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May 4 , 2024

Tech Tools Offer Digital Lifeline to Refugees

A digital platform that aims to connect skilled refugees and potential employers within the host communities was launched in a partnership between the UNHCR and Gebeya Inc. The project has onboard...

May 4 , 2024

Awash Insurance Appoints CEO, Eyes Record Growth Trajectory

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has approved the appointment of Jibat Alemneh Faji as the Chief Executive Officer of Awash Insurance S.C. Following the passing of the serving CEO Gudissa Legesse a...

May 4 , 2024

Ministry Launches $35m Health Project in Pastoral Communities

A 35-million-dollar project on nutritional and maternal health support to pastoral communities was launched last week. The five-year project aims to boost the capacities of health infrastructure...

May 4 , 2024

Unilever Welcomes New General Manager

Unilever has appointed George Owusu-Ansah as a new general manager to oversee its operations in Ethiopia. At 59 years old, George brings over three decades of experience in supply chain, customer deve...

May 4 , 2024

LEAVES & LOGS

A holiday shopper around Addisu Gebeya lugs a bundle of freshly cut grass for holiday decorations across piles of firewood. Despite lush holiday decorations and a national focus on reforestation, Ethi...

May 4 , 2024

OVERTIME SHIFTS

Horses and carriages function as crucial components of the construction labour force around the Bethel area. Hiring a staggering two million people temporarily annually the construction sector is one...

May 4 , 2024

AVIAN CROSSHAIRS

A committee of vultures gathers on the roof of a slaughterhouse near Qera. These impressive birds find a plentiful food source in the area's extensive butcheries with increased slaughters during holid...

Apr 30 , 2024

City Approves Supplementary Budget for Capital Projects

Mayor Adanech Abiebe updated the City Council on the corridor development project during a meeting. While progress has been made, there are outstanding issues for some residents. An estimated 20pc of...

Oromia Insurance Makes Historic Payout to Farmers

Oromia Insurance S.C. facilitated a 39 million Br payout in claims to Amhara Regional State farmers who suffered crop losses due to pest and drought. The initiative involved key stakeholders includ...

Apr 30 , 2024

Ethio telecom Rolls Out Nationwide Digital ID Registration

Ethio telecom has launched a nationwide digital national ID registration program across 19 locations in Addis Abeba and 29 towns nationwide. With plans to register up to one million citizens a month,...

Apr 30 , 2024

Bankers' Association Takes Billion Birr Stride in Digital ID Registration

The Ethiopian Bankers' Association (EBA) is advancing a national digital ID initiative, awarding a contract to Lamino Engineering S.C., which teamed up with South Africa's BioRugged to supply vital re...

Apr 30 , 2024

Parliament Calls for Stronger Legislation

Parliamentarians expressed concern over the rise of sexual violence during the Ministry of Women & Social Affairs' nine-month performance report, last week. Minister Ergoge Tesfaye (PhD) acknow...

Apr 30 , 2024

Green Revolution Startups Aim a Million-dollar Kickstart

Ethiopia's fight against waste and the promotion of a circular economy received a 1.6 million dollar boost to empower young entrepreneurs focused on lowering waste generation and promoting environment...

Apr 30 , 2024

Water, Energy Sectors Struggle to Meet Financing Goals

Development partners have fallen far short of their financing targets for Ethiopia's water and energy sectors over the past five years. Despite a target of six billion dollars, the energy sector recei...

Apr 30 , 2024

UNDP's "Timbuktoo" Initiative Nears Launch in Ethiopia

A United Nations Development Program (UNDP) initiative, 'Timbuktoo,' which aims to mobilise one billion dollars and invest in Africa's start-up ecosystem, has moved closer to establishing its ninth hu...

Apr 21 , 2024

Ethiopian Seafarers Contribute $50m Annually in Remittances

Ethiopian Maritime Authority disclosed 50 million dollars in annual remittances from seafarers deployed internationally. Abdulber Shemsu, the director general of the Authority, said Ethiopia's memb...

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Commentaries | Jul 18,2026

Millions Looking for Work. Companies Cannot Find Many to Hire. A Paradox?

Pressed in Parliament on jobs and household incomes, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) offer...

Editorial | Jul 18 , 2026

EL NINO MEETS A REGION EMPTIED BY WAR

Weldu Yiheysh, a farmer in Shibta District of Enderta Wereda in the Southeast Zone, was st...

Featured | Jul 19 , 2026 . By GEBRU KAHSAY and WORKINEH DIRIBSA

A Sack of Cement, with the Chain No One Can See

In the Jemo area of Addis Abeba, Fikremariam Wondimu no longer trades cement so much as ga...

Agenda | Jul 19 , 2026 . By FITSUM TADESSE

Adverse Opinions Pile Up as Addis Abeba’s Budget Hits a Record

Bureaus, agencies and institutions under the Addis Abeba City Administration are sitting o...

Fortune News | Jul 19 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER