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“None beyond dialogue and negotiations.”

Binalf Andualem, minister of Peace, told Parliamentarians that the violent confli...

“Life is not lost due to famine.”

Legesse Tulu (PhD), minister in charge of Government Communications Service, said...

“A dark cloud of starvation and death.”

The Interim Regional Administration (IRA) of Tigray, under the leadership of Gata...

“Short-sighted.”

Ilyas M. Dawaleh, Djibouti's minister of Economy & Finance, took to Twitter last week to criticise the Houthi militias for disrupting th...

“The use of force to resolve differences should end.”

President Sahleworq Zewdie pleaded to Ethiopians, addressing a crowd in Jigjiga,...

“In a frank and open manner.”

The federal government and the European Union said in a joint statement issued la...

“We’re comfortable.”

Central Bank Governor Mamo Miheretu responded to The Banker, a London-based magazine's November 2023 edition, about the amount of foreign cu...

“The Irish government has been in the forefront.”

Getachew Reda, president of the Tigray Provisional Administration, thanked Nicola...

“There’re no laws in times of hunger.”

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) told Parliament last week that a growing populati...

“Impossible to believe.”

Solomon Mulugeta, general manager of Ethiopia's Metal & Engineering Industries Association, told the media last week that metal products...

“Let’s not allow the clouds of conflict to hide the sun of hope.”

Pope Francis tweeted last week, calling followers of his faith to seek and pray f...

“Ethiopia will invade no country.”

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD), the commander-in-chief of the Ethiopian National...

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Sunday With Eden

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Natural Birth, Ultimate Test of Womanhood?

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Entrepreneurship for Unemployed Graduates

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Agenda

Inflation, Insecurity Leave the Tourism Industry Smouldering

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For 43-year-old Alemnesh Neri, travels to her hometown of Gumer in central Ethiopia h...

Legacy Businesses Face Succession Struggles, Market Shifts

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Heleanna Georgalis never anticipated that she would become the fourth-generation prop...

Holiday Market Dampened by Rising Food Prices

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Atkilt Tera, located in the Haile Garment neighbourhood, has not seen its usual activ...

Online Market Thrives During Festive Season

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Gallery

Parliament Approves New Cabinet Members

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Parliament Approves New Cabinet, Incorporates Opposition Leaders Lawmakers have approved today the nominations of 22 ministers, including three opposition leaders. Two MPs have voted against, while 12 abstained...

2020 in Posterity

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TIGRAY VOTES DESPITE "NULL & VOID" THREAT

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IN-PICTURE: LAUREATE'S RECEPTION  

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PM Abiy Ahmed (PhD) at a Gala Dinner Called for the Awarding of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize

May 6 , 2019

Faces, Voices of Addis Abeba

Apr 26 , 2019

Commentaries

Adolescents Face a Mental Health Crisis as Stigma, Neglect Prevail

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Debt Trap Looms Over Global Push for SDGs as Financial Strain Derails Progress

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Fineline

Leaders of the National . . .

Leaders of the National Election Board are in a charm offensive mood, of a sort. Last week, they organised a rare tour for members of the me...

When the country’s most. . .

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Fortune news

FESTIVITY MEETS FRUGALITY

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For 43-year-old Alemnesh Neri, the twice-yearly trips from Addis Abeba to her hometown of Gumer was a cherished tradition, a time to reconne...

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Ethiopia's journey into the digital age faces challenges as a recent UN report ranked the country 169th o...

UN-Backed Fund Targets Overlooked Entrepreneurs, Contests Entrenched Banking System

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AquaAddis, one of the pioneer bottled water brands, has abruptly suspended operations at its Burayu plant...

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