Feature

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...

In Wake of Delivery Delays, Taxi Buyers Grow Weary

February 20 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

To say that the rise in popularity of meter-taxi and ride-hailing services in recent years has disrupted the traditional cab-hailing industry is an understatement. Drivers of...

Bitter Fruit: Vendors Sour on Storied Vegetable Market Relocation

January 30 , 2021 . By EMRAKEL SILESHI

It has been over two years since Abaynesh Rega, a small-time vegetable seller, began struggling to make ends meet. She works day and night selling onions, tomatoes, potatoes a...

Small-Scale Importers Ditch Dubai for Turkey

January 16 , 2021 . By EMRAKEL SILESHI

The chaotic traffic and crowded walkways in the Gurd Shola neighbourhood can be difficult to manoeuvre for shoppers. The bustle also makes it tough to get a good look at any of the many shops located...

The chaotic traffic and crowded walkways in the Gurd Shola neighbourho...

The Different Shades of an Economy

January 2 , 2021 . By MAYA MISIKIR

A kaleidoscopic butterfly on a large white flag had adorned the Bira Biro Festival venue at Ghion Hotel for three consecutive years since 2017. The music event, named after the Amharic word for "butt...

A kaleidoscopic butterfly on a large white flag had adorned the Bira...

Amidst Pandemic, Christmas Bazaar Reappears

January 2 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

Latecomer vendors are running around trying to set up their shops before working hours come to an end and shoppers begin to flood in. Others are eagerly calling on passersby, enticing them to buy thei...

Latecomer vendors are running around trying to set up their shops befo...

Despite Dubious Credentials, Hair Transplant Business Flourishes

January 3 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

The morning of December 10, 2020, saw the usual flurry of activity at Très Bien Dermatology Speciality Clinic, one of the pioneers of hair transplant services in Ethiopia. Men of different ages were...

The morning of December 10, 2020, saw the usual flurry of activity at...

Pandemic Pushes Activate Button for Innovation

November 21 , 2020 . By HAGOS GEBREAMLAK

Abel Hailu was a second-year student when the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic set foot in Ethiopia in early 2020. He was studying at the machine department at Misrak Polytechnic College, one of...

Abel Hailu was a second-year student when the Novel Coronavirus (COVID...

October 31 , 2020 . By BEMENET WONDEWOSSEN

Before Addis Abeba woke up on a morning two weeks ago, one o...

October 25 , 2020 . By HAGOS GEBREAMLAK

After moving to Addis Abeba a year and a half ago, Abiy Sela...

October 17 , 2020 . By BEMENET WONDEWOSSEN

Jennet Lemma, who is among the 50 African innovators highlig...

October 11 , 2020 . By HAGOS GEBREAMLAK

Mohammed Ahmed's parents possess 75ha in Lower Awash Valley...

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...