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Nov 9 , 2019

Reppi On Track to Overflow within Year

Reppi, aka Qoshe, the capital's half-century-old landfill, is on track to run out of dumping space within six months to a year. It is exasperating residents living nearby as heaps of trash rise nea...

Nov 9 , 2019

Meqelle University Embarks on Largest Expansion

The almost two-decade-old Meqelle University finalised construction of its seventh campus. Opening its doors 10 days ago, the Meles Zenawi Institute of Science & Technology Campus cost 1.6 billion...

Nov 9 , 2019

City Administration to Allocate Land to Banks without Bid

Addis Abeba City Administration has started allotting land to all the banks in the country based on the lease proposals they provide. Upon an agreement with the City Administration, the banks will be...

Nov 9 , 2019

Addis to Get Two Overpasses for 2b Br

The Addis Abeba City Roads Authority will commence construction on two overpass projects to ease congestion in the capital. The projects, which will be inaugurated by Deputy Mayor Takele Uma on Novemb...

Nov 9 , 2019

Ethiopia, Djibouti Buttress Trade Routes

In an effort to strengthen the trade relationships between their countries, Ethiopia and Djibouti have built an 80Km road project that connects the port city of Tadjoura to the northeastern part of Et...

Nov 9 , 2019

Nation's First Centre of Excellence for Teff Sprouts Up

The nation's first centre of excellence for conducting research on teff, a fine grain indigenous to Ethiopia, will be established in Bishoftu, Oromia Regional State. Costing 40 million Br, it will...

Nov 9 , 2019

US Extends Diplomacy through Space in Meqelle

The United States Embassy will open a new public space in Meqelle, capital of the Tigray Regional State, in February. The America Corner will be the sixth one for the country. The space is intended...

Nov 9 , 2019

Parliament Invites Diaspora Back into Insurance Sector

Three years after financial institutions were ordered to auction off shares owned by non-nationals of Ethiopian origin, parliament passed an amendment to allow Ethiopian diaspora to invest in the insu...

Nov 9 , 2019

Large Pharma Suppliers Forfeit Five Percent of 2018 Revenue

Four out of five of the nation's largest private suppliers of pharmaceuticals have been ordered to pay five percent of their annual revenue generated in 2018. This comes after a case was opened agains...

Nov 2 , 2019

UP IN SMOKE

The dreams and businesses of many went up in smoke in some towns of the Oromia Regional State in the disturbances that started on October 21, 2019. A number of towns including Dodola, Bale Robe, Adama...

Nov 2 , 2019

Consumer Authority, Kana et al Dispute Half-minute Ad

The federal authority in charge of consumer protection and trade competition lost a case against three parties at its own tribunal over a 30-second ad that aired two years ago. Although an altered ver...

Nov 2 , 2019

Inner City Condos Rise to Meet Housing Demand

Signaling a policy change by the Addis Abeba City Administration, Deputy Mayor Takele Uma inaugurated condominium projects that will be built in centre city. The projects are expected to cost the gove...

Nov 2 , 2019

Nine-year Saga of St. Paul’s Maternity Expansion Comes to End

St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College has begun treating patients at its long-awaited maternity and pediatric centre this month. The centre, which will provide care during pregnancy and after...

Nov 2 , 2019

Jobs Commissioner Laments Gov't Job Creation Record

The head of Ethiopia's Job Creation Commission expressed disappointment over the government's track record on job creation. At the Job Creation Summit, held on October 31, 2019, at the Sheraton Add...

Nov 2 , 2019

Wollo University Plans Two More Campuses

Wollo University, one of the 50 public universities in the country, announced plans to construct two campuses for an estimated cost of 382 million Br. Each facility will have 450Sqm classrooms, fou...

Nov 2 , 2019

Supreme Court Remands May Real Estate Court Battle

The Federal Supreme Court has remanded the case between May Real Estate Plc and 24 homebuyers back to the Federal High Court. This comes three years after another court battle between the real estate...


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