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May 11 , 2019

Surfeit of Construction Safety Oversight Places Workers in Danger

Adema Alana Alaho, a 28-year-old father of four, suffered a major injury at a new building construction site around Laphto Mall, Nifas Silk Laphto district on March 19, 2019. Adema had come from Wo...

May 4 , 2019

Honey Mead Mellows Holiday Season

For Serkalem Tekalign, a 45-year-old mother of four, holiday means a day when all the family members get together and enjoy a reunion. The reunion is accompanied by special holiday feasts of tradit...

Apr 26 , 2019

With Cakes and Pastries, Hotels Sweeten Easter

Ferdinand Akakpo, a chef from Benin, came to Ethiopia in 2015 to join the new staff of Golden Tulip Addis Ababa Hotel, one of seven international franchise hotels in the capital. Ferdinand, the hot...

Apr 26 , 2019

Crowd Funding on Rise to Help Displaced

Michael Melake, a landscape designer who works in Addis Abeba, was only 12 when the song 'We are the World' hit the airwaves across the globe. Released to raise funds for famine victims in Ethiopia...

Apr 26 , 2019

Budding Cottage Industry Candle Making

Ismael Nasser, 25, graduated from Addis Abeba University last year in mechanical engineering. Since his graduation, he has been searching for a job in the field of his study to no avail. Two months...

Apr 26 , 2019

Cooking Oil Languishes at Port Amid Market Shortage

Tadesse Tesema, a 60-year-old pensioner from Aqaqi Qality district, has a lot to complain about when it comes to cooking oil. He says the price of oil is too high for him to buy it in the open mark...

Apr 26 , 2019

New Wastewater Treatment Plant Brings Relief, Concern

Bereket Alemu, a 29 years old accountant is a customer and neighbour of Fil Wuha Service Enterprise, the largest hot spa in the city used by thousands of residents. He uses the hot spa, one of the...

Apr 26 , 2019

Busy Lifestyle Gives Rise to Kids Salons

Mekdes Solomon, a 29-year-old mother, runs a lighting supply business in Piassa, Arada, commuting from her home in Bole District. She owns a shop that sells lighting materials and accessories where...

Apr 20 , 2019

Easter Expo Sparkles with New Attractions, Few Discounts

The Addis Abeba Exhibition Centre at Mesqel Square caught the attention of Mutasim Eltegail, a Sudanese national, who is visiting Ethiopia for three weeks with his family. He was looking for spices...

Mar 30 , 2019

Temporary Lots Alleviate Parking, Financial Problems

Benyam Tekleberhan, 26, graduated two years ago from Admas University in accounting but was dissatisfied with the salary scale and overall conditions of working as an agent for CBE Birr, a mobile paym...

Mar 23 , 2019

Insecurity, Sewage Overflow Plagues Legetafo Residents

Bishop Hiruy Tsige's family of five are new residents to the luxury development of Ropak Real Estate homes in Legetafo Legedadi town, 11 km outskirts of Addis Abeba, Oromia Regional State. It has only...

Mar 9 , 2019

Nightmares of Paying Utility Bills

Senait Abate, a young mother of 28, lives in Akaki Qality district but has been travelling to pay her utility bills at Kifiya's Lehulu branch in Qality for three days straight. She went to the bran...

Mar 2 , 2019

Innovative Solution Alleviates Busiest Road Congestion

Robel Adanne, a third-year biology student at Addis Abeba University College of Natural Sciences, lives around Meri Loqe in Yeka district about 12 Km from his campus. To reach his campus, he has to...

Feb 23 , 2019

Whiteboard Sales by Street Vendors Dismay Stationary Stores

For Almaz Nigusse, a grandmother in her 60s, the education of her grandchildren is her prime responsibility. Recently, she found herself haggling for a price with Alemayehu Yeshiwond, a seller of w...

Feb 16 , 2019

Banks Clamour to Entice Unbanked

Aklilu Ayenew, born in Wolaita Sodo and in his mid-20s, has been selling consumable products at his spot located near the National Theatre on Gambia Street. Working as a street vendor of biscuits,...

Music Composing Business Blooms, Despite Hurdles

For a young man, born and raised in a military family, a career in the music industry may be unimaginable. Abel Paulos (Nadew), a music composer, has air force officers as a father, Paulos Getachew...

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