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Feb 3 , 2024

SCENT & SENSIBILITY : Waste Woes Call for Clean Up

Unpleasant odours have become an unwelcome companion of the 28-year-old Meron Engida (MD) during her daily commute to work. Each morning, she hastens her steps to navigate the busy streets of the Mexi...

Jan 27 , 2024

Tourism Mirage in a Land of Ancient Castles

In the heart of Gonder, a town in the Amhara Regional State, a palpable sense of uncertainty lingers. Once the lifeblood of vibrant festivals that attracted travellers from far and wide, the town now...

Jan 19 , 2024

Wedding Dreams & Budget Schemes

As 200 family members and friends gathered to bestow good wishes and send off newlyweds Kalkidan Temesgen and Nahom Tadele two weeks ago, the bride-to-be was holding back a bit of anger over the decor...

Jan 13 , 2024

Hide & Seek: Tanning the Future of Ethiopia's Leather Industry

Strolling amidst the chaos of Qera, the persistent scent of freshly slaughtered livestock hung in the air. It was a scene where the commonplace hid the extraordinary—a product valued at over 400 bil...

Jan 7 , 2024

Bargaining for Joy: Festive Fervor through Economic Storms

Alem Tadesse, 28, bounced from one vendor to another, cradling her one-year-old son on her back. With one hand occupied by an umbrella to shield her family from the relentless sun, and the other gentl...

Dec 30 , 2023

Educational Upheaval Tests Reform Limits, Parents' Patience

Eden Tsegaye's morning routine has become a ritual symbolic of her dual roles as a businesswoman and a mother living in Addis Abeba. Each day begins with her sending her six-year-old daughter to kinde...

Dec 23 , 2023

Overcoming Hurdles Amidst Digital Transformation

It was Nursema Mohammed's third visit to the Wereda 1 Bureau of Arada district within the week. He keeps getting the tedious justification of system shutdown for not getting service. He wanted to make...

Dec 16 , 2023

Behind The Scenes: Unbinding Import Substitution Initiatives

Local manufacturer Tihtina Legesse wrestles against a panoply of structural challenges to keep her company afloat. She is the general manager of the furniture powerhouse Waryt. For the past few yea...

Dec 9 , 2023

Stagflation Quagmire: The Inflation to Unemployment Dynamics

Dusty wind blew on the alleyway of Shola Gebeya while the usually lively market seemed rather dreary, on a scorching afternoon last week. Vendors grapple with dwindling sales and skyrocketing costs, a...

Dec 2 , 2023

Bearing the Brunt of Fiscal Squeeze

The third largest exporter of pulses last year, Edao Abdi, has grown anxious over the past three months. His 500 million Br loan request from a couple of the top private commercial banks, remains up i...

Nov 25 , 2023

Scratched Off

Please stop!" screams the 63-year-old Nunu Bedane, as a spirited group from the Addis Abeba Code Enforcement Authority tears down an advertisement board that has been there for the past 12 years...

Nov 18 , 2023

A PLATE OF PENURY

Halfway through the long queue withstanding the scorching sun, Zeinab Alazim, a mid-30s mother waits for food handouts from the Hope Enterprises Feeding Center at the Piazza Churchill Road. "I'm he...

Nov 11 , 2023

The Housing Quandary

Trapped in a cycle of relentless torment, Meseret Abera 's life has been turned upside down since the ominous notice of eviction arrived four years ago. Despite her graduate degree and two decades...

Nov 4 , 2023

Addis Abeba:Precarious Urban Habitat

The 42-year-old Martha Getachew moved to the Tafo condominium site in Yeka District four months ago. She bought the house built by the Addis Abeba Housing Corporation for 1.5 million Br from the pr...

Oct 28 , 2023

Mental Health Crisis Shrouded in Shadows

In the tangled corridors of Amanuel Mental Specialised Hospital, 29-year-old Wondwessen Belete's footsteps echo stories of trauma and resilience. The Hospital, in the busy vicinity of Congo Street, is...

Oct 21 , 2023

Unguarded Entrapment

The 18-year-old Besufikad Yeta made his way to the National Educational Assessment & Examination Service on King George St. mid-day last week to see if he could correct the misspelt name on his sc...

Columns

Commentaries | Apr 26,2025

Policymakers Trudge Down a Path of Punitive Taxation

Benjamin Franklin famously quipped that “nothing is certain but death and taxes.” Yet...

Editorial | Apr 26 , 2025

From Cassette, CD Dreams to Cloud Streams

Key Takeaways Kuku Sebsibie's transition to digital singles represents a shift in the...

Featured | Apr 19 , 2025 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

In the Shadows of Renewal, a Generation Struggles to Find Its Place

Takeaways: Hana Melaku's story demonstrates the personal turmoil within the broad...

Agenda | Apr 27 , 2025 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

Bound by Duty, Lawyers Fight for Fair Pay in Free Legal Aid Battle

Key Takeaways: The Ministry of Justice's directive plans to enforce pro bono work amo...

Fortune News | Apr 28 , 2025 . By NAHOM AYELE