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AfDB Approves $165.1m Grant to Ethiopia

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AfDB Approves $165.1m Grant to Ethiopia

July 10 , 2020

The board of directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved 165.1 million dollars in grant funding to support Ethiopia’s response to the health and econom...

Regional Enterprise to Build Dam for 1.5b Br

June 27 , 2020

Amhara Water Works & Construction Enterprise secured a deal to construct the Ajimma Chacha Irrigation Dam in the Semien Shewa Zone, Amhara Regional State, for 1.5 bil...

NEW DIRT

June 27 , 2020

As the previous vegetable market, Atakilt Tera, was moved to Jan Meda out of precaution over COVID-19. At Jan Meda in Sidist Kilo, the place has become dirty with rotting vegetables lining the paths...

Commission Avails 10-Year Plan for Consultation

June 27 , 2020

The National Planning & Development Commission is set to avail the 10-year National Development Plan for public consultation for the next 11 days starting next week....

Donors Join Hands to Fight Malnutrition

June 27 , 2020

UNICEF and the World Food Programme have launched a three-year collaborative initiative for the prevention of acute malnutrition in Ethiopia. The initiative focuses on...

SPACE PROBLEMS

June 27 , 2020

This clothing retail shop, selling primarily reggae inspired outfits, on Ras Mekonnen Street is not content with the space it has to sell its merchandise. It is using part of the adjoining bus stop’s seat, including its cleaning materials, for showcasing its merchandi...

Addis Inaugurates City-bus Expressway

June 27 , 2020

The Addis Abeba City Administration has inaugurated a mega city-bus expressway project for 5.9 billion Br. Stretching from Jemo II to General Wingate Square, the city...

Corp Incentivises Investors in Industrial Parks

June 27 , 2020

The Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) has availed incentive packages to industrial park investors to withstand the effects of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-...

Institute Receives 700m Br Worth of Medical Inputs

June 27 , 2020

The Ethiopian Public Health Institute has so far received and distributed medical supplies worth more than 700 million Br. The Institute, which has been engaging in mu...

Enterprise Amasses 352m Br in 11 Months

June 27 , 2020

The Ethiopian Toll Roads Enterprise has collected more than 352 million Br in revenues during the past 11 months of the current fiscal year. The Enterprise earned the...

ADDIS HALL

June 27 , 2020

Visitors tour the recently inaugurated Addis Hall, a centre exhibiting urban architecture and investment on roads, buildings and parks. Located near Mesqel Square, the exhibition was financed by the Addis Abeba City Administration to “share ideas and discuss ways to m...

MultiChoice Introduces Amharic Channel on DStv

June 27 , 2020

MultiChoice, the country’s sole distributor of Digital Satellite Television (DStv), and ViacomCBS Networks Africa have introduced the Amharic language to Nick Jr., the...

Chinese Firm Secures Deal to Power Awash-Woldia Railway

June 20 , 2020

Pinggao Group Co. Ltd, a Chinese electrical corporation, has signed an agreement with Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) for the construction of a high vo...

Sanctioned Graffiti

June 20 , 2020

Yonas Berehe and Andualem Moges, artists of Ya Studio, are painting street art for the city in Megenagna, after getting the green light from Yeka District. They are painting portraits of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD), Lia Tadesse (MD) and Deputy Mayor Tekele Uma in gr...

Editorial

Where Did it all Go Wrong? Lessons from History

July 10 , 2020

When the situation was manageable, it was neglected, and now that it is thoroughly o...

With Cat out of Bag, Better to Double Down on Statehood

June 27 , 2020

In the popular imagination, Ethiopia's current federal organisation was the brainchil...

Egypt Changes Water Security Strategy, the Answer to Nile Dispute

June 20 , 2020

The messages from Washington, DC are unambiguous. They urge Ethiopia to relent to Egy...

History May Look Back on this Time as Needless Moment

June 17 , 2020

It is characteristic of the general climate of confusion the year 2020 has set in Eth...

Columns

Commentaries | Jul 10,2020

What Internet Shutdowns Say About the State

Life Matters | Jul 10,2020

Understandable Pain, Hard to Swallow Destruction

My Opinion | Jul 10,2020

Affront Against the People

Sunday with Eden | Jul 10,2020

Golden Rule, Antidote to Our Instincts for Violence

Agenda | Jul 10,2020

Collateral Damage in the Wake of Massive Protests

Editorial | Jul 10,2020

Where Did it all Go Wrong? Lessons from History

Sunday With Eden

Golden Rule, Antidote to Our Instincts for Violence

It is heartbreaking to witness the distressing developments within the Ethiopian stat...

July 10 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

All the Single Male Parents

Men and women, one much more than the other, are biased against women. This is one of the key reasons fundamental improvement has become una...

June 27 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

Life Matters

Understandable Pain, Hard to Swallow Destruction

I find most news stories to be dull and boring. Imagine my surprise then when my uncle called me up at 8...

July 10 , 2020 . By Kidist Yidnekachew

The Hypocrite's Dilemma

In the early hours of a misty morning, two middle-aged female residents of the poorly electrified condominium of Bole Bulbula sit on their s...

June 27 , 2020 . By Kidist Yidnekachew

Agenda

Collateral Damage in the Wake of Massive Protests

July 10 , 2020 . By MAYA MISIKIR

Alem Abebe was up extra early on June 30, 2020. She had a friend to visit at Qaliti C...

Gasoil Shortage Irks Drivers, Gas Stations

June 27 , 2020 . By SEBLE WONDEMAGEGN

Over the last week, main roads of the capital were crowded and the traffic was heavy...

Onion Price Rises as Supply from Farmers, Sudan Falls

June 20 , 2020 . By HAGOS GEBREAMLAK

On the sunny Wednesday afternoon of May 17, 2020, the newly opened vegetable market i...

A Moment of Silence

June 14 , 2020 . By MAYA MISIKIR

The narrow streets of Gojam Sefer in Lideta wind and split into even narrower roads every few metres. The packed houses lined side by side b...

Gallery

IN-PICTURE: LAUREATE'S RECEPTION

December 14 , 2019

President Sahle-Work Zewde hosted a state dinner reception to congratulate and welcome the Prime Minister on his return home from Oslo, Norway, where he accepted the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize two days earlier...