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Feb 10 , 2024

Authority Dissolves Hundreds of Civil Societies

The Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) dissolved 477 civil society organizations last week for failing to report for over two years. Despite successive appeals by the Authority, the o...

Feb 3 , 2024

Electric Grid Renovation Underway in Tigray

The electric distribution grid in war-devasted Tigray Regional State is receiving a 1.7 billion Br renovation by the Ethiopian Electric Utility. Slated for completion after six months, the project...

Feb 3 , 2024

Ministry Inks a $28m Deal to Boost Textile Industry

A 28-million-dollar project to advance the textile and garments industry was signed between the Ministry of Finance and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) last week. The pr...

Feb 3 , 2024

Housing Corporation Offers Units for Auction

The Addis Abeba Housing Development Corporation opened an auction to the public for the purchase of 3,452 housing units and 306 shops last week. Revenues from the sale will be used to finance the c...

Feb 3 , 2024

Central Bank Poised to Introduce QR Standards

The National Bank of Ethiopia began discussions with stakeholders last week on the pending implementation of a national Quick Response(QR) code standard for digital payment transactions. Chaired by...

Jan 27 , 2024

Rehab Commission, Addis Chamber Join Forces for DDR Project

In a bid to garner support from the private sector for the disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) project, the National Rehabilitation Commission (NRC) partnered with the Addis Abeba Cham...

Jan 27 , 2024

Fed Launches €2 million Project for Job Creation

A 10 million euro loan and two million euro grant to finance a skill park for fashion and design in Addis Abeba and an enterprise incubator hub in Jimma town, Oromia Regional State was lauched. Financ...

Jan 27 , 2024

Mismatched Skills Plague the Labor Force

In a bid to address the pervasive skill and labour mismatch, the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce & Sectorial Association organised a national public-private dialogue forum last week, focusing on imp...

Jan 27 , 2024

African Perspectives Debunks Biases, Maps Shifting Global Terrain

The growth of extremism across Africa was indicated as an alarming development, at the first of what will become a monthly gathering centred around global challenges and emerging geopolitical trends h...

Jan 27 , 2024

Africa's Economic Growth Remains Weak, Ethiopia Bucks the Trend with 5.9pc Forecast

Africa's economic growth is anticipated to remain sluggish, experiencing only a marginal increase to 3.5pc in 2024, according to the latest World Economic Situation & Prospects report released by...

Jan 19 , 2024

Private Partnership Avails Flight Payment System

A digital credit service that offers customers post-flight payment modalities for up to a year was launched last week. Dubbed Guzogo, the mobile application is integrated with 10 airline companies inc...

Jan 19 , 2024

EthSwitch Booms with 592m Br Revenues

A consortium formed by all banks to integrate the national electroPerson-to-Personic payment system, EthSwitch has generated over half a billion Birr in revenues in its half-year performance at Skylig...

Jan 19 , 2024

Document Verification Surpasses Billion Birr Revenue Marks

Around 1.3 billion Br service fee was collected from over half a million cases at the Federal Document Verification & Registration Service, according to the half-year report. The institution has s...

Jan 19 , 2024

Agency Moves to Digitise Kebele Services

A digital Kebele app that aspires to replace manual services in the issuance, renewals and replacement of residency IDs, is set to be unveiled as the Civil Registration & Residency Service Agency...

Jan 19 , 2024

Ethio Chamber Embarks on Market Link Project

A project that aims to create a market link for avocado, onion and soybean producers was unveiled last week. Ethiopia Chamber of Commerce & Sectoral Association aims to strengthen the capacity of...

Jan 16 , 2024

Ministry Targets Digital Education

In a bid to help improve digital education through an information and technology transfer partnership program, the Ministry of Education signed a two-year agreement with the Education Bureau of Korea...

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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