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Facebook Introduces Program To Support Small Businesses In Ethiopia

Summer Media, Addis Ababa-based media firm, has launched a program, “Boost with Facebook,” to provide free training for small businesses aiming to support their digital business expansion.The program, organized in partnership with Facebook, aims to train 1,500 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across Ethiopia on using digital tools and technologies to reach new customers on

September 30, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Benishangul Gumuz Removes Officials for Negligence Following Ethnic Attack

Benishangul Gumuz Regional State has removed the Security chief, Special Force Commander, Deputy Police Commissioner, and 42 other high-ranking officials in the region, citing negligence of duty and having involvement in the recent attacks in the region that left an unspecified number of people killed and over 5000 displaced in Metekel Zone. The regional government

September 28, 2020 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Why Ethiopian Americans Should Vote in the November Elections

By Emebet S. Bekele “Being a citizen of a country brings with it a set of privileges and responsibilities” my dad always said. And so, I have always voted because my father had ingrained in me the civic duty of a person living in a democratic country.  I am aware that I am probably amongst

September 25, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Center Comes up with Herbicide to Rescue Lakes from Alien Weed, Emboch

A local botanical research and development center, Este Hiwot, has stated that it has found a herbicide that can put an end to water hyacinth, the invasive weed locally known as “Emboch.”  Ethiopian Experts & Scholars Association, who gave a press briefing on the matter yesterday, stated that the herbicide was discovered using homegrown knowledge

September 23, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Court Grants Bail Right for Lidetu

The Oromia Regional State East Shewa Zone Division of the Federal High Court granted a 100,000 birr bail to Lidetu Ayalew, founder of the opposition Ethiopian Democratic Party (EDP). The decision by the court in Bishoftu Town was passed today, and according to the lawyers who talked to Addis Standard, a local digital megazine, efforts

September 22, 2020 • By Addis Insight

Diaspora

Merawi Gerima Debuts On Netflix

Merawi Gerima, has made a debut on the giant American streaming platform, Netflix, last week, with his award-winning feature film “Residue.” Merawi, whose father is a famous Ethiopian filmmaker Haile Gerima, joined the show world with his first directed movie, which focuses on his childhood in D.C. American filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s film company, Array acquired

September 22, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Health Minister Endorses Holding the Election

The Ministry of Health passed its recommendation today, September 18, 2020, stating holding the disputed national election is now possible despite further increased COVID-19 cases in the country. Health Minister Lia Taddesse, in her report to the House of People Representatives, stated that as long as recommended COVID-19 precautions and guidelines are strictly followed, holding

September 18, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Maaza Mengiste Nominated for The World’s Top Book Award

The Booker Prizes has shortlisted the novel of Ethiopian-American author Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, among the six finalists to win the world-leading literary award. The judges of the prize have picked the six finalists recently from the 13 longlisted authors to honor the finest English language fiction of 2020. During the announcement on its

September 16, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Professor Fetien Becomes The Only Female University President In Ethiopia

The Ministry of Science and Higher Education appointed Professor Fetien Abay, a tenured professor in plant breeding and seed, as an interim president of Mekelle University, making her the only woman in Ethiopia currently leading a public university. The appointment saw the replacement of the recently retired long-serving president of the university, Kindeya Gebrehiwot. Born

September 16, 2020 • By Addis Insight

Diaspora

U.S. Detains Ethiopian Man For Alleged Currency Smuggling

The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently seized an unreported $98,762 at Washington Dulles International Airport, from an Ethiopian man who was traveling to Addis Ababa. CBP, U.S. primary border control organization, in a press release notified that officials found unreported $79,650 inside shoes and pockets while further exminining his baggage after

September 15, 2020 • By Addis Insight