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Ride: Driving out of dominance?

  Ride, the byproduct of Hybrid Design, became the first of its kind by being a mobility service platform in Ethiopia. It is currently one of the biggest ride-sharing applications in Ethiopia . It didn’t start profits right away, it took some time to adjust the market

May 26, 2022 By Addis Insight
Entertainment & Arts

Eregnaye & Dawit Tsige win big at Leza Award

  Best  Single Music- Rophnan 3  Best Video Clip: Tilahun Gessesse – Qome Limereqesh Best New Singer (Elias Meleka Award) Dawit Tsige The Best Song of the Year,  Meselu Fantahun (Limeta Woyes Mita) Best drama series: Eregnaye Best Drama series actor- Million Berhane (Zetenegnaw Shi)   Best drama series actress, Direbworq Seyfu (እረኛዬ) Best Actress:

May 25, 2022 By Addis Insight
Women

Dr Segenet Kelemu was awarded the Medal of Honor on Ellis Island in 2022

Dr. Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the International Center for Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe). Segenet Kelemu was awarded the Medal of Honor on Ellis Island in 2022.   The medal awarded by the Ellis Island Honorary Association (EIHS) in 1986 is one of the most prestigious awards in the United States. They are

May 25, 2022 By Addis Insight
Business

Ethiopian Airlines to order five Boeing 777 Freighters

The largest and leading aviation group in Africa, Ethiopian Airlines has put in another order for Boeing 777 cargo planes. Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mr Mesfin Tasew said ”The addition of these five Boeing 777 Freighters into our cargo fleet will enable us to meet the growing demand in our cargo operation. While cementing our partnership with

May 25, 2022 By Addis Insight
Business

Foreign banks who wants to operate in Ethiopia must partner with Local banks

Foreign banks seeking to operate in Ethiopian following liberalisation of the country’s banking sector would be required to do so in partnership with local banks. Business Insider Africa observes that this could give room to some mergers and acquisitions in the Ethiopian banking sector. Ethiopia is in the process of liberalising its banking sector, with

May 25, 2022 By Addis Insight
Africa News

Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki has blamed the United States for the Russia-Ukraine war

Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki has blamed the United States for the Russia-Ukraine war in a speech on the occasion of Eritrea’s 31st Independence Day. According to him, after the end of the Cold War, “Western powers, led by the United States, have begun a dangerous process that does not represent the American people or the

May 25, 2022 By Addis Insight
Africa News

Ethiopia unhappy over Abiy’s portrayal in Time 100 list

Ethiopia says it is outraged with the way the US magazine, Time, depicted the country’s leader when it had announced the list of influential people of the year. Time magazine has included Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Ethiopian-born US citizen and computer scientist Timnit Gebru in the latest list of 100 most influential people of

May 25, 2022 By Addis Insight
Business

FIFA World Cup Trophy has finally arrived in Ethiopia!

FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour has officially begun with Her Excellency President Sahle-Work Zewde accepting the Trophy at the National Palace. During the reception, CCBA-Ethiopia Managing Director Daryl Wilson stated “as Ethiopia is amongst the selected 51 countries in the world and first of the nine countries in the African Continent, the trophy tour presents

May 24, 2022 By Addis Insight
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Court granted 14 more days on Meskerem Aberra & Solomon Shumye case

The Federal Court of First Instance on Monday heard the case of Meskerem Abera, a YouTube presenter. On the same day, the investigating police told the court that the suspect was involved in riots and that she was paid to separate the Amhara region from the federal government. The suspect’s lawyers argued with the investigating

May 24, 2022 By Addis Insight