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May 27 , 2023

University Autonomy Proclamation Endorsed by Parliament

The autonomy of universities which was a hot topic amongst Parliamentarians for months was ratified with only four opposing votes and 13 abstentions last week. With Addis Abeba University leading t...

May 27 , 2023

Digital Transactions to Repose the Construction Industry

The groundwork to digitise cement transactions is underway by the Ministry of Trade & Regional Integration (MoTRI) as officials revealed their intentions to create a favourable environment in the...

May 20 , 2023

PSEUDO LUXURY

Hiding between luxury hotels around the Kazanchis area, the delayed construction of a swimming pool collects rainwater. The little over 20,000 registered contractors in the country have been battered...

May 20 , 2023

DRY HAZZARD

A gaping hole in the middle of Debre Zeit Road obstructs traffic flow as a drainage system's construction commences following the rainy season. Aside from the seven rivers that flow across the capital...

May 20 , 2023

MISSED RANGES

Dysfunctional traffic lights lay on the ground around the Meskel Square area. A Bloomberg report presented at the Addis Abeba Transport Bureau last week showed that nearly 80pc of traffic fatalities f...

May 20 , 2023

Coffee Export Revenue on a Downward Trajectory

Export earnings from coffee have declined by close to 32pc from last year, with exporters unable to keep up with the loss and looking to turn a corner. According to the statement from Sofia Kassa ...

May 20 , 2023

Ministerial Forum Cites Stymies of Construction Investment

Hundreds of international and local exhibitors, 600 industry players and 19,0000 visitors gathered to attend the three-day Exhibition held at the Millennium Hall last week. A ministerial forum betw...

May 20 , 2023

Geographical Indicators Promising Brand Recognition

A sign used on products with a specific geographical origin that translates to qualities or a reputation was presented as a viable tool for enhancing brand recognition and garnering higher profit for...

May 20 , 2023

Ahadu Bank Enter the Digital Financing Market

Ahadu Bank partners with financial technology service providers to develop digital payment gateways. The Bank sealed a partnership agreement with Chapa and Trusted Tech financial technology compani...

May 20 , 2023

Tech Innovation Competition Comes to Life

A project that aims to energise the business community launched a competition to spotlight young startups with innovative ideas last week. It strives to register over 1,800 people from Addis Abeba...

May 20 , 2023

Veteran, Novice Financial Institutions Forge Alliance

An alliance that aims to transfer knowledge and enhance domestic capacity in fintech was made between Hibret and ZamZam banks. According to Melaku Kebede, president of Hibret Bank, such kind of par...

May 13 , 2023

DUSTY DAWNS

A woman collects remnants of her former business amidst the rubble around the Mebrat Hail area. A task force swept through the capital last week, demolishing what it considers informal and illicit ven...

May 13 , 2023

PHANTOM SUMMERS

Youth around the Bole area brush a hopeful hew to the grey highways. With as little as three percent out of a million high school graduates passing the college entry exams this year, gloomy horizons a...

May 13 , 2023

STAPLE WHEELS

Injera is distributed to small cafes around the Mexico area at dawn. The staple food made out of Teff is a part of nearly every meal in the Ethiopian diet. Last month, the US Department of Agriculture...

May 13 , 2023

Ethipia Strives to Liberalise Continental Air Transport Market

Africa accounts for one percent of the global air service market, despite 23 years since the Yamoussoukro Decision that called for full liberalization of intra-African air transport services regarding...

May 13 , 2023

Telebirr Surpasses 1b Br Mark in Digital Fuel Payment

Over one billion Birr fuel transactions have been made through Telebirr since the mandatory cashless transaction began two weeks ago. The Ministry of Trade & Regional Integration has announced...

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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