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Social Media Restrictions Spur Unlikely Success in Digital Marketing

It has been four devastating months since the federal government's intelligence system blocked access to certain websites. The use of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) has become compulsatory to acce...

May 27 , 2023

Moving Woes

In the bustling streets of Addis Abeba, an undercurrent of unease shadows the necessary act of moving house. Siyoum Haile, a civil servant at a federal agency and father of two, became the latest entr...

May 20 , 2023

Private Schools Price Accession, Repercussions of High Inflation

On a rainy afternoon last week, Tesfalem Hailu, 48, was waiting by the door to pick his two children up from School of Tomorrow, Bole Michael branch. Tesfalem claims to have chosen the school for t...

May 13 , 2023

Sesame Farmers Confront War Consequences, Market Volatility, Trade Winds

Asamirew Mekonnen, 49, has been a farmer all his life. He cultivated sesame on over half of his land in Humera town, Tigray Regional State. He recalls that he was able to harvest 1,700qtls a few ye...

May 6 , 2023

Subdued Synergy Banes Infrastructures

Yabets Zerihun drove a passenger from the Saris to the Laphto area around 3PM last week. As he passed the area commonly referred to as Arba Meter, a giant trench appeared in front, forcing him to s...

Apr 29 , 2023

Mandatory Reflex to Digitised Payment System

Yonathan Abebe, 27, joined the queue at one of the Total Energies service outlets near Mexico Roundabout to refill gas on a cloudy morning last week. Some of the dozen vehicles before him had been...

Apr 22 , 2023

Currency Crunch, Policy Paralysis

Siraj Mohammed, a local butcher in Qera, the hub for abattoirs in Addis Abeba, has been experiencing a surge in demand for beef during the month of Ramadan and the holiday season. After skinning an...

Apr 15 , 2023

High Prices, Low Purchasing Power, Road Blocks Fade Holiday Market

Birtukan Mekuria, 26, had high hopes of completing her holiday shopping on good notes as she roamed the Shola market earlier last week. She came to the market earlier to get an affordable deal with th...

Apr 9 , 2023

No 'Bajaj' Transport Palsy Plagues Commuters

Habiba Nasir was in a hurry to break her day-long fast as it is the month of Ramadan when Muslims refrain from any kind of nourishment before dusk. Wearing all white and carrying a backpack, she wa...

Apr 3 , 2023

Rent Appreciation Scorches Dwellers

Yididya Tesfaye hailed from Hawassa city, securing a job as a Chemistry teacher in one of the private schools of Addis Abeba two years ago. His salary is 8,000 Br, living in a one-room house near the...

Mar 25 , 2023

Waste Tower: What's Next?

On a cloudy morning one of the days last week, Genet Gebre was immersed in a pile of dirt searching for metal scrapes at the top of the Koshe dump site. She does not seem to mind the reeking smell...

Mar 18 , 2023

Rainy City Calls for Running Water

Water is a vital utility for Dawit Assefa, a contractor and father of two who lives on the second floor of a condominium building. The nature of his work leaves him open to getting dirty real quick bu...

Mar 11 , 2023

Fed Broadens Tax Base Despite Mounting Inflation

A series of discussion panels were summoned a couple of weeks ago at the Ministry of Finance headquarters on King George Street (Sidist Kilo), with hopes of engaging the relevant stakeholders on the...

Mar 4 , 2023

Lost in Transportation: Teff Prices Spike Up

Injera is a luxury food item for Birtukan Mengesha, a waitress at Addis Abeba University student's lounge. Besides the limited amount of tips she gets from the students and teachers, her monthly in...

Feb 25 , 2023

Despite Wane Production Fish Market Blooms in the Capital

As the sun sets and the cold wind starts to breeze, Birhanu Shambel, 29, goes out to work where he makes a living selling whole fried fish from his four-wheeled cart with a large frying pan instilled...

Feb 18 , 2023

Affliction Amid Wheat Export Narrative

At the break of dawn last week, the 36-year-old Teyba Jemal lined up in front of Sheger Bread Shop in the Lafto neighbourhood. Dozen of others were waiting their turn in a queue. Teyba's palms were as...

Columns

Commentaries | Nov 01,2025

Central Bank Misses the Mark on Forex Market Speculation

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) issued a statement two weeks ago that appeared to be a...

Editorial | Nov 1 , 2025

They Melt Batteries to Make a Living, Inhale Poison Without Knowing

On a sun-dappled stretch of Swaziland St., near St. Paul Hospital, north of Addis Abeba, w...

Featured | Nov 2 , 2025 . By REDIET YARED

Central Bank Lifts Lending Limits on Sharia-compliant Banks

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has reversed a policy that had weighed on the four ful...

Agenda | Nov 2 , 2025 . By NAHOM AYELE

SHARIA-COMPLIANT BANKS WIN REPRIEVE, AWAIT REFORM

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has scrapped the credit-growth ceiling that had stifle...

Fortune News | Nov 2 , 2025