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Oct 31 , 2020

Attempt to Address Transportation Problems Throws Everyone Off

Before Addis Abeba woke up on a morning two weeks ago, one of the capital's largest bus terminals, Autobus Tera, was already bustling. Starting from 5:00am, the terminal located on Fit. Habte Giorgis...

Oct 25 , 2020

Local E-Commerce Industry Making up for Lost Time

After moving to Addis Abeba a year and a half ago, Abiy Selassie was genuinely surprised at the lack of foot traffic while visiting shopping malls in the capital. He was in Century Mall and saw few...

Oct 17 , 2020

Small Local Business Perseveres, Rain or Shine

Jennet Lemma, who is among the 50 African innovators highlighted in the September online edition of UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa's magazine, was born and raised in the capital. The second eldest of...

Oct 11 , 2020

Cotton Growers in Awash Valley Bet the Farm

Mohammed Ahmed's parents possess 75ha in Lower Awash Valley, an area that is known to be fertile and suitable for cotton plantations. His family of pastoralists rented out the entire farm to investors...

Oct 3 , 2020

It's Time for African Prints

Aida Tadesse, 38 years old and founder of Aidesho's Design, has loved drawing pictures and painting since her childhood. She sketches, draws and paints creative designs on every possible surface, cons...

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...

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