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Mar 5 , 2022

Telebirr Garners 15.6m Users in Nine Months

Ethio telecom's mobile money platform, Telebirr, has managed to garner 15.6 million users since it was launched last May. Active users account for around 80pc of the client base. The platform facil...

Mar 5 , 2022

Logistics Association Holds Maiden Assembly, Elects Board

The Ethiopian Logistics Sectorial Association has appointed nine individuals to its board of directors and held its first general assembly since its establishment nearly four years ago. Those appoi...

Mar 5 , 2022

CBE Generates 58b Br in Half-Year Revenues

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) generated 58 billion Br in revenues over the first half of the financial year, according to the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry conducted a half-year assessm...

Mar 5 , 2022

Ministry Launches Coal Washing Plant Project

The Ministry of Mines has embarked on the construction of a coal washing and processing plant in Dawro Zone of the newly-formed South West Regional State. Takele Uma, minister of Mines, and Negash...

Mar 5 , 2022

USAID Extends $60m to Youth Empowerment Programme

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has allocated 60 million dollars in funding to a social welfare programme slated to be implemented in 18 cities across Ethiopia. The f...

Mar 5 , 2022

Ethiopian Seals Aircraft Acquisition Deal With Boeing

Ethiopian Airlines has reached an agreement with Boeing for the acquisition of five models of the latter's 777-8 freighter aircraft. The two firms signed a memorandum of understanding last week for...

Feb 26 , 2022

HALF A BUS STATION

Public property is not always safe from the public. This bus station has been destroyed on its left side. It has lost its aesthetic value and is no longer being used to place advisements but its funct...

Feb 26 , 2022

SHADY DAYS

The sunny season has bit in further as the warmest seasons approach. It is thus high time for some accessories, such as a shade. A street vendor is showcasing a collection of dozens, if not hundreds,...

Feb 26 , 2022

FAVOURED CUSTOMER

Teferi Mekonnen, president of Oromia Bank, claps as Gebremeskel Chala, minister of Trade & Regional Integration, hands out an award to an exporter on February 25, 2022. The awards were given to th...

Feb 26 , 2022

Officials Embark on EU Funded Maternal, Child Health Project

The Ministry of Health has embarked on a three-year project aiming to improve maternal and child health with an outlay of 19.2 million euros sourced from the European Union (EU). To be implemented...

Feb 26 , 2022

Agriculture Ministry to Distribute 1m Hives to Bolster Honey Production

Officials at the Ministry of Agriculture are preparing to distribute one million modern hives to beekeepers and apiaries in a bid to improve ailing honey and wax productivity. They estimate the cou...

Feb 26 , 2022

ECX Introduces Five Commodities to Trading Floor

The Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) introduced five agricultural items to its trading floor last week. The addition of black pepper, fenugreek, black cumin seeds, Indian peas, and coriander brin...

Feb 26 , 2022

Ethio-Djibouti Rail Introduces New Stations to Commuter Service

The Ethio-Djibouti Railway has added five new stations to its commuter service from Addis Abeba to Djibouti, bringing the total to 19. The 765Km long railway, which is Africa's first fully-electrif...

Feb 26 , 2022

Cooperative Bank Donates 70m Br to Drought Response Efforts

The Cooperative Bank of Oromia has donated humanitarian supplies worth 70 million Br to drought-stricken areas of Oromia Regional State. The supplies include food and animal fodder to be distribute...

Feb 26 , 2022

Bank Client Data Compilation Window Draws to Close

A deadline for financial institutions to get a hold of account holders' personal information passed last week, putting clients who have not provided the information at risk of having their accounts bl...

Feb 26 , 2022

Safaricom Execs Confirm April Entry

The executives of Safaricom Ethiopia Plc have confirmed the company will begin commercial operations in the coming April. They announced the operator is finalising preparations to enter the market...

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