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Sep 27 , 2020

COVID-19 Puts Damper on Mesqel Celebration, Shoe Market

Desalegn Wondimu joined a shoe retail business close to two decades ago as a retailer. He then opened a shop that sells traditional shoes in Merkato with 1,500 Br in capital six years ago. In the b...

Sep 27 , 2020

COVID-19: Through a Camera Lens and Beyond

A tearful critical care nurse, heartbroken by the loss of a patient that reminded her of her mother; a young patient sitting with her back to the camera who had already written down her last words; a...

Sep 19 , 2020

REMITTANCES: A Fragile State

The money used to come like clockwork, 300 dollars every holiday, sent by a daughter working as a live-in domestic worker in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was one of the sources of income for Yehune...

Sep 11 , 2020

THE VOTES ARE IN

On the morning of September 9, 2020, four hours before the Tigray Regional State opened polling stations, volunteers were busy making sure everything was in place including the marks on the ground ind...

Sep 11 , 2020

FACES BEHIND THE FORCES

Taking electronics apart was Feleg Tsegaye's pastime as a kid even though he was not as good at putting them back together. His patient father looked on as he took apart many things in the house until...

Sep 11 , 2020

COVID-19 SURVIVORS TELL THE TALE

MEAZA G. SELASSIE (NURSE) Q. How did you entertain yourself while you were in self-isolation? Cooking for myself, listening to religious sermons and songs and reading up on home remedies. Q....

Sep 6 , 2020

COVID-19 Weighs on Embattled Public Transportation Sector

Dawit Adugna, in his mid-20s, works at a restaurant located near Mexico Square, almost 10Km away from where he lives in Ferensay Legasion. He earns 2,000 Br each month and an average of 1,500 Br from...

Sep 6 , 2020

As Summer Winds Down, Entoto Park Revs Up

Wubealem Eshetu, a mother of three girls, had never been to the mountain of Entoto, but she took the journey last week for the first time in 35 years of living in the capital. On a late morning at...

Sep 6 , 2020

FEET MADE OF CLAY A Pottery Centre's Undoing

Mud is brought to life every day through the potter's hands at Ensera Pottery Centre, which is located in Gullele District's neighbourhood of Chelot Medhaniyalem in front of the Nigerian embassy. They...

Sep 6 , 2020

Election During a Pandemic: A Reporter’s Memoir of Covering Elections in Tigray

Travelling to the Tigray Regional State feels like flying to an oversees destination — even worse in the sense that fulfilling international Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) mandatory testing requiremen...

Sep 6 , 2020

Ethiopian in Rescue Talks With South African Flag Carrier

Ethiopian Airlines Group is among companies in talks with South Africa's government about potentially offering support to the country's insolvent state airline, according to people familiar with the m...

Aug 29 , 2020

As Overall Death Rate Declines, Casket Sales Take Hit

For at least the last four decades, a collection of shops along Churchill Avenue has been a hub for coffins, headstones, flowers, memorial ceramic urns and burial vaults. But as of two weeks ago, the...

Aug 22 , 2020

Home-based Healthcare Services Survive Rough Patch

Belay Kahsay, 84 years old and the father of four daughters, served as a finance officer until his retirement from Agip - an Italian gasoline, diesel and lubricants retailer. Two years ago, Belay w...

Aug 16 , 2020

Tax Exemption Catalyses Farm Mechanisation Growth

Derbe Asefa, a farmer from Asambitu village in Sinana Wereda of Bale Zone, Oromia Regional State, cultivates 13ha of land with wheat and barley in the spring and summer seasons. A father of four, D...

Jul 25 , 2020

Companies Jump into Seasonal Businesses to Stay Afloat

For the past four months, all of the campuses of Rift Valley University were empty with almost no activity. The campuses used to be very busy with students rushing to go to class or leaving the compou...

Jul 18 , 2020

COVID-19 Pain Kicks in for Lawyers

Eyasu Mekonnen, 35, has spent almost one-third of his life in the legal business working as a representative for different companies and as a practicing lawyer. He earned his first and second degrees...

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Commentaries | Apr 13, 2025

Officials Bank on Student Service to Patch a Fractured Country

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

Editorial | Apr 13 , 2025

When the Lift Lets Users Down

Key Takeaways: Human stories, like Hiwot's and Mekdes', reveal dire safety lapses i...

Featured | Apr 6 , 2025 . By YITBAREK GETACHEW

Trenches of Tax Turmoil

Key Takeaways: Merkato's bustling trade shows signs of a slowdown, manifesting deep...

Agenda | Apr 13 , 2025 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

MERCATO TAXED TO SILENCE

Some parts of Merkato have fallen uncharacteristically silent, contrary to its typical bus...

Fortune News | Apr 13 , 2025