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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) appointed Yidneqachew Worku as deputy director of the Information Network Security Agency (INSA) on August 27, 2018. The new deputy director replaces the former deputy director Abraham Belay (PhD), who recently moved to Ethiopian Electric Power. Abraham replaced Azeb Asnake, the founding CEO of Ethiopian Electric. Last April Temesgen Tiruneh […]

Foreign Direct Investment inflow from China to Ethiopia reached four billion dollars, according to Ethiopian Investment Commission. The value was registered by 400 investment projects, of which 100 were established in a joint venture arrangement with Ethiopian partners that are currently active in the nation. More than 50 Chinese companies are also expected to take […]

The government announced that it prepared 50 locally-assembled vehicles as replacements for the high-powered vehicles of senior government officials. The replacements are 2,000cc automobiles supplied by Belayab Motors Plc. The vehicles, procured by Public Procurement & Property Disposal Service, cost the government 1.1 million Br each and are five times cheaper than Toyota Land Cruiser […]

Professionals engaged in tax and customs services revived their attempt to form an association. The formation of Ethiopia Tax & Customs Professionals Association was initiated seven years ago but initially failed owing to denials by the Civic and Societies Agency, according to Fessehatsion Mengistu (PhD), a founding member of the association. Now with 100 members, […]

The Addis Ababa City Administration has prepared a framework that allows investors to get involved in housing development projects in the form of public-private partnerships. On August 30, 2018, Takele Umma, deputy mayor of Addis Abeba, held a discussion with some 500 investors in the city to enhance volunteerism and cooperation and create a fair […]

A military airplane with 18 people on board crashed Thursday morning while flying from Dire Dawa to Bishoftu in East Shewa zone. Bishoftu is located approximately 100Km from the capital and is the main base of the Ethiopian Air Force. An investigation is launched to determine the cause of the incident, according to Aschalew Alemu, the […]

A vendor ferries around baseball caps around Ayat. The hats, of different colours and makes, have the logos of football teams or cities. The vendor, who is himself wearing a cap, carries his merchandise on a wheelbarrow that is common at construction sites.

Though not in a boutique or store window, street vendors in Megenagna have upped advertising in fashionable clothes by using mannequins to show off the clothing they sell off their mobile tarps. Megenagna is one of the areas in the city where street vendors are concentrated, selling items from electronic equipment to food stuff.

A vendor brings these paintings out on the street after 7pm each day near the DH Geda Building on Bole Road to attract people that are coming back from work or taking walks. The paintings are priced between 200 Br and 1000 Br, but he sometimes gets higher prices from customers.

Ethiopian Electric Power, the state power generator, is welcoming Abraham Belay (PhD) as its new CEO. He replaces Azeb Asnake, the founding CEO. Azeb was relieved from duty by the board, chaired by Girma Biru, effective August 22, 2018. She headed the institution for the past five years following the split of Ethiopian Electric from […]

The state-owned insurer Ethiopian Insurance Company registered 946.3 million Br in gross profits in the past fiscal year. Ethiopian Insurance provided 2.2 trillion Br worth of insurance coverage and three billion Birr in underwriting, with 96pc of the profit coming from general insurance services. The company paid over one billion Birr for claims while registering […]

The newly restructured Food & Drug Administration Authority banned the import of one-litre Rani Mango juice in plastic bottles due to a “colour change of the juice before the expiry date”. The Authority took the action following information received from the public. It also removed the product from all food shelves in the market. The […]

Close to 23 towns in the country are going to receive modern solid waste management systems following 445 million dollars of financial assistance from the World Bank Group. The capital will take the largest share of the funding with 225 million dollars. The remainder will be invested in other big and medium level towns across […]

The Ministry of Labour & Social Affairs has unified the two employers’ rights advocates, Ethiopian Employers Federation and Ethiopia Employers Confederation. The Ethiopian Employers Federation, the pioneer federation for over two decades and the Ethiopian employers confederation, established nearly a year ago, had a long-standing dispute over the seizure of power by leaders of the […]

Ethiopia has sourced close to 152.7 billion Br in foreign aid and grants during the past fiscal year. The money was secured through multilateral agreements with the World Bank, African Development Bank, European Investment Bank, European Union and United Nations, as well as bilateral agreements with China and other countries. The past fiscal year’s foreign […]

The Food, Medicine & Health Care Administration & Control Authority has restructured itself by cascading most of its existing responsibilities to the federal and regional health bureaus. Newly named the Food & Drug Administration Authority, its main mandate will be controlling food and medicine. The restructuring takes effect beginning this fiscal year, according to Samson […]

The rainy season makes public transportation in Addis Abeba very difficult. It is not unusual for people to wait for half an hour in long queues under heavy rainstorms. Pictured here are a group of people waiting for a taxi near the National Stadium as they head to Tor Hailoch.

Passersby look on after part of a stone retaining wall abutting Arba Dereja, a historical stairway, collapsed, spewing topsoil and debris into the adjacent street in Afincho Ber. Rainy seasons, apart from the daily inconvenience they cause, are also notable for the sometimes expensive damage they cause to infrastructure.

A man selling plastic water jugs walks around the city carrying his wares by stacking them high upon one another. The method is both convenient for carrying and for advertising the products to maximum advantage. The traditional means used by street vendors for promotion is yelling out the price and quality of their products on […]

Ethiopia named Taye Atskeselassie as envoy to the United Nations, replacing Tekeda Alemu (PhD), the long-serving veteran diplomat. Taye is a prominent diplomat who served as Ethiopian ambassador to Egypt for about a year and a half and as state minister of foreign affairs together with Regassa Kefale until December 2016. Prior to becoming state […]

Ethiopia inaugurated Reppi Waste-to-Energy Plant, a power generating plant constructed for 2.6 billion Br. The former Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation, in collaboration with the UK-based Cambridge Industries, launched the project six years ago. The plant was inaugurated by President Mulatu Teshome (PhD). “The project shows Ethiopia’s commitment to renewable energy,” said Azeb Asnake Ethiopia Electric Power CEO. Development, design and construction of […]

The Ministry of Science & Technology announced plans to establish Ethiopia’s largest ICT village in Bahir Dar, Amhara Regional State. To establish the site, the ministry expects to hold a conference soon in collaboration with the administration of the Amhara Regional State and a delegation from the US-based Hub City Live Project. The conference will […]

Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation have extended half a million euros in financial assistance to displaced families in Guji and Gedio zones. The financial assistance was made to the International Organisation for Migration, a United Nations migration agency. The contribution will be used to deliver […]

Web Gemstone Mining Plc, a member of the British Gemfields Group Company, has announced the halt of operations in Ethiopia amid local violence. Last month vandals destroyed the company’s property, and the police are currently investigating the case. “That necessitates an immediate halt to further investment in the mining project,” reads a statement from the […]

Oromia Credit & Saving S.C. has disbursed 6.7 billion Br in loans during the last fiscal year, reaching 70pc of its target. The company has disbursed the loans to 760,000 farmers, pastoralists, low-income city dwellers, small business enterprises and fresh university graduates. The institution has received 5.8 billion Br from savings in the same period, […]