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Jan 16 , 2021

END OF ROAD

There is no shortage of old and discarded cars on the streets. Some are not even standing on their four "feet." A good example is this truck on the road from Bishoftu (aka Debreziet), just outside Add...

Jan 16 , 2021

PARTNERSHIP FOR TRANSFER

Lemi Guta (PhD) (left), president of Adama Science & Technology University, is shown by Shell H. Choo (right), CEO of Ekos Steel Mill, the facilities of the factory after signing a memorandum of u...

Jan 16 , 2021

REMEMBRANCE OF COMMUNICATION

A visitor looks at one of the displays of the exibition by Efrem Beyene on "Branding and Communication in Ethiopia." It was opened at the Hilton Hotel on January 14, 2021, to exhibit various materials...

Jan 16 , 2021

SNV, Dashen Team up to Support Youth

SNV, a development organisation from the Netherlands, and Dashen Bank have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote youth engagement in micro and small-scale enterprises. This comes as part...

Jan 16 , 2021

Construction Projects Evaluation Saves 19m Br

The Ethiopian Construction Works Regulatory Authority has reported saving around 18.9 million Br in expenses on construction projects over the first half of the fiscal year. This was accomplished by e...

Jan 16 , 2021

Ethiopia Pulls in $1.1b in FDI

The Ethiopian Investment Commission has reported 1.1 billion dollars in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the agriculture, service and manufacturing sectors during the first five months of the fiscal...

Jan 16 , 2021

JICA Buffers COVID-19 Response

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has donated water supply spare parts and other basic hygiene materials worth 1.4 million Br to the Bahir Dar Water Supply & Sewerage Service. Up t...

Jan 16 , 2021

Data Centre Breaks Ground at ICT Park

Wingu.Africa, a data centre operator, broke ground at the ICT Park in Addis Abeba earlier this week in establishing the country's first Carrier-Neutral Hyperscale Data Centre. The facility is locat...

Jan 16 , 2021

New Tech Firm Gets Off the Ground

eTech S.C., a newly formed tech firm with 200 million Br in capital, was launched at the end of last week. The company has already secured four licenses to get involved in cybersecurity, software deve...

Jan 16 , 2021

Locust Swarms Invade Somali Region

The Somali Regional State has announced that locust invasions are causing widespread destruction to crops and grazing lands in all but one of the region's administrative zones. The infestation, which...

Jan 16 , 2021

Ethio Telecom Rolls Back Incentives

Ethio telecom, the nation's sole telecom service provider, has lowered its incentive commission fee for distributors of Electronic Voucher Distribution (EVD) by 2.5 percentage points. The new arrangem...

Jan 9 , 2021

BANANA STALK

Fruit vendors cornered passersby interested in fresh bananas near Addis Ababa Stadium. They are carrying banana stalks that are still attached to their branches, which is unusual for Addis Abeba. Frui...

Jan 9 , 2021

SHOPPING CAR

Caught in the middle of Shola Market during the holiday season of Ethiopian Christmas (Gena), this Toyota vehicle was at the wrong place at the wrong time. It was initially sitting easy, hidden from t...

Jan 9 , 2021

HALF DONE

Shops are not easily deterred to find a place in a country where spaces are expensive and yet few are coming into the market. It is thus not unusual to find shops such as this one, in Yeka District, w...

Jan 9 , 2021

Ministry Kicks off 5b Br Irrigation Dam

The Ajema Chacha Irrigation Development Project has been launched in Angolala TeraWereda in the North Shoa Zone of Amhara Regional State. The project is expected to be completed in the coming three ye...

Jan 9 , 2021

DFC Approves $500m Loan to Vodafone

The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has approved a loan to support Vodafone in its bid to acquire a telecom license in the soon-to-be-opened Ethiopian market. The...


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