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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...

Mar 27 , 2021

Growing But Little Understood Business Afoot

An application developer who has recently taken up hiking to get some exercise, Mignot Tariku's first experience with her new hobby came in November of last year. After the COVID-19-induced national s...

Feb 27 , 2021

COVID-19 Uncertainty Leaves Wedding Industry in Limbo

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 April 2020 until Septemb...

Feb 20 , 2021

In Wake of Delivery Delays, Taxi Buyers Grow Weary

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 the long-serving Lada tax...

Jan 30 , 2021

Bitter Fruit: Vendors Sour on Storied Vegetable Market Relocation

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 and kale to passersby on t...

Jan 16 , 2021

Small-Scale Importers Ditch Dubai for Turkey

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...

Jan 2 , 2021

The Different Shades of an Economy

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...

Jan 2 , 2021

Amidst Pandemic, Christmas Bazaar Reappears

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...

Jan 3 , 2021

CHRISTMAS TREES: A Tale of Two Markets

Women wearing netela, a white cotton garment with woven coloured borders, and men in all-white traditional clothes can be spotted all across Addis Abeba, especially when holidays approach. The bleatin...

Jan 3 , 2021

Despite Dubious Credentials, Hair Transplant Business Flourishes

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...

Nov 21 , 2020

Pandemic Pushes Activate Button for Innovation

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...


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