The impact of COVID-19 in Addis Ababa has seen 88% of hotels either full or partially closed.
The Federal Documents Authentication and Registration Agency (DARA), has started queuing service requests relating to the authentication and registration of immovable sale contracts online. Customers can now fill out application forms online by logging on to the Agency website and receiving a queue. The service requests entered will be handled according to their wait line
The Ethiopian Road Authority has signed an agreement with ten contractors for the construction of 12 road projects with a total cost of 20 billion birr. The twelve road projects with a combined road length of 825.23 km will be completed between 18 months to four years. The Ethiopian government will cover the cost of
Ethiopian Federal Courts have resumed full service as of today, June 20, 2020. The courts that have been under partial closure since mid-march 2020 because of the Novel Coronavirus are resuming to full operations while taking necessary precaution and social distancing measures. Federal Judges have also returned to their regular working hours and will prioritize
The Ethiopian Federal Courts have restricted court access to only four selected media outlets in the ongoing high profile court cases against opposition party leaders, and others arrested following the assassination of Hachalu Hundessa and the chaotic aftermath sequencing the murder of the celebrated singer. The four selected media companies, the Ethiopian Broadcast Corporation (EBC),
A quick Google search of JTV Ethiopia yields a search result on the first page stating that JTV Ethiopia was an Ethiopian satellite television channel. The Wikipedia page of the Ethiopian Entertainment Channel was updated recently, and it does not leave room for speculations by fans who don’t know why their favorite channel has been off the
The Federal Documents Authentication and Registration Agency (DARA) has ceased authenticating and registering contracts related to the sale of immovable as of today, June 24, 2020. The decision that was passed by a circular letter has effectively stopped the service for an indefinite period at all 14 branches of the Agency located in Addis Abeba,
Ahadu Bank, a new commercial bank, is under formation and has sold 200 million Br worth of shares as of this week. Ahadu got an approval from the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) to start selling shares back in February 2020 and embarked on the task in March after mobilizing its resources and opening an
The Foreign Minister of Egypt Sameh Shoukry called Sergey Lavrov Russia’s Foreign Minister on June 21, 2020, to garner support over the ongoing dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. In a statement released by the Russian Embassy in Addis Abeba today, the Egyptian foreign minister passed his distress over Egypt’s
Addis Fine Arts, one of the pioneering galleries found in Addis Ababa has closed its doors and moved its exhibits online because of the Novel Coronavirus. The gallery that was located on Woldfiker Building on Cameron Street (around Bole Medhane Alem) was forced to close its doors temporarily as it could not do physical exhibitions