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Oct 5 , 2019

Star Businessman Laid to Rest

A hard-working man." That is the most common description people who knew him, whether friends, colleagues or family, use to describe the late Menwyelet Atnafu. He was one of the founders of Star B...

Jul 13 , 2019

Ge’zae: The Good Samaritan

Last Genna (Ethiopian Christmas), a documentary depicting the lives of six families was screened by Demtsi Woyane Television. The families all lost children during the armed struggle with the Dergue...

Jul 6 , 2019

Se’are: The Humane General

It is not often that successful military men are remembered for their humanity and compassion. But that is exactly how many of Se'are Mekonnen's (Gen) colleagues and friends remember him. Tsegaye B...

Jul 6 , 2019

Ambachew: Gone Too Soon

Meaza Ambachew tried to stay up and wait for her father to come home late from a meeting on June 19, 2019. His busy schedule often cuts into his family time so much so that she tries to snatch whateve...

May 11 , 2019

Negasso: Man of the People

Negasso Gidada (PhD) received a call from a distraught journalist, Ar'aya Tesfamariam, in 2007. He did not know who the journalist was but decided to hear what he had to say. Ar'aya had a daughter...

Feb 16 , 2019

Bookish, Politicking Diplomat Rests

Dawit Yohannes was a reader. He loved all things political, as might have been evident from the fact that he was the first speaker of parliament with the advent of the federal republic system. He l...

Feb 2 , 2019

Legesse Asfaw, Cohort of Complicated, Painful History

Legesse Asfaw was not the type of man to worry friends and family with his personal problems. At least, as long as he hoped he could get past them. After experiencing pain last year, he began going...

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obituary

Star Businessman Laid to Rest

Ge’zae: The Good Samaritan

Se’are: The Humane General

Ambachew: Gone Too Soon

Negasso: Man of the People

Bookish, Politicking Diplomat Rests

Legesse Asfaw, Cohort of Complicated, Painful History

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A Dream Taxed to Death

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Courting Foreign Buyers of Properties While Land Remains State-Owned

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obituary

Star Businessman Laid to Rest

Ge’zae: The Good Samaritan

Se’are: The Humane General

Ambachew: Gone Too Soon

Negasso: Man of the People

Bookish, Politicking Diplomat Rests

Legesse Asfaw, Cohort of Complicated, Painful History

Productivity Gains Depend on Bold Firms, Not Broad Reform

The Dangers We Brew

Addis Abeba's Urban Facelift Paves Over Its Informal Soul

A Dream Taxed to Death

Elite Schools Raise Fees Sharply as Parents Cry Foul Over Legal Wrangling

Courting Foreign Buyers of Properties While Land Remains State-Owned

Courting Foreign Buyers of Properties While Land Remains State-Owned

E-Commerce May Never Be the Same Again

Elite Schools Raise Fees Sharply as Parents Cry Foul Over Legal Wrangling

Real Estate Developers Build a Lobby as Rules Tighten

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