Covid-19

Red Cross Donates 27m Br to COVID-19 Relief

March 6 , 2021

The Ethiopian Red Cross Society donated supplies worth over 26.7 million Br to the ministries of Health and Education as part of its effort in fighting off the COVID-19 pandem...

COVID-19 Uncertainty Leaves Wedding Industry in Limbo

February 27 , 2021 . By NEJAT AHMED

Leul Gebrue and Eskedar Nigussie are co-owners of Romi Vello & Makeup, a shop in the Kotebe area that rents out bridal dresses and suits and provides makeup services. From...

China to Donate COVID-19 Vaccines

February 20 , 2021

China pledged to donate 10 million doses of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to Ethiopia and other African countries. Initiated at the request of the World Health Organisation (WHO), China will donate the vaccines to the COVAX initiative to meet the needs of d...

Gov Develops Speedy, Cheap COVID-19 Tests

February 13 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

A state-run biotechnology research institute has developed and completed the trials for a fast and simple-to-use Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) test kit. Dubbed the LAMP-based test kit, it is a single-t...

A state-run biotechnology research institute has developed and complet...

Ministry Avails COVID-19 Vaccination Plans

February 13 , 2021

Ethiopia will be receiving nine million doses of COVID-19 vaccines within the coming two months, according to Minister of Health Lia Tadesse (MD). The vaccines will be provided through COVAX, an initi...

Ethiopia will be receiving nine million doses of COVID-19 vaccines wit...

JICA Launches COVID-19 Response Effort in Somali State

February 13 , 2021

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has begun implementing its latest COVID-19 response effort in Somali Regional State by donating protective equipment such as soap, gloves and thermome...

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has begun implementi...

COVID-19: The Price of a Clean Bill of Health

January 30 , 2021 . By MAYA MISIKIR

Last month, a very unlikely Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) patient walked through Yerer Hospital's halls. Yerer was the third private hospital licensed to provide treatment to the victims of the pandemi...

Last month, a very unlikely Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) patient walke...

Ministry Lifts Price Caps for Private COVID-19 Healthcare

January 30 , 2021 . By MAYA MISIKIR

In an updated manual for the regulation of private healthcare, the Ministry of Health has lifted previously imposed price caps on the provision of COVID-19 healthcare in hospitals. The amendment from...

In an updated manual for the regulation of private healthcare, the Min...

January 31 , 2021 . By Austine Sequeira

The World Bank Group (WBG) has released its ritualistic repo...

January 23 , 2021

The African Union (AU) and the African Export-Import Bank (A...

January 16 , 2021

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has donate...

October 13 , 2020

The global pandemic is set to cause a disturbing slide to ex...

Columns

Editorial

Regional Fiscal Perfidy Stems from an Indulgent Fed. Alarming!

April 10 , 2021

It is not often the case for regional states' leaders to swallow their vanity and dec...

Bailout Needs to Contend with Original Sin of Political Corruption

April 3 , 2021

As an Auditor General, he was not the most conspicous of officials in the mainstream...

At Odds with Dev't Partners, Ethiopia Could Miss Out on Improving World Economy

March 27 , 2021

In an unprecedented turn of irony, just as Ethiopia began an attempt to open up to th...

With Limited Room for Maneuver, Gov't Should Tread Carefully with Oil Supply

March 20 , 2021

There is never a dull moment in the tense and combative relationship between regulato...

Sunday With Eden

Everyone Needs to Answer for Ethiopia Predicaments

A few days ago, a friend told me an unnerving story – highly illustrative of Ethio...

April 10 , 2021 . By Eden Sahle

COVID Makes Comeback: This Time Without Kidding Around

Over the weekend, among the people who lost their lives due to the Novel Coronavirus...

April 3 , 2021 . By Eden Sahle

Life Matters

Don't Judge People by Their Tattoo

Do not judge a book by its cover, we say. But we still judge all the same. It is much worse when it comes to a living, breathing person. We...

April 10 , 2021 . By Kidist Yidnekachew

Forgive Some Debt in Time of Hardship

It is often people somewhere near the middle of the socioeconomic ladder who lend money and give the borr...

April 3 , 2021 . By Kidist Yidnekachew

Agenda

On Forex Front, New Rules Bring New Problems

April 10 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

For Fitsum Alemayehu (MD), general manager of Biotech Plc, an importer of pharmaceuti...

Ethiopia Lives Through the Worst of Times

April 3 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

A 59-year-old man, an actor by profession, fell severely ill about five months ago....

NO PLACE LIKE HOME: The Fate of Tigray’s Displaced

March 27 , 2021 . By MAYA MISIKIR

Merhawit’s days in the town of Mai Kadra, Tigray Regional State, were mostly calm a...

Mobile Money Pioneers Brace for Ethio Telecom's Entrance into Sector

March 20 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

It was a humid day out in Addis Abeba's streets where customers sat comfortably away...

Gallery

2020 in Posterity

January 5 , 2021

With an election initially expected to be held in 2020, the past year was supposed to be eventful. It did not disappoint. In fact, it outpaced expectations. Much of 2020 was talked about, analysed and debated. And thanks to technology, it was caught...