Opinion

Reflections on a visit to Ethiopia after twenty-four years

By–Hermona Kuluberhan There’s a story my aunt tells of the first time she visited Eritrea. She was traveling along Mengedi Keren, the dangerous and winding road connecting Asmara to the Anseba region’s capital, wondering if this was how she’d meet her maker. The road is known to be treacherous – it’s a twisting, narrow strip

February 24, 2023 • By Addis Insight

News

Desperate Situation in Borena Zone: Drought Claims Lives of 3.3 Millions of Cattle

The devastating drought that has been plaguing the Borena zone of the Oromia region for the past few years has caused immense damage to the people and animals in the area. The lack of rainfall in the region has left over 800,000 people facing severe problems, while over 3.3 million animals have died due to

February 23, 2023 • By Addis Insight

Business

Ethiopian Airlines to resume direct flights between Abidjan and New York

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest network operating carrier in Africa, has announced the resumption of its direct flights between Abidjan and New York John F. Kennedy Airport as of 29 May 2023. Ethiopian first started serving New York from its main hub Addis Ababa via Abidjan in June 2019. However, the route was suspended in March

February 23, 2023 • By Addis Insight

Business

Key local & international stakeholders meet in Addis Ababa to finalize regulatory & legal issues ahead of launching Ethiopia’s first Industrial Gold Mining Project

February 23, 2023, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Major local and international stakeholders of the Tulu Kapi Gold Project, Ethiopia’s first modern mining development today officially kicked off a workshop that aims to resolve remaining consents and approvals paving the way to commence activities on the ground. The participants of the workshop include senior officials from the

February 23, 2023 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Towards the Formation of an Acceptable Interim Administration in Tigray: Comments and Suggestions

By Tsadkan Gebretensae (Lieutenant General) As most of us already know, the Regional Government of Tigray has already designated a  committee to study, propose and facilitate ways towards the formation of an Interim Regional  Administration (IRA) as per the Pretoria Agreement signed in November last year and subsequent informal discussions conducted with the FDRE officials.  I had

February 23, 2023 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

CLIMATE CHANGE: What could be next for the pastoralist communities in the horn of Africa

Abdifitah Abdullahi Climate change is one of the biggest issues that have been debated globally in recent times. The issue has captured the attention of scientists, governments, international institutions, and people of the world generally.  This week African union annual meeting is taking place at Addis Ababa and one of the significant topics that dominate

February 23, 2023 • By Addis Insight

News

Borana pastoralist struggling to survive under the recurrent drought in Ethiopia

by Sintayehu Alemayehu and Sintayehu Workeneh (PhD) Ethiopia is a home of about 15 million pastoralists and is ranked 5th in the world. Oromia region is one of the regions in Ethiopia with a large number of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities. Most of the communities in zone are pastoralist and agro-pastoralist, and therefore, are reliant

February 22, 2023 • By Addis Insight

News

Hope for Students: Ministry Reveals Remedial Program after University Cutoff

The Ministry of Education has announced a remedial program that offers hope to students who missed the cutoff point to join universities. Last week, the Ministry disclosed that natural science students who scored below 263 for men and 227 for women, and social science students with scores below 220 for men and 190 for women,

February 22, 2023 • By Addis Insight

Books

EBC signs deal with Sew Mehon Productions to adapt Fikir “Esk Mekaber” book into TV series

EBC signs deal with Sew Mehon Productions to adapt Fikir “Esk Mekaber” book into TV series The Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) has signed an official contract today with ‘Sew Mehon” to turn the novel “Fikir Esk Mekaber” into a TV drama series. The contract was signed by EBC CEO Fisha Yitagesu and renowned film director

February 21, 2023 • By Addis Insight

Business

ETHIOPIA: A NEW COMMERCIAL CODE

 Investors looking to enter the Ethiopian market or deepen their presence should seek to familiarise themselves with some recent legislative changes of the country’s commercial law that are set to significantly alter the legal landscape for both local and international players. Chief among those is the new commercial code (the “NCC”), approved by the House

February 21, 2023 • By Addis Insight