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Jul 24 , 2021

Yonsei, Health Ministry to Launch $1.7m Project

Yonsei Global Health Centre, a South Korean public health institute, and the Ministry of Health have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to kick off a 1.7 million dollar project aimed at improving aw...

Jul 24 , 2021

Amhara Region Opal Industry Generates $3.6m

Opal sourced from mines in Amhara Regional State generated 3.6 million dollars in export revenue last year, according to the Amhara Mines Agency. The figure is 1.4 million dollars higher than the year...

Jul 24 , 2021

Dire Dawa Inaugurates 80m Br Transport Terminal

The Dire Dawa City Administration inaugurated a transport terminal that cost an estimated 80 million Br to build this past week. The bus terminal rests on 39,000sqm of land and the construction took a...

Jul 24 , 2021

City Admin Reports Lower Road Accident Casualties

The number of casualties from traffic accidents in the capital has shown a slight decline in comparison to last year, according to the Addis Abeba Traffic Management Agency. A total of 389 people lost...

Jul 24 , 2021

Abyssinia, MFIs Ink 600m Br Loan Agreement

The Bank of Abyssinia has agreed to provide 600 million Br in loans to four microfinance institutions (MFIs) as part of its efforts to comply with the central bank's policies. Facilitated by the Ma...

Jul 18 , 2021

DRAIN AWAY FLOOD

This neigbourhood close to the headquarters of the African Union in Qera is the scene of flooding during the rainy season. The house's main line of defence is this stone wall, which has tubes fitted t...

Jul 18 , 2021

RAINY DAY COMMUTERS

Few, if any, commuters enjoy standing in queues to wait for public transportation, but the growing population in Addis Abeba has normalised this for many residents. Sometimes it gets worse though, esp...

Jul 18 , 2021

BUSY STORAGE FACILITY

A bird's-eye view of a storage facility for a construction company shows a rather disorderly asortment of pieces of construction equipment. Located in Lideta, most of the materials are steel, necessar...

Jul 18 , 2021

NBE Launches Digital Payment Strategy

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has officially kicked off the implementation of a national digital payment strategy that has been in the making for over a year with the support of the United Natio...

Jul 18 , 2021

Heineken, Football Federation Renew Sponsorship Agreement

Heineken Breweries S.C. and the Ethiopian Football Federation announced that they have signed a four-year sponsorship agreement worth 64 million Br for the men's national footbal team. The sponsorship...

Jul 18 , 2021

Ethiopia Secures $77m from Oil Seed Export

The export of oil seeds, pulses and edible oil products brought in 77 million dollars over the first 11 months of the just-ended fiscal year. The export of processed oil seeds and unprocessed avoca...

Jul 18 , 2021

ECX on Verge of Mineral Trading

Opal, emerald, and sapphire, will be traded on the floors of the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) beginning next year. The Exchange has already prepared a manual to begin trading the minerals and...

Jul 18 , 2021

CBE, Agency Ink Data Integration Agreement

The state-owned Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) and the Federal Document Authentication and Registration Agency have signed a memorandum of understanding to enable data integration for quicker acces...

Jul 18 , 2021

Ministry Removes Mineral Export Restrictions

The Ministry of Mines & Petroleum has removed a restriction that obligated those engaged in the export of opal, sapphire, and emerald to limit the volume of raw minerals they send abroad to just ...

Jul 18 , 2021

Bus Enterprise Turns to Advertising

In an attempt to create new revenue streams, Anbessa City Bus Enterprise will soon begin leasing advertising space on its fleet of 700 buses. The advertising will be available in both digital and prin...

Jul 18 , 2021

Ethiopian Airlines Extends Liege Cargo Agreement

Ethiopian Airlines has extended its agreement with Belgium's Liege Airport for the coming five years. The extension will make Ethiopian Airlines a cargo gateway between Europe and Africa until 2026. S...

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Commentaries | Jun 27,2026

The Rent Law Protects No One Well. Time to Rewrite It.

The federal legislative house rushed through one of the country's most contentious housing...

Editorial | Jun 27 , 2026

Addis Abeba Pours a New Story in Every Cup, Where Tradition Meets Global Influence

Customers settle into a carefully curated space of dark wood, black accents, muted green f...

Featured | May 31 , 2026 . By HELINA HADGU

Soaring Fares Strand Families on Highways

At the sprawling Lamberet Long-Distance Bus Station near Asmara Road, the usual din of eng...

Agenda | Jun 27 , 2026 . By MASTEWAL ZEMENE

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A year after federal transport authorities restricted fossil-fuelled vehicles to clear the...

Fortune News | Jun 27 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER