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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...

Oct 14 , 2023

Property Tax Stirs a Fiscal Tempest

Impassioned speeches against the proposed property tax proclamation echoed through the deserted meeting hall at the Ministry of Finance on King George VI St. last week. The Ministry's call for publ...

Oct 7 , 2023

Maze of Doing Business

After his fourth appeal for a reevaluation of his tax audit was met with indifference, the 38-year-old Abiy Aman angrily stormed out of the Kirkos District Small Taxpayers Branch Office around the Qer...

Sep 30 , 2023

PEELING BACK LAYERS

On a chilly morning outside Ke'Geberew Market, Yeshi Chane, a 35-year-old mother cradling her seven-month-old baby, stands amidst the throng, her anxiety palpable. Only a day earlier, she had heard...

Sep 23 , 2023

Wheeling and Dealing Amidst Conflicts

Amidst the frosty and foggy crack of dawn, Habtam Kassaun made her way to the Lamberet Bus Terminal located on the outskirts of Addis Abeba. With a jerrycan of soap and a giant backpack, the 21-yea...

Sep 16 , 2023

Uncertainty Clouds Back-to-School Hypes

The beginning of the school year has become a source of anxiety for parents such as Tsige Bedada, a 39-year-old single mother befuddled on how to pay for items her children need. With her fluctuati...

Sep 9 , 2023

Holiday Market Hangs on a Thread Amidst Inflation, Conflict

The gloomy weather on the last Friday of the year barely bothered Alemshet Mulgeta, who had been frantically moving from one vendor to the next for three hours in search of a "fairly priced" chicken....

Sep 2 , 2023

A Silent Epidemic Strikes Loudly

Talal Hussien, 29, has a full health check-up every six months following the devastating car accident he sustained seven years ago. He has had a metal plate in his right leg following a four-month per...

Aug 26 , 2023

A Perfect Storm Pummels Khat Exports

At the crack of dawn when the forex surrender criteria was altered by the central bank, selected exporters from livestock, khat, pulse and oilseed sections were joined by authorities to discuss the en...

Aug 19 , 2023

A Bruised and Battered Behemoth

On windy weather a fortnight ago, an unprecedented loud noise came into effect as a segment of scaffolding nearly six meters high collapsed on one of the suburban houses around Derartu Roundabout a.k...

Aug 12 , 2023

Stuck in Passport Limbo

Long queues and chaotic scenes are common sites on Churchill Avenue to Zambia Road. Prospective travellers waiting in line either to renew their passports or apply for a new one at the Immigration...

Aug 5 , 2023

A Silent Health Threat Lurking in Plain Sight

The compound of Menelik II Referral Hospital is occupied by a large white tent that stands guard in front of an entrance to what reads Cholera Treatment Centre. The tent housed clothes for suspecte...

Jul 29 , 2023

Forex Crunch Births Labour Mass Exodus

Sara Markos was one of the Ethiopian migrants who had gone to Lebanon with hopes of changing her life. She had toiled for 13 years until her palms formed a rough callous texture from washing too ma...


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