Opinion

Africa’s Learning Crisis: What Needs to Honor?

By: Abdiaziz Ali   The world has celebrated the International Day of Education that the United Nations General Assembly adopted on December 3, 2018, proclaiming January 24 as an International Day of Education. In January of 2020, in recognizing the role of education for bringing global peace and sustainable development theme of Education Day was

January 30, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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The Unsolved Mystery of Kidnaped Students Caused Anger on Abiy Ahmed’s Government

About two months have passed since the students of Dembi Dolo university kidnapped while fleeing to their homes in the Amhara region. There is no clear explanation of who, where, or why the students were captured. The government remains silent on the issue, causing anger in the community.   The statement of the prime minister’s

January 28, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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The Death Toll from a Fall Down of Wooden Seat in Gondar Increased to Nine

The wooden seat collapse in Gondar during the celebration of the Ethiopian Epiphany resulted in the death of nine. Gondar Referral Hospital notified that seven men and two women have died of the accident on Monday. A great crowd of people travels to Gondar for the celebration of the Ethiopian Epiphany every year. According to

January 21, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Electoral Board of Ethiopia Announces Unconfirmed Schedule for Election 2020

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) on Wednesday proposed August 16 for the general election. Stakeholders of the election discussed on the draft schedule presented by Birtukan Midekssa, the chair of the electoral board.   Election 2020 is one of the most debated issues in Ethiopia. Some politicians and parties had been proposing to

January 15, 2020 • By Addis Insight

Entertainment & Arts

Haddinqo: Same string…new sound

A fresh new wave of musical fusion & experimenting is emerging in the Ethiopian musical air restored to it. The ‘Masinqo’ – a single-stringed bowed lute – has been played in a slower & mostly melancholic way until recently. One of the few musicians able to revolutionize the way people approach The ‘Masinqo’ by leading

January 10, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Prosperity Party is ‘Illegitimate’ — TPLF

The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) officially announced the end of the coalition, which ruled Ethiopia for the past thirty years. On its General Assembly last weekend, TPLF declared that EPRDF got ‘demolished with betrayal.’   Prime minister Abiy Ahmed, in November 2019, unified EPRDF to form the new party called Prosperity Party. All of

January 6, 2020 • By Addis Insight

Culture

Ethiopia Registered Another Intangible Cultural Heritage Under UNESCO

Ethiopian Epiphany becomes the new entry under the intangible cultural heritage list of The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). On its Twitter page hours ago, UNESCO congratulated Ethiopia for the new inscription.   The colorful Ethiopian Epiphany, also called “Timket” in Amharic, has become the fourth for Ethiopia in the list of

December 12, 2019 • By Addis Insight

Entertainment & Arts

The First Fantasy Sports Betting Application in Ethiopia

Fan11 is the first fantasy sports betting application in Ethiopia. Started by two Ethiopian entrepreneurs, it challenges the status quo of sports betting in Ethiopia. By providing a well-designed website and app, Fan11 stands out as more than just sports betting and ventures into interactive football entertainment. Fantasy football is played by over 12,000 people

November 20, 2019 • By Addis Insight

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Ethiopia to Have the Tenth Semi-Autonomous State This Week

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (ENEB) announced the end of voters’ registration for the Sidama referendum on Monday. According to Birtukan Mideksa, the chairperson of the board, more than 2.3 million voters registered in all districts of Sidama to the referendum scheduled on Wednesday, Nov 20.   Sidama, one of the 13 zones in

November 19, 2019 • By Addis Insight

Entrepreneurship

Fast Track Tech Africa Initiative Launched in Ethiopia

Ethiopia has set on a journey with the ambition to become Africa’s next startup hub. With its strong demographics and fast-growing economy, the country has been restoring its government policies and rallying digital entrepreneurs. However, they are still many challenges preventing the tech sector from contributing to its full potential to growth and development, in

November 4, 2019 • By Addis Insight