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Journalists face growing hostility as Ethiopia’s civil war persists

  Ethiopia’s 21-month-old civil war is accelerating the deterioration of press freedom in the Horn of Africa nation. The conflict between the federal government and the rebel forces led by the Tigray Peoples’ Liberation Front (TPLF) has prompted a media crackdown that extinguished the glimmer of hope sparked by the initial reforms of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

August 1, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Health

CALL FOR TRUTH: FOR NON BIASED PROFESSIONALS

I was a final year, on my last few months of 4th year of OBGYN residency, in Addis Ababa University College of Health Science at Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics I started practicing obstetrics and Gynecology residency after I took written and oral examination based on the criteria of the national policy and department curriculum.

August 1, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Taming  Polarization  and  Bridging  Divides: The  Failure  and  Redemption  of  Ethiopian  Politics

  Yonas  Biru,  PhD As  I  have  maintained  in  several  of  my  articles,  the  Ethiopian  political  landscape  is  dominated  by two  groups  of  people:  Hermitized  souls  whose  mindset  is  stuck  in  yester-century  and  those  who have  lost  their  soul  to  either  Marxism  or  tribalism.  The  former  sees  their  articles  of  faith  as  self- evident  truth 

July 30, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Business

Ethiopian Airlines orders Africa’s first A350-1000

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 28 July 2022 – Ethiopian Airlines Group, the flag carrier of Ethiopia, Africa’s largest airline group, has upsized four of its A350-900 on order to the largest variant of the A350 Family, the A350-1000, becoming Africa’s first customer for the aircraft. Ethiopian Airlines has already ordered 22 A350-900s, of which 16 aircraft have been delivered. With the

July 28, 2022 • By Addis Insight

News

The government announced that it is ready to start dialogue without any pre-conditions

Prime Minister’s National Security Adviser stated that the federal government is ready to hold peace talks anywhere and anytime to resolve the problem in the northern part of the country. According to the Prime Minister’s National Security Adviser, Ambassador Redwan Hussain, he and the Minister of Justice, Dr. Gideon Timotios, briefed the United Nations, the

July 28, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Sport

Prizes were given to the members of the delegation that returned from the World Athletics Championship

In the 18th World Athletics Championship, the members of the athletics delegation who returned victorious were presented with an award at the National Palace. The members of the delegation were awarded from 50 thousand to 1.75 million birr. According to this, 1.75 million birr was awarded to athletes who won gold medals, 1 million birr

July 28, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Business

The total assets of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia reached 1.2 trillion birr

Abe Sano, the bank’s president, announced that the total assets of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia have reached 1.2 trillion birr. It is understood from the report submitted by the president of the bank that the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, which is conducting the evaluation of the performance of the work plan for the 2014

July 28, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Business

Ethio Telecom earned 61.3 billion birr in the current fiscal year.

Ethio Telecom earned 61.3 billion birr in the current fiscal year.Mrs. Frehiwot Tamru stated that Ethio Telecom earned 61.3 billion birr in the fiscal year 2022. The CEO of Ethio Telecom said that the revenue compared to the plan is 87.6% and compared to the same period of last year, it is an increase of

July 28, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Sport

Ethiopia’s athletics team welcomed by senior gov officials

The Ethiopian athletics team, which scored a decisive victory in the 18th World Athletics Championship held in Oregon, USA, received a warm welcome when it arrives in Addis Ababa. When the members of the athletic delegation arrived at the Bole International Airport, they were warmly welcomed by senior government officials. The Minister of Culture and

July 27, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Culture

We are destroying our historical downtown

Yidnekachew Mekonnen We are destroying our historical downtown. The first ever mixed use multifamily multistory housing built by the Italians is razed. We saw it coming when it is embraced with skyscrappers and the closure of businesses inside. We saw it coming when the fenestration is removed. We may never like the Italian occupation but

July 27, 2022 • By Addis Insight