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Nov 8 , 2025

Ministry Revamps Special Needs Education Promising Inclusion

The Ministry of Education has unveiled a long-overdue plan to transform the country's fragmented approach to special needs education. The proposal establishes a new and autonomous department for sp...

Nov 8 , 2025

High Voltage Meets Low Capacity in EV Conversion Drive

Federal transportation authorities are pushing for the conversion of old, fuel-powered cars to electric vehicles, expecting about 15pc of the country's vehicle fleet to undergo the shift. However, the...

Nov 8 , 2025

Retail Dreams Dim in Addis Abeba as City Auctions Fall Flat

The Addis Abeba City Administration's recent attempt to lease hundreds of commercial units in public housing projects has floundered, revealing a deepening malaise in the capital's retail property mar...

Nov 8 , 2025

Sesame Export Faces Bitter Harvest

The once-flourishing sesame export sector is facing a formidable downturn, as global market prices tumble and long-held competitive edges erode. Traditionally viewed as a premium product due to its so...

Nov 2 , 2025

SHARIA-COMPLIANT BANKS WIN REPRIEVE, AWAIT REFORM

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has scrapped the credit-growth ceiling that had stifled the four fully Sharia-compliant banks for more than two years. The reversal frees these banks from a rule th...

Nov 2 , 2025

Power Co. Unleashes Tariff Shock Rattling Crypto Mining Industry

The burgeoning data mining industry is struggling with mounting concerns following the Ethiopian Electric Power's (EEP) unveiling of a comprehensive overhaul to its electricity tariff rate. The new...

Nov 8 , 2025

Berhan Bank Puts Skyscraper on Hold

Berhan Bank has chosen a different route in its pursuit of a new headquarters, opting for a transitional building instead of constructing a grand and permanent home. The decision, backed by the Ban...

Nov 2 , 2025

At Nib Bank, a House Divided Over Billions Lost

Nib International Bank S.C. has found itself at the epicentre of a severe governance crisis, which exploded into public view during a contentious general assembly held at Millennium Hall on October 2...

Oct 25 , 2025

Addis Abeba Education Bureau Rolls Out Cluster Classes

Officials of the Addis Abeba's Education Bureau have embarked on an ambitious experiment to address the city's deep-seated educational disparities and national exam performance issues. They want to...

Oct 26 , 2025

Investment Shifts from Blanket Tax Breaks to Performance-Based Incentives

The federal government is making a landmark shift in its investment incentive regime, moving away from broad-based tax holidays toward a performance-based and sector-specific framework. The changes ar...

Oct 29 , 2025

Central Bank to Put a Leash on Power Plays in Banking

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) is preparing to issue a directive that will fundamentally alter how bank shares are transferred and owned. For the first time, there will be a limit, two percent...

Oct 26 , 2025

Eviction Edict Leaves Book Vendors Adrift in Cultural Landmark District

A community of booksellers shadowing the Ethiopian National Theatre has been jolted by a sudden eviction order, stirring uncertainty over their livelihoods and the literary life of the capital. The de...

Oct 26 , 2025

Ethiopian Airlines Turns to Homegrown Biofuel in Bold Push to Green the Skies

Ethiopian Airlines is embarking on a potentially transformative shift in its fuel supply chain, targeting a five percent replacement of imported fossil-based aviation fuel with domestically sourced Su...

Oct 18 , 2025

Addis Abeba Raises Health Insurance Fees as Fiscal Pressures Mount

In a sweeping reform that upends nearly a decade of uniform health insurance contributions, Addis Abeba's health authorities have introduced an income-based premium system, ending the flat 1,500 Br an...

Anti-Junk Food Bill Rolls Out, Ban Towards Ads at Hand

A bill that could transform the nutritional state sits in a limbo, even as the country faces an escalating epidemic of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). First tabled in October 2025, the draft law p...

Oct 18 , 2025

Taxi Drivers Hit Brakes on Emissions Push as Costs Mount

A long-planned directive to curb carbon emissions from fossil-fuel-powered vehicles has sparked fresh concern among thousands of taxi drivers struggling with the costs and practicalities of compliance...


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