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Sep 26 , 2021

Benishangul-Gumuz Remains Hole in Ethiopia's Electoral Debacle

When voters went to the polls in June this year, Tesfahun Adugna was following the political theatre from his home in Jigjiga, the seat of Somali Regional State, 622.5Km from Addis Abeba. Though he wa...

Sep 18 , 2021

Vehicle Security Market Crops Up as Car Thefts Climb

On an ordinary day last month, Dawit Eshetu, 26, parked his Toyota Hiace minibus half a kilometres from Qechene Medhanialem Church along Dej. Haileselassie Avenue. A taxi driver, he had come home from...

Sep 10 , 2021

Pandemic, Forex Crunch Hits Cross-Border Trade Hard

The temperature was almost 30 degrees celsius on a Tuesday afternoon last month. Motorcycles were everywhere, driving across the border between Kenya and Ethiopia but without any restrictions. Secu...

Sep 10 , 2021

Cinema Industry Gasps for Breath

When Yoseph Kassahun, 28, graduated from Addis Abeba University with a degree in civil engineering seven years ago, he had already decided to pursue a career unrelated to his field of study. Instead,...

Sep 10 , 2021

Fast Food Chains Continue to Flourish, Despite Rising Living Cost

On a regular Tuesday evening on Cameroon Street, across Bole Medhanialem Cathedral, Filimon Hailu and his friend Yohannes Bahru were making their way through a bustling crowd in one of the city's busi...

Sep 4 , 2021

Bazaar Scenes Struggle with Low Demand, Surging Prices

Wearing a grey sweater, chatting with his spouse and playing with his two daughters, Belay Asrat seemed unbothered by the noise and clamour coming from the crowd. On a Saturday morning, he and his fam...

Sep 4 , 2021

Linkage the Missing Link in National Ambition to Transform Agro-processing

A father of four, Seifu Worako caught a bright glimpse of hope when Yirgalem Integrated Agro-Industrial Park opened earlier this year. A company based in the Park, Duoley Food Processing Plc, producer...

Sep 4 , 2021

Pandemic Businesses Quietly Dying Amid COVID-19 Fresh Wave

When Abdella Mohammed, 35, moved to China, he was a teenager, sent by his family to pursue an education in international business management. He spent 18 years there, most the time in Shanghai, workin...

Sep 4 , 2021

Hotels See Light at End of Tunnel, Tourism Continues to Languish

It is a windy morning, and the sun is rising over Lake Hawassa, 272Km away from the capital. The birds are chattering. Fishermen are floating on a wooden boat over the coffee-coloured river. Meanwhile...

Jun 21 , 2021

Voters Persevere over "Frustrating" Hurdles

The sixth national elections are underway in Addis Abeba and voters have been standing in line since the crack of dawn to cast their ballots in what are the country's first elections in six years. Des...

May 8 , 2021

An Industry Grasping at Straws

For Shemisu Tahir, who owns a grocery store inside the compound of Ayat Condominium, dealing with milk suppliers is no different from sucking the blood out of a stone. Persuading the agents tasked to...

Apr 30 , 2021

Catering Flourishes as Traditions Fade

Last year, Yitayish Abebe, a mother of four, attended a family event. The occasion was one of a kind. As opposed to her usual experience, food was not served by the hosts, who were just sitting and en...

Apr 30 , 2021

A TREND TO WATCH Pay-TV in Ethiopia

Henok Mehari is a musician who founded the Mehari Brothers musical band in 2006. In addition to leading the popular musical group, which includes his siblings Robel, Lewam, and Halal, Henok is also we...

Apr 30 , 2021

COVID-19 Induced Businesses Emerge

A few months ago, Meklit Desalegn was hosting a guest from Dubai. Her guest stayed at her house for a few weeks and when his return date drew close, he took a test for COVID-19 to comply with travel...

Apr 30 , 2021

Shifting Streams, Evolving Markets

Stories about business ventures that have been suffering from the consequences of rising inflation, shortages in foreign currency, restrictive government policies, the slowed economy due to the Novel...

Apr 30 , 2021

Digital Marketing Mushrooms, in Online Payment Ecosystem Vacuum

Long before the military conflict began in Tigray, Ahadu Promotions Plc's hunt for potential clients in the city of Meqelle was a challenge. A sprouting city with growing businesses and industries, Me...

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The federal government will soon require one year of national service from university stud...

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