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Sep 14 , 2019

Palm Oil Imports Cook Up Controversy

On the morning of September 11, 2019, the eve of the Ethiopian New Year, Ali Abasora, in his mid-30s, was at a kiosk under Yenegew Tesfa Consumers Cooperative Union located in Wereda 03 of Kirkos Dist...

Sep 7 , 2019

Lifestyle Change Fosters Flat-pack Furniture Business

Hana Tadele, a housewife and a mother of two children, lives in an apartment next to Hilton Hotel on Menelik II Avenue. Owned by the Federal Housing Corporation, the apartment has 82 housing units inc...

Aug 31 , 2019

Nation Resets Education Policy

Seid Mohammed, in his mid-20s, is an assistant lecturer at Wolaita Sodo University. Born and raised in Gonder City, 727Km north of the capital, Seid attended his primary and secondary school in his ho...

Aug 24 , 2019

Electric Billing Gets Worse Before it Gets Better

On the morning of August 21, 2019, Mekdes Tuffa, 40, a housewife and a mother of one, stood in a long queue at the Ethiopian Electric Utility Addis Abeba District, the seventh customer service branch...

Aug 17 , 2019

Int'l Price Cut, Illicit Trade Cripple Coffee Exports

Mathewos Lankemu, a farmer in his early 40s, was born and raised in Nekiya Kebele, Sidama Zone, one of the major coffee producing regions in the country. Born into an extended family, he was the si...

Aug 10 , 2019

Media Recession: Layoffs Follow in Wake of TV, Print Super Cycle

For a young man who was born and raised in the capital and always had the itch for journalism, the media was enticing. He wanted to be part of the media, because of the power it has in providing th...

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...


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