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Jun 11 , 2022

Central Bank Renounces Digital Currencies

Regulators at the central bank released a statement last week, calling cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin illegal and prohibiting the use of any currency other than the Birr for financial transactions....

Jun 11 , 2022

Ethio telecom Inks Immigration Services Deal

The state-owned Ethio telecom and the Immigration & Citizenship Service have signed an agreement to facilitate service payments through the former's Telebirr mobile money platform. Applicants c...

Jun 11 , 2022

Health Ministry to Undertake Third COVID-19 Jab Campaign

Officials at the Ministry of Health say they have finalised preparations for a third round of COVID-19 vaccinations. Health professionals have administered close to 30 million doses of COVID-19 jab...

Jun 11 , 2022

Ethiopia Cedes Stake in Berbera Port

The federal government has lost a 19pc stake in the Berbera Multi-Purpose Port, according to Somaliland officials. It effectively voids the terms of a deal struck in 2017 between the government, DP...

Jun 11 , 2022

WFP Aid Convoy Arrives in Tigray

A convoy of over 300 trucks loaded with food supplies arrived in Tigray Regional State last week, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). The humanitarian assistance is to be distributed to 800,...

Jun 11 , 2022

World Bank Grants $195m to Health Sector

The World Bank has granted 195 million dollars in financing to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts and the overall health sector. Part of the funding will be used to rebuild health centres damaged by...

Jun 4 , 2022

SWERVE ACCIDENT

An accident that took place around Meskel Square created a headache even if, fortunately, there were no fatalities or serious injuries. The red truck crashed into the Toyota hatchback, which swerved i...

Jun 4 , 2022

BUY ETHIOPIAN

Nigusu Tilahun (left), head of the Jobs Creation Commission, Gebremeskel Challa (centre), minister of Trade & Regional Cooperation, and Melaku Ezezew, president of the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerc...

Jun 4 , 2022

GROOMERS

Meskel Square is no longer just concrete but has greenery that requires trimming and grooming regularly. Carrying out this task are workers dressed in their characteristic green outfits, largely invis...

Jun 4 , 2022

World Bank Pledges $200m to Advance Technical, Vocational Training

The World Bank Group (WBG) has pledged to support 200 million dollars to advance technical and vocational skills development in Ethiopia. The deal was reached after discussions between officials of th...

Jun 4 , 2022

Ethio Telecom Inaugurates Digital Centres

Ethio telecom opened centres for the teaching of digital literacy across 66 high schools across the country. The Digital Learning Centres, collectively, host over a thousand desktop computers and equi...

Jun 4 , 2022

Ministry, Banks Sign Electronic Tax Agreement

The Ministry of Revenue signed an agreement with five commercial banks to facilitate electronic tax payment system. The Ministry introduced the system to prevent the inconveniences associated with fil...

Jun 4 , 2022

Oromia Region, Sinqe Bank Ink Deal to Control Cement Price Hikes

The Oromia Regional government has inked a deal with companies in the region in an effort to bring down the ever escalating price of cement. The agreement was signed with organisations such as Sinqe B...

Jun 4 , 2022

AfDB Pledges 830,000 dollars to Improve Climate Resilience

Ethiopia will receive 830,000 dollars in grants from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to be used for climate risk management. The fund came from the Climate Investment Funds' Pilot Program for Clim...

Jun 4 , 2022

Banking Sector Loses Nearly Two Billion Birr to Fraud

Commercial banks in Ethiopia lost close to two billion Birr due to fraudulent activities, a study conducted by the Ministry of Justice showed. Carried out based on the information gathered from financ...

Jun 4 , 2022

Coca Cola Inaugurates $100m Bottling Plant

The bottler of Coca-Cola beverages inaugurated its fifth plant in Ethiopia at a cost of 100 million dollars. With its new facility located in Sebeta town, 25Km west of Addis Abeba, Coca-Cola plans t...

Columns

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