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Apr 9 , 2022

PRIVATISED SPACE

It is sometimes the case that public property could be transformed into private in an informal and barely perceptible manner. The bus station in Kazanchis has been taken over by informal service provi...

Apr 9 , 2022

HUNGER INDEX

A panel discussion was held at the launching event of the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 Ethiopia policy brief by Alliance 2015 at Elilly International Hotel on April 5, 2022. It painted a bleak pictu...

Apr 9 , 2022

GROOMING THE SQUARE

A worker grooms the grass between the famous concentric steps at Mesqel Square, the vegetation of which is a recent feature after its costly rehabilitation. But it is rarely closed to the public, with...

Apr 9 , 2022

Somali Launches 51m Br Irrigation Schemes Amid Drought

Irrigation schemes built at a cost of over 50 million Br have gone operational in the Somali Regional State. Officials say the irrigation facilities in the Libon Zone have the capacity of irrigatin...

Apr 9 , 2022

Fuel Truckers, Ministry Reach Agreement

Officials at the Ministry of Transport & Logistics say they have reached an agreement with the Ethiopian Bulk Fuel Transport Owners Association over the adjustment of tariffs paid for the transpor...

Apr 9 , 2022

Shipping Enterprise Announces Plans for Jimma Terminal

The Ethiopian Shipping & Logistics Services Enterprise (ESLSE) has announced plans to erect a new dry port and terminal post in Jimma town, Oromia Regional State. The port to be erected on 20ht...

Apr 9 , 2022

Trade Ministry Handles 1b Br of Acquisitions and Mergers

The Ministry of Trade & Regional integration processed the acquisitions and mergers of 39 local companies with a value of 1.08 billion Br over the first eight months of the financial year. The...

Apr 9 , 2022

Semera Industrial Park Nears Completion

Executives of the Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) say that 98pc of construction at Semera Industrial Park in the Afar Regional State has been completed. Eight production sheds have bee...

Apr 9 , 2022

Customs Commission to Approve Franco Valuta Import for Consumer Goods

The Ministry of Finance has announced that franco valuta import of designated consumer goods can be approved by the Ethiopian Customs Commission. The Ministry had allowed the import wheat, sugar, b...

Apr 9 , 2022

NBE Mandates Banks Erect Disaster Recovery Data Centre

Last week, regulators at the National Bank Of Ethiopia (NBE) introduced a new directive that obliges commercial banks to build a recovery data centre. The directive dictates the data centre needs to b...

Up Right Mop

It is a sight not often encountered. Four floor mops lean against the back of a bus, to dry off after their owner has utilized them. Like most types of mops found in Ethiopia, they are made by artisan...

Apr 2 , 2022

Rusty Neglect

Steel and wood scrap materials are dumped inside a compound near the National Theatre. They are haphazardly thrown around near a parking lot along with debris from a bulldozed structure. In the harsh...

Apr 2 , 2022

Easter Comes

Officials of the city and the Addis Abeba Exhibition Centre lead the opening of the Easter exhibition at Mesqel Square on April 2, 2022. The Centre's management hopes that 500 and half a million exhib...

Apr 2 , 2022

Enterprise Hosts Another Exhibition Following Organiser Default

The Easter Exhibition & Bazaar kicked off last week at the Addis Abeba Exhibition Centre. Around 500 businesses have rented space at the event, which is schedule to last three weeks. The Exhibi...

Apr 2 , 2022

Health Ministry Revises COVID-19 Directive

The Ministry of Health has made revisions to a directive introduced to regulate the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials say the revision is a result of the need to focus on p...

Apr 2 , 2022

Accountants, Auditors Association Marks 50th Anniversary

The Ethiopian Professional Association of Accountants & Auditors (EPAAA) marked half a century of operations during its annual general meeting held at the Ras Hotel last week. The Association w...


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