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Aug 19 , 2023

Frustrated Freight Operators Rail Against Abridged Cross Border Permits

Wound-up cross-border operators are frustrated as short-term border permits have them subjected to interrupted schedules and frequent queues at the Ministry of Transport & Logistics offices. Th...

Aug 19 , 2023

City's Service Fee Adjustment a Balm to Health Institutions' Financial Woes

Officials at the Addis Abeba City Administration are making health service fee adjustments in health centres and hospitals under their jurisdiction. Signed by Abdulekedir Redwan, head of the city F...

Aug 19 , 2023

Education Authority Stamps Counterfeit Documents With Digital Badges

To curb the rising trend of counterfeit education certifications the Federal Education & Training Authority launched certifications through a combination of QR codes, badges and a mobile applicati...

Aug 12 , 2023

Governor Mamo Takes a Swing at Inflation

Ethiopia's central bank has set forth an ambitious monetary policy overhaul in an audacious move emblematic of global efforts to rein in economic turmoil. The changes aim squarely at taming the inf...

Aug 12 , 2023

High Rises, Low Wages, Agency Middlemen Cashing In

Addis Abeba captures the story of a country in rapid changes. As vehicles whiz past newly constructed high-rises and markets teem with activities, the landscape reveals a defining chapter in Ethiopia...

Aug 21 , 2023

Trading Djibouti Dilemma for Somaliland's Shiny New Docks, Ethiopia Romances Alternative Ports

Federal officials are eyeing fresh port alternatives, with recent missions to Somaliland and Kenya, as landlocked Ethiopia's trade hinges on the ports of Djibouti. High-ranking officials of the Min...

Aug 12 , 2023

Health Science College Rides on Autonomy Bill

The College of Health Science under Addis Abeba University begins its quest for autonomy riding on a bill under the formation of the University. Experts at the University which became autonomous two w...

Aug 12 , 2023

Leather Industry Takes a Leap Forward with New Inspection Lab

An inspection lab that determines the structural and chemical composition of leather products is slated for commencement after a couple of months. The lab worth over one million euros is constructe...

Aug 5 , 2023

THE INVISIBLE PUBLIC HEALTH MENACE

Ethiopia is facing a growing public health crisis of Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD), with a Menelik II Referral Hospital treatment centre admitting over 160 cases in the last two months. Despite the sur...

Aug 5 , 2023

In the Looming Battle of Unions, Jay Jay Textile Weaves a New Pattern

A struggle is brewing between workers, trade union leaders, and the management of one of India's largest textile manufacturing firms in the Bole-Lemi Industrial Park. Jay Jay Textile Plc's staunch...

Rising from the Ruins

There are hints of normalcy emerging as the Endowment Fund for Rehabilitation of Tigray (EFFORT) — a conglomerate encompassing a diverse portfolio of 31 companies — has begun to regain its footing...

Aug 5 , 2023

Watered-Down Spice Hatches for Reform

Ethiopia's spice production plagued by low quality and limited volume has undermined possible earnings prompting experts at the Ethiopian Tea & Coffee Authority to prepare regulatory interventions...

Aug 5 , 2023

Exit Exam Quotas Loom For Private Colleges

A bill that prohibits private universities and colleges from renewing course licences where a quarter of their students fail to achieve the passing mark upon taking exit examinations is put forth by t...

Aug 5 , 2023

Ministry's Selection Process Sets a High Bar for Lower-Grade Contractors

Contractors in the Amhara Regional State are riled over the requirement criteria for the construction of schools in the region claiming exclusion from for bids to build 63 schools by the Ministry of E...

Aug 5 , 2023

Fed Bets the Banks on Digital IDs

Commercial banks across the country and the National ID Project Office have joined forces to register residents in two years using digital identification systems. A consortium of 21 banks, led by the...

Jul 29 , 2023

CHASING DREAMS HARVESTING DESPAIR

The quest for better livelihoods has driven hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians to venture to the Middle East in hopes of better jobs. However, their journeys are often marred with abuse, maltreatment...

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Commentaries | Aug 22,2026

Exports Record Worth Having. They Worth More as a Beginning

A record is a strange thing to worry about. Federal trade officials have booked the best e...

Editorial | Aug 22 , 2026

SMALL-NOTES SQUEEZE WORN, TORN, NEVER RETURNED

For Hirut Ayalew, a small shop owner around Ferensay Legasiyon, the shortage of usable sma...

Featured | Aug 1 , 2026 . By BIZUAYEHU ABIY

The City Wants to Widen Its Tax Net. Shops Feel It Tighten

The tax bill that reached Ferdos Debebe this year left little room in the tight finances o...

Agenda | Aug 22 , 2026 . By ABDUREUF JUHAR and FITSUM TADESSE

Central Bank Writes Rulebooks for Billion-Birr Market Already Exists

The forthcoming strategy for interest-free finance will place Sharia-compliant financing o...

Fortune News | Aug 22 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER