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Jun 8 , 2019

PLASTIC LIGHT

A city bus traversing the route from Megenagna to Arat Kilo was noticed with a unique brake light. The signal light is covered with an empty plastic water bottle. Deficient maintenance service on the...

Jun 8 , 2019

BUSY

The new power rationing regime has turned out to be a blessing in disguise for this generator repair man in Piassa. Business is booming, and he doesn't mind using the sidewalk as his workshop...

Jun 8 , 2019

STRETCHED

The pavement in Addis Abeba is mostly in a constant state of construction. As soon as a stretch of road is paved nicely, some utility or other government entity will start digging it up. This project...

Jun 8 , 2019

Debt Service Falls Short of Target by 33pc

Ethiopia has serviced 9.4 billion Br of external debts in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year, achieving 66pc of its plan. The country's total external debt stands at 27 billion dollars...

Jun 8 , 2019

Gemshu Secures 1.2b Br Road Project

Ethiopian Roads Authority launched the construction of a road between Shukute to Chlute in West Shoa Zone of Oromia Regional State. The road will be constructed by Gemshu Beyene Construction Plc. T...

Jun 8 , 2019

Four Organisations Unite to Support Textiles

A project funded by the European Union (EU) and four other organisations with the aim of making the whole value chain of the textile industry sustainable has been launched in Ethiopia. Solidaridad...

Jun 8 , 2019

Ethiopia Kicks off Construction of Irrigation Dam

The construction of the 3.3-billion-Br Guder Sato Irrigation Dam project started in West Showa Zone, Oromia Regional State. Expected to benefit 5,000 household farmers, the irrigation dam will be c...

Jun 8 , 2019

May Commodity Transactions Hit 2.8b Br

The Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) transacted 55,080tn of commodities valued at 2.8 billion Br in May. Coffee took the lion's share by contributing 29,382tn, while soybeans and sesame followed...

Jun 8 , 2019

France Extends 100m to Ethiopia.

The French government pledged a 100-million-euro loan and grant as support to the ongoing economic reform in Ethiopia. The agreement was signed between Ahmed Shide, minister of Finance, and Frederi...

Jun 8 , 2019

State Bank Agrees to Handle Water Bill Payment

Addis Abeba Water & Sewerage Authority has signed an agreement with the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) to enable its customers to pay their bills through the Bank. The new service will enabl...

Jun 1 , 2019

POLLUTION

The river in  Qality is filled with garbage - from plastic bottles to discarded clothes. The pollution of the river stems from not having a proper place for garbage disposal. The pollution affects th...

Jun 1 , 2019

JAMMING

On a street near Gotera, a line of fruit and vegetable vendors bargain with customers, oblivious to the fact that they are blocking the sidewalk and making life uncomfortable for pedestrians, as well...

Jun 1 , 2019

HAWASSA

A view of the Monument of the Sidama People in the centre of Hawassa. The grand Saint Gabriel Church sits in the background. Both structures make the lakeside town more interesting. Chembelala, a cele...

Jun 1 , 2019

Tourism Ethiopia Launches Virtual Tour System

Tourism Ethiopia has partnered with a private company to introduce a Virtual Reality Tour System, a computer technology to create a simulated environment. The Organisation hired Eternal Media &...

Jun 1 , 2019

Bole Gets New Public Facilities

The deputy mayor of Addis Abeba, Takele Uma, inaugurated projects built in Bole district for 300 million Br in a joint finance venture with residents and the City Administration. The projects inclu...

Jun 1 , 2019

Central Bank Disburses $100m to Private Banks

The National Bank of Ethiopia disbursed 100 million dollars in foreign currency to the 16 private commercial banks. The allocation, which took into consideration their capital positions, was done t...


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