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Jul 25 , 2020

South Korea Supplies Sub-Saharan Countries with 2m Masks

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Ethiopia has donated two million masks to Sub-Saharan African countries through the African Centres for Disease Control & Prevention (Africa-CDC) on Friday...

Jul 25 , 2020

East Africa Bottling Donates 1.8m Br to Muday

East Africa Bottling S.C., a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Beverages, donated 1.8 million Br to Muday Charity Association, a nonprofit organisation that supports close to 740 vulnerable women and children....

Jul 18 , 2020

DRAINAGE HEADACHE

Accumulation of rainwater on roads is not just a problem for the streets but railways as well. On Sierra Leone Street, aka Debre Zeit Road, Addis Abeba Light Rail maintenance workers discuss draining...

Jul 18 , 2020

LESS CONSPICUOUS

The metal barriers placed to separate the two-way road at National Stadium are being removed for less conspicuous concrete road fixtures. Far more effective at checking vehicles from crossing over tha...

Jul 18 , 2020

CONCRETE FOR MESQEL SQUARE

Concrete mixing equipment and their operators are hard at work on the Mesqel Square facelift and parking lot construction. Still hidden from passersby by blue-coloured corrugated sheet metal, the 2.5...

Jul 18 , 2020

Tigray State Swears in Election Commissioner

Tigray Regional State has sworn in Muluwork Kidanemariam, aka Memhir Muluwork, as the region's election commissioner. Muluwork, a political economy major, was approved as a commissioner by the Tigr...

Jul 18 , 2020

Export Generates Over $3b in Revenues

The export of commodities has generated just over three billion dollars during the just ended fiscal year, according to the Ministry of Trade & Industry. The revenues accomplished 80.4pc of the...

Jul 18 , 2020

Lawmakers Vote Human Rights Commission out of Election Observer Role

Lawmakers have taken out the observer role of the Human Rights Commission in general elections in the newly approved revised establishment proclamation of the Commission. The Commission is instead...

Jul 18 , 2020

Ethiopia, France Ink €20m Grant Agreements

Ethiopia and France have signed two grant agreements amounting to 20 million euros for the renovation of the National Palace and assisting the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) development pr...

Jul 18 , 2020

Road Fund Generates 2.8b Br

The Ethiopian Road Fund Office has generated 2.8 billion Br during the just ended fiscal year of 2019/20. The office has collected the revenue from the road fund tariff levied on fuel, oil and grea...

Jul 18 , 2020

Emirates to Resume Flights to Addis Abeba

Emirates, a state-owned airline and flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates, is set to resume flying to Addis Abeba starting on August 1, 2020. The airline has announced its decision to resume fli...

Jul 18 , 2020

Lycée Guébré-Mariam Alumni, Mary Joy Donate Food

I Care Ye Lycee Lij, a committee founded by alumni of the Lycée Guébré-Mariam School in collaboration with Mary Joy Ethiopia, has donated its second round of support to 80 vulnerable families impac...

Jul 18 , 2020

Coffee Export Generates $854m

Ethiopia earned 854.2 million dollars during the last budget year, exporting close to 271,000tn of coffee to the global market, according to the Ethiopian Coffee & Tea Authority. The Authority...

Jul 13 , 2020

Gov't Waives all Tests Except Entrance Exams

The Ministry of Education has decided all students except for those who have been attending grade eight and 12 classes will pass to the next grade without sitting for examinations. The Ministry als...

Jul 13 , 2020

Ministry Launches Nationwide Chicken Pox Vaccination Scheme

The Ministry of Health launched a nationwide chicken pox vaccination scheme starting on June 30, 2020, targeting to reach 15 million children. Started four decades ago, the vaccination has been regula...

Jul 13 , 2020

Regional Bank Donates Masks to Ethiopia

The Eastern & Southern African Trade & Development Bank, aka TDB, has donated 160,000 locally manufactured face masks to healthcare workers. Ahmed Shide, minister of Finance and the country...

Columns

Commentaries | Jul 04,2026

The New Gold Standard Comes with a Warning Label

In the goldfields of the Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State, Ethiopia's balance-of-payments...

Editorial | Jul 4 , 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

A City Between the Market and the Rules

July has arrived with the heaviest rains of the winter, dark clouds and mist blanketing Ad...

Agenda | Jul 4 , 2026 . By NAHOM AYELE and FITSUM TADESSE

ADDIS ABEBA WAITS ON A RENT CEILING

Addis Abeba's renters and property owners are waiting on a city government decision that w...

Fortune News | Jul 4 , 2026