July 28

• Ethiopia: dventus Receives Three Million Dollars

  Ethiopian clean energy company dVentus technologies was recently relieved of its capital shortage following an injection of three million dollars from a group of American investors... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Fourth Round Land Auction Attracts Higher Price

  During the latest land auctions, the Addis Abeba Land Bank & Transfer Agency made as much as 26,202 Br a square metre. The auction, which covered various districts, took place... Read more »

• Ethiopia: National Council Approves a Little Over Six Thousand Standards

  The National Standards Council (NSC) has approved 6,565 new and revised standards in the past three years formulated by the Ethiopian Standards Agency (ESA). This is 65.6pc of the... Read more »

July 18

• Ethiopia: More Low Income Houses Begin Construction

  The Addis Abeba Urban Housing Development Office will start construction of 9,617 apartment houses, mostly for the low income housing scheme dubbed 10/90, starting this week. Read more »

July 14

• Ethiopia: A Pattern Has Begun Emerging Recently Within the Administration Of...

  A pattern has begun emerging recently within the administration of Hailemariam Desalegn, gossip observed. His could be defined as an administration with an unusually high dose of... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Spectators Wonder

  Due to the construction of the Addis Abeba Light Rail Project around Mexico Square, the spot become a centre of attention for the city resident. The contractor, China Railway Group... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Coffee Crisis - Big Business Losses, Street Vendors Gain

  Coffee, the mainstay of the Ethiopian economy, is bringing some gloom to the big businesses and some boom to the lowly ones, such as street vendors. Read more »

• Ethiopia: Addis Abeba to Erect New Markets With BR128 Million

  The new markets will alleviate crowding such as this one in an old market place in Addis Abeba where traders use open spots. Read more »

• Ethiopia: Govt Moves to Find Ways to Utilize AGOA

  A few weeks before the 2013 African Growth & Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum take place in Addis Abeba from 27 June 2013, to 1 July 2013, the Ministry of Trade (MoT) organised a... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Nyota Appoints Daniel Stewart & Company As Advisor

  The Board of Directors of Nyota Minerals Limited has appointed Daniel Stewart & Company Plc as its adviser and joint broker starting from last week. Read more »

• Ethiopia: Celebrating the Grand

  The South African Embassy together with the South African community at the African Union in partnership with enlightenment Within (E-Within) last week celebrated the Nelson Mandela... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Addis Welcomes City Mayor

  As much as Ethiopia's capital has been undergoing a perpetual facelift over the last few years, a similar change has not come to the people in charge of administering the planned... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Lion Bank's District Manager Arrested Over ERCA Corruption Case

  The high level corruption crackdown on the tax sector that saw the arrest of close to 64 tax officials, managers of transit companies and prominent businessmen, is now reaching... Read more »

• Ethiopia: A Suppressed Voice Doesn't Have Any Value in Democracy.

  Desta Tesfaw, director general of the Ethiopian Broadcast Authority (EBA), said this in expressing the state of freedom of expression in Ethiopia. The creation of a vibrant market... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Nightmare With the Dream Continues

  London's Heathrow airport suspended both of its runways on Friday after a parked Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner caught fire, but no casualties were reported. Read more »

• Ethiopia: Afrodan, Century to Organise Upcomingholidaybazaars

  Traditionally competing holiday event organisers, Afrodan and Century, are organising bids for the upcoming Christmas and Easter bazaars, offering 3.7 million and 3.6 million Br,... Read more »

• Ethiopia: No Where to Sell

  After the demolition of Atikilt Tera, one of the largest vegetable markets in Ethiopia, vendors who used to run their businesses there are finding it difficult to market their... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Jobless Commencement

  These days, great speechs start with little anecdotes. The stories are beautiful paths that take us to the main points of the message. In the end, sustained claps and animations... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Ending Policy Inattention Towards Population Growth Vital

  There seems to be no political party so fond of the theories of Ester Boserup - the popular opponent of the Malthusian population carrying capacity limitation of economies - than... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Ethiopian World Trade Accession to See Service Offer in September

  With the key stumbling block being the state monopoly over telecommunications and finance,Ethiopiamay be forced to privatise Ethiopia has had an observer status in the WTO since... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Hailemariam Desalegn, Who Is Cruising the Delicate World of Ethiopia's...

  Hailemariam Desalegn, who is cruising the delicate world of Ethiopia's intricate politics, is moving slowly but surely in asserting his executive power, gossip observed. Not even a... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Thebellis Tolling On Traveller's Cheque

  Following American Express's decision to stop issuing traveller's cheque in Ethiopia, starting from August 01, 2013, those journeying abroad are getting hard-pressed to obtain such... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Qatar Airways to Start Flight to Addis Abeba

  Gulf carrier Qatar Airways is to start service to Ethiopia, offering three weekly Doha to Addis Abeba operations on board Airbus A320 aircraft. The Airways also opened reservations... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Pedestrian Nightmare

  The pedestrian overpass located around Menelik II Square in the heart of Addis Abeba, the area locally known as Piazza stopped giving services to pedestrians since it is filled... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Eight Employees of EEPCo Arrested

  The Federal High Court, last week, granted the Federal Ethics & Anti-Corruption Commission (FEACC) 14 days to investigate further into the cases of eight employees of the... Read more »