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Ethiopia’s Immigration and Citizenship Service Now Offers Passport Services Mon–Sat Until 10 PM

Ethiopia Extends Passport Service Hours to Meet Growing Demand Addis Ababa, September 12, 2025 — In a move aimed at easing the mounting demand for travel documents, Ethiopia’s Immigration and Citizenship Service (ICS) has announced a significant extension of its passport service hours across the country. Beginning September 2, 2018 Ethiopian Calendar (corresponding to September

September 12, 2025 • By Addis Insight

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Ethiopian Coffee Hits $1,739 per Kilo in Record-Breaking Auction

A New High for Ethiopia’s Signature Export Ethiopia’s reputation as the birthplace of coffee reached a stunning new peak this week when Alo Coffee concluded its first private auction, “Echoes of the Peak,” with prices that stunned even seasoned specialty-coffee traders.The headline number—$1,739 per kilogram for the highest-scoring lot—sets a new global benchmark for Ethiopian

September 12, 2025 • By Addis Insight

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Webuild’s Ten Mega-Projects, Two in Ethiopia: GERD and Koysha

Webuild’s Monumental Footprint: Inside the World’s Ten Most Ambitious Infrastructure Projects With Ethiopia as a rising energy powerhouse, two of Webuild’s boldest ventures illuminate how infrastructure can drive national transformation. A Century of Vision Meets Twenty-First Century Challenges From tunnels under the Alps to hydroelectric giants in the Horn of Africa, Webuild—the successor to the

September 12, 2025 • By Addis Insight

Politics

Ethiopia Abstains on UN Vote for Landmark Palestine Two-State Resolution

Ethiopia’s Latest Move: Abstention on the New York Accord At the United Nations General Assembly this week, Ethiopia joined a small group of countries that abstained from voting on the resolution endorsing the New York Accord, a France–Saudi Arabia initiative to push forward a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The resolution passed overwhelmingly—142 in

September 12, 2025 • By Addis Insight

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Trump Administration Renews Ethiopia-Related National Emergency

Trump Administration Renews Ethiopia-Related National Emergency, Citing Ongoing Horn of Africa Instability The White House has decided to keep in place a key foreign-policy tool first deployed under President Joe Biden, extending for another year the U.S. national emergency that targets Ethiopia’s still-fragile peace. The move underscores Washington’s enduring concern that the conflict and political

September 12, 2025 • By Addis Insight

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Yeka Hills Transformed—But at What Human, Ecological and Economic Cost?

Yeka Hills Transformed—But at What Human, Ecological and Economic Cost? The Yeka Hills Transformation A geospatial and developmental analysis of Addis Ababa’s Chaka Project—an emblem of ambition, a magnet for capital, and a test of governance. Analysis · Updated September 12, 2025 · Addis Ababa Executive summary Few urban projects in Africa match the velocity

September 12, 2025 • By Addis Insight

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Inside GERD: Terrain, Air Defenses, Cyber—Why a Strike Is Unlikely

Inside GERD: Terrain, Air Defenses, Cyber—Why a Strike Is Unlikely Inside GERD: Terrain, Air Defenses, Cyber—Why a Strike Is Unlikely Analysis | Energy security, military deterrence, and Nile geopolitics Ethiopia’s newly inaugurated mega-dam promises electricity, export revenues and leverage. It also sits at the centre of the Nile Basin’s most combustible dispute. A clear-eyed assessment

September 12, 2025 • By Addis Insight

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Addis Ababa Unveils 8-Story Zewditu Hospital Expansion

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — A new chapter in Ethiopia’s healthcare modernization is set to begin with the completion of the Zewditu Memorial Hospital B+G+8 expansion building, a state-of-the-art facility constructed by the Addis Ababa Design and Construction Works Bureau. The hospital expansion, already finalized and awaiting official inauguration, is being hailed as a pivotal investment

September 11, 2025 • By Addis Insight

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Addis Ababa City Administration Approves New Setback Rules

Addis Ababa Approves Landmark Building Setback Directive to Standardize Urban Growth Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – In a decisive step toward reshaping the capital’s urban landscape, the Addis Ababa City Administration has approved and issued a sweeping directive on building setbacks and frontage rules. The new framework, endorsed during the city cabinet’s 5th regular meeting and

September 10, 2025 • By Addis Insight

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Meet Emebet Mehabaw: Ethiopia’s First Woman Selected to Travel to Space in 2029

Addis Ababa – Ethiopia is preparing to mark a milestone in global space history as Emebet Mehabaw, a young aerospace engineer and space scientist, has been selected to travel into orbit in March 2029. She will represent Ethiopia as the nation’s first astronaut candidate and says she intends to carry the Ethiopian flag on this

September 10, 2025 • By Addis Insight