COVID-19

UNDP Handovers COVID19 Response Materials

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with a view of supporting critical business continuity during the COVID19 pandemic, has handed personal protective equipment and ICT tools worth over 930,000 dollars to Ethiopia’s public service. The COVID19 response items were handed over to the Federal Civil Service Commission on behalf of Ethiopia’s Government. The items will

August 20, 2020 • By Kaleab Girma

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Local E-commerce Platform to Go Global

HellOOmarket, a local online shopping platform established by Belcash Technology Solutions Plc and Amasis plc, is going global, allowing Small and medium-sized enterprises in Ethiopia to sell their products worldwide. Through the website, HellOOmarket buyers worldwide will soon be able to order Ethiopian made items, make payments through international payment gateways (Visa, MasterCard, Union Pay,

August 18, 2020 • By Kaleab Girma

Diaspora

Five NGOs Obtain 5.9Mill from Diaspora Trust Fund

The Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund (EDTF) has released the first funds for five projects amounting to 5.9 million birr. The funding, which will be made in four installments, was awarded to NGOs that work with children improving the learning environment, hygiene and sanitation, and focusing on special education, persons with disabilities, and promotion of safe

August 17, 2020 • By Kaleab Girma

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Social Media Age Envelops Ethiopian Marketing Sector

When Mekdes Mulugeta opened her first social media account, back in high school, she never thought she would become a social media star a few years down the line. “Everybody in my school had a Facebook account, and I used the platform to chat with friends and family,” said Mekdes, a final year architecture student.

August 14, 2020 • By Kaleab Girma

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Addis Ababa Resumes Sale of Immovable Properties

The Federal Documents Authentication and Registration Agency (DARA) has resumed authenticating and registering contracts related to the sale of immovable properties today, August 13, 2020. The Agency had stopped the service since June 24, 2020, as the Novel Coronavirus increased in the country. People who have entered into a sale of immovable contracts in the

August 13, 2020 • By Kaleab Girma

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Ministry Digitizes Services, Joins E-service Platform

The Ministry of Labor & Social Affairs has digitized its services, joining the Ethiopian e-Services portal, a government platform for online services. The Ministry took ten of its services online, including registration of trade unions and their leaders, amendment of bylaw registration, collective agreement registration and issuance of competency certificate for occupational safety and health consultancy.

August 11, 2020 • By Kaleab Girma

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Banks to Access Agency’s Database

Commercial banks in Ethiopia will soon be able to access the database of the Federal Documents Authentication and Registration Agency (DARA). The integration, which is in the final stages, will allow banks to directly verify and confirm the authenticated power of attorney documents issued by the Agency. Developed by Custor Computing Plc, a local IT

August 5, 2020 • By Kaleab Girma

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Commission to Register the Asset of Government Employees

The Federal Ethics & Anti-Corruption Commission is to begin the registration of government employees’ assets. The documentation of the assets aims to ensure transparency and accountability through curbing malpractice and corruption. Accordingly, government employees will soon have to disclose and register all of their movable and immovable assets including landholdings and debts. Respective government employer

August 4, 2020 • By Kaleab Girma

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City to Conduct Land Audit 

The Addis Ababa City Administration is set to conduct land audit and registration in the capital with the view of updating the current land possession status of the City as well as relocating land obtained ‘illegally.’ Deputy mayor Takele Uma broke the news today in the 3rd regular session of Addis Ababa City Administration Council

August 3, 2020 • By Kaleab Girma

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Canal + to Launch the First Ethiopian Pay TV Channels

The French pay-television broadcaster Canal + is to launch the first Ethiopian premium channels in 2021. Dubbed Canal + Ethiopia, the broadcast programs aired through Direct-to-Home (DTH) platform, will have some 50 channels in a mix of standard and high definition, with the addition of a selection of Ethiopian free-to-air content. Canal + plans to

July 30, 2020 • By Kaleab Girma