Feature

Telecommunication Sector Reform: The Controversial Key To Ethiopia’s Economic Recovery?

By Behailu Shiferaw Mihirete (12 May 2022) Efforts to liberalise and digitalise Ethiopia’s economy have picked up an unprecedented pace since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power in April 2018. Reforms to the telecommunications sector, hitherto dominated by the state-owned Ethio Telecom, have been identified by Abiy’s government as the foundation of economic and digital

May 13, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Business

Meet Total’s Startupper of The Year Winners From Ethiopia

Startupper of the Year Challenger by TotalEnergies After the decisive final stage during which the 15 finalists were invited to pitch their project to a local jury, 3 winners were chosen in each country. 32 African countries took part in the Startupper of the Year Challenge by TotalEnergies’ 3rd edition! Our aim is to support young entrepreneurs’ that

May 13, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Business

The Bank of Abyssinia Future Head Quarters Construction Project has been formally initiated

The Bank of Abyssinia Future Head Quarters Construction Project has been formally initiated by an International Competitive bid floated in December 2020 and awarded to China State Construction Engineering Company after in-depth negotiation on the contract terms.   Today’s signing sets a significant milestone in the history of the Bank of Abyssinia. Bank of Abyssinia,

May 13, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Business

Ethiopia’s Addis Alemayehou Named in 100 Global Tech’s Changemakers List

 Ethiopia’s serial entrepreneur and investor Addis Alemayehou was recognized in the Rest of World (RoW)’s 100 Global Tech’s Changemakers’ list for his contribution to the tech sector amid challenges. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia May 12, 2022 – Kazana Group chairman, Mr. Addis Alemayehou who has become a household name in Africa’s business and entrepreneurship landscape with Ethiopia as

May 12, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Tech

Google Translate added Afan Oromo & Tigrigna to its service

Technology giants Google has added a list of 24 new languages ​​to its Google Translate service. The languages are spoken by more than 300 million people, including  Tigringna and Afan Oromo. Of these, 10 are spoken in Africa, including Afan Oromo, Tigrinya, Twi, Bambara, Creo, Luganda. Afan Oromo is spoken in Ethiopia and Kenya, and

May 12, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Ethiopian War

Debretsion Called People of Tigray to be on alert

Tigray Regional President Debre Tsion Gebremichael called on the people of Tigray State to be prepared to ensure the independence of the people of Tigray. During a meeting with residents of various zones of Tigray including Mekelle,the president said, “We have reached the final stage of reversing the current suffering of the people of Tigray

May 12, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Culture

More than 20 restaurants taking part at Addis Restaurant Week

ADDIS RESTAURANT WEEK STARTS THIS FRIDAY From May 6 until May 14, 2022, the city’s top restaurants are offering two and three-course menus starting at ETB 300. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Addis Restaurant Week begins last Friday’s with restaurants all over the city offering two and three-course set menus from ETB 300. More than 20 restaurants

May 11, 2022 • By Addis Insight

News

Journalist Gobeze Sisay spoke in detail about his detention

Journalist Gobeze Sisay, who has been missing for more than a week, He asserted that his confession had been obtained through torture and that his confession had been obtained through torture. A week later, yesterday, May 10, 2022. Journalist Gobeze returns home; He told the BBC he had been blindfolded until he arrived at his

May 10, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Of Fathers and Beaten Gold: Long Live Ethiopia 

By Sehin Teferra There is beauty that my father never got to see. Not his golden grandchildren, or the gray in my mother’s silken hair, his children’s graduations or our weddings. He didn’t get to grow old, and a man who genuinely loved life missed out on much of it.   My father was a family

May 10, 2022 • By Addis Insight

News

Journalist Gobeze Sisay Statement After Abduction

One day before Eid al-Fitr, members of the Defense Forces and the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) abducted me and today they  tied me up & left me infront of my house at 9:00 pm. But I do not know where they have kept me until today. Nothing has happened to my health.- Journalist

May 9, 2022 • By Addis Insight