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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...

Oct 2 , 2023

Ethiopian Electric Utility Sparks Innovation with New Technology Centre

Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) is vying to build a state-of-the-art technology incubation centre in two years with a budget of 9.34 billion Br. The centre will be constructed by the Chinese Civil En...

Sep 23 , 2023

WET MIRAGES

A booming plastic container market around the Saris area bustles with shoppers inspecting the selections. Water supply shortages have plagued the capital as an expanding population size's demand is un...

Sep 23 , 2023

LEANING LOSSES

A telephone pole gently rests aside DebreZeit road, tucked into the city's ageing infrastructure. Ethiopia's infrastructure has been under rising assault by robbers who mimic maintenance workers appoi...

Sep 23 , 2023

FESTIVE MEDLEYS

Traditional holiday hymns are sung by a group of men dressed in cultural outfits with decorations made from a horse's mane around the Bole area. The early weeks of September bring with them a panoply...

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Commentaries | Jun 22,2026

The Budget Bill Asks the Most from Citizens with the Least Slack

When Parliament takes up the appropriation bill, federal legislators will receive a docume...

Editorial |

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

For Consumers in Addis Abeba, Even Thrift Becomes Expensive

For Senayit Bekele, the day's rhythm begins at a vegetable stall. The lunchtime crowd spil...

Agenda | Jun 21 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

AG MESERET MAKES AUDIT MISMATCH HARD TO DEFEND

Federal and regional authorities have spent months urging taxpayers to pay more into the t...

Fortune News | Jun 21 , 2026 . By NAHOM AYELE