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Oct 7 , 2023

Digital Transformation Forum Attracts Hundreds Across Africa

Close to 300 participants hailed from 41 countries to attend the International Annual Regional Development Forum last week. The three-day event was organised by the International Telecom Union partner...

Oct 7 , 2023

Tripartite Agreement Offers a Bridge to Basic Needs for Refugees

A data-sharing agreement that aims to assist refugees in easily accessing basic services such as health insurance, education, and banking was signed between officials of the National ID program, the U...

Oct 7 , 2023

USAID Partially Resumes Food Assistance

USAID resumes food aid strictly for refugees in Ethiopia after more than four months of suspension due to alleged food diversions by officials. Meanwhile, a plan to mitigate the risk of diversions...

Oct 7 , 2023

European Union, Finance Ministry Launch a 650m Grant Program

A three-year program on governance, peacebuilding, green growth and inclusive human development was launched between Ethiopia and the European Union (EU) last week. With a 650 million euro grant, the...

Oct 7 , 2023

Securities Exchange Unveils Inaugural Board Ahead of Launch

In a seminal move poised to shift the terrain of Ethiopia's economic landscape, the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX) has unveiled its inaugural board of directors, with preparations set to finalise...

Oct 7 , 2023

Slowed Down Growth Looms for Sub-Saharan Africa

The growth prospects of sub-Saharan countries decelerate with rising instability, weak economic growth, debt distress, and climate shocks, according to a report published by the World Bank last week....

Oct 7 , 2023

Finance Ministers of the Horn Forge a New Path for Borderland Development

Finance ministers of the Horn of Africa convened in the capital last week to discuss the development of borderlands and private sector engagement during a Ministerial Initiative Meeting at Skylight Ho...

Oct 2 , 2023

ETHEREAL SOLACE

The recently unveiled statue of the late singer Ali Birra glistens in the foggy weather around the Haile Garment area. Art in all its forms has been intimately weaved into the tapestry of Ethiopian...

Oct 2 , 2023

PRICKLY FIGS

Bundles of sticks and figs are sold for 40 Br around the Gofa area, as urbanites prepare for Mesqel celebrations. Soaring prices of everyday amenities in the capital as conflict resurges in Ethiopia's...

Oct 2 , 2023

BEATIFIC SPARKS

Mesqel Square fills with smoke as thousands gather to mark the eve of the eponymous holiday by lighting ritual bonfires. Followers of the Orthodox Tewahdo Church celebrate the day each year that marks...

Oct 2 , 2023

Industrial Park Garners $10m from Free Trade Zone

A report from the Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) has revealed that over 10.7 million dollars (half a billion Birr) has been gained from the Dire Dewa Free Trade Zone in the last fisca...

Chinese Institution Covets Bamboo Development

Ethiopia aspires to develop the bamboo industry through technology, research, and training partnering with China's Nanjing Forestry University last week. Officials at the Ethiopian Forestry Develop...

Oct 2 , 2023

Fuel Prices Go High

Officials at the Ministry of Trade & Regional Integration have made an average three percent increase on the price of fuel, effective September 29, 2023. After only a month since the last adjustme...

Oct 2 , 2023

Ethiopia-China Cooperation Committee Bridges the Gap to Rural Electrification

With hopes of scaling up the solar power capacity through a special vehicle funding system, the Ethiopia-China Cooperation Committee has a discussion with the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) off...

Oct 2 , 2023

Telecom Facilitates the Lifeline of Emergency Management

The state-owned Ethio telecom has partnered with the Addis Abeba City Administration's Technology & Innovation Development Bureau to digitise data collection and improve the response time of the d...

Oct 2 , 2023

IGAD Opens a Bridge to Cross-Border Cooperation in Moyale

To bolster the country's logistics performance, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), along with the Regional Migration Fund (RMF), has inaugurated its cross-border development facili...

Columns

Commentaries | Jun 06,2026

The Elections Offered Order at the Centre, Silence at the Edges

For a political veteran as controversial as Getachew Reda, last week's national elections...

Editorial | Jun 6 , 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

THE GOLD RUSH RUNS OUT OF FUEL

Zenebe Girja used to sit close to the centre of the formal gold trade, where sacks of raw...

Agenda | Jun 7 , 2026 . By MASTEWAL ZEMENE

National Census Delay Opens a New Fight Over Who Controls the Facts

The long-delayed census has returned to Parliament not as a counting exercise, but as a fi...

Fortune News | Jun 7 , 2026 . By NAHOM AYELE

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