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May 23 , 2020

Korea Donates Masks to Ethiopian War Veterans

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Addis Abeba has donated a total of 40,000 face masks to be delivered to 911 people, including war veterans and their families. The donations, provided by the...

May 23 , 2020

Berhan Bank Cuts Lending Interest Rates

Berhan Bank has cut interest rates ranging between 0.5 to four percentage points as of May 18, 2020, to mitigate the financial impact of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The adjustment of the inte...

May 23 , 2020

First Virtual Skills Lab Opens in Ethiopia

Microsoft 4Africa, in partnership with Gebeya Inc. and the Technology & Innovation Institute Ethiopia (TechIn), is set to launch its first virtual SkillsLab in Ethiopia. Microsoft's 4Africa Ski...

May 16 , 2020

Electric Utility Launches New Meter Reading Technology

Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) is set to implement a new technology as a solution to issues with meter reading. The Common Meter Reading Instrument (CMRI) technology, which cost the EEU 416,000 d...

May 16 , 2020

Dashen Aligns Lending Rate with Deposit Rate for Selected Sectors

Dashen Bank has joined the blitz and cut its lending interest rate to be equal to its seven percent deposit rate for businesses in the horticulture, hospitality and export sectors beginning in June.�...

May 16 , 2020

SAFE TRADING

Wondimagegnehu Negera (left), CEO of the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX), inaugurated a range of new measures to respond to challenges to trading by COVID-19 on May 12, 2020. It added a hall dedica...

May 16 , 2020

ROUNDABOUT COMMOTION

The roundabout in front of Yerer Hospital, in the area known as Goro, is undergoing construction. The soil has been upturned as excavators dig into it. The construction has added to the commotion in t...

May 16 , 2020

MAKESHIFT SHOE REPAIR SHOP

A street vendor approaches a makeshift shoe repair shop situated next to a construction site behind the National Theatre. The shop, which is dubbed a “modern-shoe repair” spot by its owner, is dec...

May 16 , 2020

Coffee Export Generates $104m in April

The export of coffee generated 104 million dollars in April, surpassing the value of the previous month, according to a report from the Ethiopian Coffee & Tea Development Authority. The revenue...

May 16 , 2020

Debub Global Partially Cuts Lending Rates

Debub Global Bank, one of the youngest banks, has followed the lead of the other banks by cutting interest rates for the hotel and horticulture sectors until June 20, 2020. For the hotel sector, th...

May 16 , 2020

Ethio-Lease Donates 1.6m Br

Ethio-Lease, the country's first foreign-owned lease financing company, has donated 1.7 million Br to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) National Resources Mobilisation Committee. Girma Wake, board c...

May 16 , 2020

UAE Provides Refugee Children with Food Packages

The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Addis Abeba donated 100 food packages to refugee children that Ethiopia is hosting from Sudan, Somalia, Eritrea and South Sudan. Each food package c...

May 16 , 2020

Huawei Donates Medical Materials

Huawei Technologies donated 10,000 surgical masks, 20 infrared thermometers and 100 bottles of hand sanitiser to the Ministry of Science & Higher Education. The handover ceremony took place at...

May 16 , 2020

City Inaugurates Qality Bus Depot

The Qality Bus Depot, built for 790 million Br, was inaugurated on May 16, 2020, in the presence of Deputy Mayor Takele Uma. Qality Bus Depot, which rests on five hectares, has a garage, washing an...

May 9 , 2020

US Grants $37m to Combat COVID-19

The United States has donated 37 million dollars to Ethiopia to help the country mitigate the potential spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The funding will be used to ensure continued oper...

May 9 , 2020

Diaspora Trust Fund Donates $1m Worth of Protective Gear

The Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund (EDTF) has procured eight types of personal protective equipment (PPE) worth 1.2 million dollars to be used to safeguard the well-being of frontline health personnel...

Columns

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

Electric Cars Boom Tests Insurers' Petrol-Era Rulebook

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

Fortune News | Jun 27 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER