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Apr 19 , 2025

City Registers 64,075 Births in Fiscal Year

The city has exceeded its birth registration target for the first nine months of the fiscal year, registering 64,075 children—71.15pc more than the set goal of 58,342. This success, with a registrat...

Apr 19 , 2025

Vietnam Deepens Diplomatic Ties with Ethiopia

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) and his Vietnamese counterpart, Phm Minh Chính, oversaw the signing of a series of cooperation agreements during Abiy's official visit to Hanoi—the first by an Ethio...

Apr 19 , 2025

EED Drives Industrial Boom with 2,700 Launched SMEs

Ethiopian Enterprise Development (EED) has helped launch more than 2,700 small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises in just nine months—driving a wave of industrial growth and employment acros...

Apr 19 , 2025

6,000 Animals Prepared for Slaughter for Easter

The Addis Abeba Abattoirs Enterprise (AAAE) has planned the slaughter of 6,000 animals for Easter. The slaughtering will take place at the city's two main slaughterhouses, known as Kera and Akaki. ...

Apr 19 , 2025

Yango Lets Drivers Pay Insurance Monthly

Yango Group has teamed up with Nib Bank and Nib Insurance to ease the financial strain on drivers by introducing a monthly insurance payment scheme. Under the new arrangement, annual insurance premium...

Apr 19 , 2025

Assosa Animal Health Center Struggles with Lack of Resources

Last week, the Standing Committee on Agricultural Affairs of the parliament visited the Asossa Animal Health Research Center (AAHRC) under the Animal Health Institute in Benishangul Gumuz Regional Sta...

Apr 13 , 2025

Ethiopia Buys Time, Not Relief as Creditors Stall on Debt Write-Off

Ethiopia's official creditors expect to finalise a draft restructuring of the country's debt in the coming months, granting the government more time to repay its obligations while avoiding a direct re...

Apr 13 , 2025

Road Injuries Increase by 35pc, with Pedestrians Most Affected

Addis Abeba's streets continue to present fatal risks for pedestrians, who account for 86pc of all traffic fatalities reported in 2023/24. Megenagna emerged as a particularly hazardous area, logging t...

Apr 13 , 2025

Awash Insurance Customer Week Discount

Awash Insurance Company(AIC), serving for over 30 years, gives a 25pc discount on Mortgage Redemption Insurance (MRI), Individual Life Insurance, Education Insurance, Workers' Compensation Insurance,...

Apr 13 , 2025

ESX Hopes Partnership with FSD Accelerates Market Development

The Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX) has entered into a deal with FSD Africa and FSD Ethiopia to improve the capital market. The partnership was announced in a joint statement released last week. ...

Apr 13 , 2025

City Begins Enforcing New Transport Penalties

City transport officials have begun implementing strict penalties for service providers who fail to comply with new regulations. Drivers who stop service before 10:00pm, deviate from designated routes...

Apr 13 , 2025

Food & Drug Authority Acts against Wheat Flour Producers

The Ethiopian Food & Drug Authority (EFDA) has imposed administrative measures on wheat flour producers and importers for failing to comply with federal requirements to fortify their products. Off...

Apr 13 , 2025

Finance Minister Announces 300b Br Subsidy Budget

Ahmed Shide, the minister of Finance, has disclosed a supplementary budget totaling over 300 billion Br, a quarter before the end of the current fiscal year. The Minister announced this during a meeti...

Apr 13 , 2025

Tripartite Sign Deals to Expand Soybean Value Chain

Ethiopian Trading & Business Corporation (ETBC), Soy Afric Ltd., and Kazana Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to improve soybean production, processing, and export from Ethiopi...

Apr 6 , 2025

With New Tariffs, Trump Upends Decades-Old Ethiopia Trade Preferences

The Trump Administration has unexpectedly included Ethiopia in the list of countries subjected to new trade measures, imposing a 10pc levy on Ethiopian imports into the United States while granting a...

Apr 6 , 2025

Unilever Ethiopia Eyes Triple Sales Under New Executive

Unilever Ethiopia plans to triple its annual sales within the next five years, aiming to reach 200 million euros. The growth push is led by 42-year-old Nesibu Temesgen, who took the top job this month...

Columns

Commentaries | Oct 18,2025

Official Narratives Preach Recovery. People Don't Feel It

The political establishment, notably the ruling party and its top brass, has become preocc...

Editorial | Oct 18 , 2025

TRADITION THRIVES AS COSTS CLIMB

As dawn broke over Addis Abeba last week, the city's arteries pulsed not with the usual we...

Featured | Oct 5 , 2025 . By REDIET YARED

Traders Count the Cost as Officials Sweep Through Mercato

Last Tuesday, long before dawn, Mercato was awake but not to haggle. Around Mierab Hotel,...

Agenda | Oct 18 , 2025 . By YITBAREK GETACHEW

Addis Abeba Raises Health Insurance Fees as Fiscal Pressures Mount

In a sweeping reform that upends nearly a decade of uniform health insurance contributions...

Fortune News | Oct 18 , 2025 . By NAHOM AYELE