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Entrepreneurship

Key Things to Remember for a Financially Healthy 2021

This is an exciting time for Ethiopia as economic growth continues. While the country also had to grapple with the economic crisis and shock of COVID-19 along with the rest of the world, data suggests that recovery is likely in 2021. The government is actively implementing the second phase of the Growth and Transformation Plan

February 3, 2021 By Addis Insight
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INVESTMENT BRINGING FASTER, SECURE INTERNET IN ETHIOPIA

January 28, 2021: wingu.africa group limited (“wingu”), the pan East African data centeroperator, and WebSprix, Ethiopia’s Number One private Internet Service Provider (ISP), arepleased to announce a significant minority investment by WebSprix in the local wingubusiness.Mr Anthony Voscarides, wingu Co-Founder and CEO, explained “our two companies have astrong complementary focus on “Shrinking the Digital Divide”,

January 28, 2021 By Addis Insight
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Heineken Revamps its Signature Beer

In its effort to excite its consumers, Heineken Ethiopia has presented its Walia beer with a new taste and look to meet and grow the current demand and increase its consumer base in the Ethiopian market. With the goal of reaching customer satisfaction, the new Walia is brewed with 100% Pure Malt. Pure Malt is

December 8, 2020 By Addis Insight
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Fed Govt Issues No-Flight List Following Armed Conflict

The Government of Ethiopia has issued a no-flight list and is preventing people on the list from traveling abroad. Names had been given to officials at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, beginning from last night, to search for specific individuals from the international passengers’ list and take them out. Sources at the Airport have also

November 4, 2020 By Addis Insight
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Roadblock Against Ethiopian Gunmen, Shifta, Continues in Eastern Sudan

A Sudanese high way close to the Ethiopian border, El Gedaref-El Galabat highway, has been closed for the fifth day in a row by the local community in protest against the fatal shooting of a farmer by Ethiopian gunmen last week. The protesters demand that the attackers be brought to justice as soon as possible.

November 2, 2020 By Addis Insight
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City Inks 15million Dollar Deal to Reduce Traffic Accidents

The Addis Ababa city administration signed a 15 million dollar cooperation agreement with Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries in the capital. The agreement signed yesterday, October 27, 2020, is part of a global 240 million dollar technical support that will last until 2025. The Addis Ababa City

October 28, 2020 By Addis Insight
Culture

Lemma Guya, The Goatskin Painting Master Dies at 92

The renowned Ethiopian painter Lemma Guya has passed away today, October 26, 2020, at the age of 92. Lemma, who was an expert in painting portraits on goatskin, has lived through a career of 65 years, drawing over 10,000 paintings. The former Ethiopian Royal Force taught himself to paint in his leisure time and emerged

October 26, 2020 By Addis Insight