial park in Hawassa, capital of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, & Peoples' Region. Originally from W...

May 18 , 2019

Got Milk? Not Lately in Addis

Samson and Kidus Belayneh, 12 and nine years old of Biret Dildy, in Yeka district, were out looking for milk on a Wednesday afternoon right after school. They were sent out to buy milk by their aunt f...

May 11 , 2019

Medical Interns Past Compromise

For Abel Temesgen, 24, an incident that took place at Jimma University Specialised Hospital a month ago was one in a long line of abuses the medical field has been inflicting on practitioners. The...

May 4 , 2019

Private Colleges in Web of Violation of Accreditation and Permit Rules

Mebruk Mohammed,in her early 20s, is a second-year nursing student at Kea-Med Medical College. Having graduated from a private secondary school in her neighbourhood, it was her placement in Dilla Univ...

Apr 26 , 2019

Hopes, Aspirations of Addis Residents

Aklilu Wolde was born and raised in Addis Abeba. A seventh child for his parents, he grew up around Taiwan Market in Merkato, officially known as Addis Ketema District. He had to leave the city in...

Columns

Commentaries | Sep 06,2025

Ethiopians Celebrate Big Dreams, While Everyday Realities Cast Shadow

The dawn of a new year is more than a simple turning of the calendar. It is a moment heavy...

Editorial | Sep 6 , 2025

Holiday Bazzars Reveal a City Split by Price, Policy, and Public Mood

At the heart of the city, the Zemen Gebeya New Year bazaar inside the Exhibition Hall behi...

Featured | Sep 7 , 2025 . By AMANUEL BEKELE

As Holidays Near, Addis Abeba's Markets Thrum with Hope, Hardship

As the holiday nears, the markets of Addis Abeba thrum with anticipation and anxiety. In t...

Agenda | Sep 7 , 2025 . By AMANUEL BEKELE

Addis Abeba's Land Auction Spurs Bidding Frenzy During Affordability Concerns

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Fortune News | Sep 7 , 2025 . By NAHOM AYELE