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Apr 22 , 2023

Flower Farm Labour Unions Meditate Bench Amid Escalating Disputes

Flower farm trade unions in the Oromia Regional State are contemplating issuing a court order over the long-standing dispute that has evolved for months between the management and the unions. Battl...

Apr 22 , 2023

Amhara Regional State Launches a $1.5m Public Health Project

Residents in the rural areas of the Amhara Regional State foresee water supply and sanitation schemes in the health centres through a project deemed operational by the end of next year. The project...

Apr 22 , 2023

Agency Sires Digital ID Requirement for Motorcycles

Motorcycle drivers residing in the capital are compelled to digital licence issuance within a month as the Addis Abeba Traffic Management Agency (AATMA) began the procedure a fortnight ago. The IDs...

Apr 22 , 2023

Oromia Coop Charts a Skyscraper HQ in the Financial District

Cooperative Bank of Oromia (COOP) aspires to erect a 65-storey building in the financial district, signing the design and supervision work agreement with the Engineering Consultants Group (ECG) last m...

City Administration Resettles Residents Displaced by Large Public Projects

Thousands displaced by large state projects have made the mountainous area behind Ararat Hotel their new home after being given substitute plots, financial compensation and title deeds by the Addis Ab...

Apr 15 , 2023

Parliament Grills Education Ministers over Higher Institutions Autonomy

Autonomous state universities will no longer serve as free educational institutions and will subject some students to tuition fees. According to Samuel Kifle (PhD), state minister for Education, th...

Apr 15 , 2023

Standard Institute Embarks on Vehicle Inspection for Safety

A safety document subjecting locally assembled and manufactured vehicles to inspection before they are on the road was open to public comment a fortnight ago. The standard aims to subject all vehic...

Apr 15 , 2023

Debub Global Bank Grapples with Sluggish Profits as Rivals Thrive

Debub Global Bank experienced a mixed performance from its operations last year, struggling to match the profitability levels observed in the industry or its records from just a few years ago. This...

Apr 15 , 2023

Ministry Ushers International Medical Licensing Examination Center

The examination that qualifies medical professionals to practice in the US will start to be given in Addis Abeba after three months. The move will significantly decrease the number of medicos that tra...

Apr 9 , 2023

LONG WALK TO DESTINATION

The three-week-old restriction on auto-rickshaws (Bajaj) has residents of Addis Abeba frustrated as few transport alternatives exist in the capital. Thousands of drivers who made a living off these ve...

Apr 15 , 2023

Addis Chamber Voices Concern Amid Reestablishment Saga

The re-establishment of the Chamber of Commerce & Sectoral Associations bill put forth by the Ministry of Trade & Regional Integration (MoTRI) has caused a stooping roar among officials in the...

Apr 8 , 2023

Agency Partially Lifts Ban on ID Issuance After a Year Hiatus

The suspension of the residential identification card issuance service imposed by the Addis Abeba City Administration a year ago is partially lifted. The service is open for university students, patie...

Apr 8 , 2023

Labour Unions Premeditate a Rally on Labour Day

Trade unions are planning a rally on Labour Day to demand better wages and improved safety measures, claiming the authorities have ignored their plights. The decision to hold a rally came after mul...

Apr 10 , 2023

Championing Women Empowerment, Enat Bank Defies Odds in Ethiopia's Banking Industry

Enat Bank, focused on empowering women and promoting financial inclusion, has shown significant growth in the banking industry despite its smaller size than other major banks such as Awash, Dashen, an...

Apr 8 , 2023

IGAD Blooms New Headquarters, Replenishing Promises

Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is inches from commencing construction work for its new headquarters in the capital of Djibouti. The building design resembles a blossoming flower...

Apr 3 , 2023

Hilton Addis Labor Dispute Escalates as Ministry Struggles to Broker Agreement

A long-standing dispute between the management of the Hilton Addis and its employees' trade union remains unresolved, despite recent efforts by the Ministry of Labour & Social Affairs to mediate t...


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