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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...

Jan 16 , 2024

Industrial Corp Blooms with $100m Investment

About 11 textile, agro-processing, pharmaceuticals, and plastic recycling manufacturers agreed to set up their plants in the premise of industrial parks with a total investment of 100 million dollars...

Jan 16 , 2024

Ministry Embarks on E-tax Services

A massive expansion of e-tax system was announced by the Ministry of Revenues last week, as part of an ongoing effort to digitise the entire services provided across tax bureaus. Late and advance p...

Jan 16 , 2024

Institutes Call for Broadband Development

A spotlight was put on expanding broadband infrastructure and optical fibre that connects directly to residences during a discussion between executives from Ethio telecom, the Ministry of Urban &...

EU Launches Internally Displaced Rehabilitation Project

A 43.5 million euro three-year program targeting Internally Displaced People (IDP) was launched by the European Union and partners across Afar, Amhara, Beninshangul-Gumuz and Tigray regional states...

Jan 16 , 2024

GRIMM GRIND

An outdoor Khat market around the Sebeta area comes to life at noon. Khat has been the third foreign currency earner with a significant drop to nearly half the amount the previous year, 31,382tn for a...

Jan 16 , 2024

CRAFTY CAROLS

A towering hand-made Christmas decoration around the Bisrate Gebriel area attracts onlookers to the nearby mall. Made of traditional artefacts, the tree depicts another dimension of creativity as Chri...

Jan 16 , 2024

CRACKED CANVASES

Landmarks such as the 90-year-old establishment Lombardia Restaurant around the Mexico area were torn down last week. The demolition campaign spearheaded by the City Administration resulted in fatal i...

Jan 9 , 2024

CONCRETE MEADOWS

Relocated palm trees adorn the pedestrian path around Mexico Square. Frequent road renovations have become ubiquitous across Addis Abeba as the aesthetic visions of the City administration take shape...

Jan 9 , 2024

SPINDLY SPLENDOUR

Hand-made baskets slated for Christmas decorations are piled for sale around Sidist Kilo. While the holiday season creeps up in slightly decreased double-digit inflation rates of around 27pc, holiday...

Jan 9 , 2024

SEASONAL SASS

A rooster around Qera slated for slaughter over the holidays looks on in a comical quandary. As starting prices for chickens and fowls quiver around 650 Br in the holiday season, some households have...

Jan 9 , 2024

Ministry Rolls Out Water Bill Upgrade

The water billing system of 15 towns in five regional states foresees a 4.2 million Br software installations upgrade after four months, financed by the Italian government. Officials from the Ministry...

Fed Lifts Chinese Assembled Volkswagen Embargo

The ban on the import of electric Volkswagen (ID Series) cars assembled in China has been lifted. It was initially imposed after the Ministry of Transport & Logistics received a letter from the Ge...

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

Prime Minister Concedes Health Sector Remains Underprovided

The health sector remains underprovided despite rising public spending, Prime Minister Abi...

Fortune News | Jul 7 , 2026