News

Continent’s First Pan-African Freelance Talent Marketplace is Born, Gebeya Inc.

Gebeya Inc. the Pan-African source for freelance professional talent, announced the launch of its revamped marketplace, the first of its kind in terms of reach in Africa. Before investment, Gebeya operated mostly a manual non-scalable marketplace model. Gebeya raised a $2M seed investment in Feb 2020, co-led by Partech and Orange Ventures and followed by

June 16, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Feature

Prospects of The Future: Telebirr and Banks

what if anyone owning a cell phone, whether rich or poor, also had access to financial services with the ability to save and send money safely, no matter where they are located?   it is already happening in Ethiopia, which has become part of the giant Ethio telecom company. Mobile money is an electronic wallet service.

June 10, 2021 • By Addis Insight

News

The Ministry of Revenues signed an agreement to establish an E-payment and E- tax system with different private banks

The Ministry of Revenues signed an agreement to establish an E-payment and E-tax system with different private banks. The Ministry of Revenues that started the initiative two years ago has agreed with five banks and an internet security agency. Only two years ago, Commercial Bank was giving this service, and now four private banks have

June 10, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Entrepreneurship

Addis Ababa Angels Invests in Eshi Express,

June 09, 2021; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia– Addis Ababa Angles Network founded with the aim of promoting economic development and sustainability in Ethiopia, announced its investment in Eshi Express, a delivery service firm, as part of the strong belief in the transformational capacity of a robust startup ecosystem on the nation’s economy. Delivery business plays a

June 9, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Feature

iceaddis- 10 years in the valley

When one looks into a mirror, the image reflects what it is today. But it also reveals what it used to be. Although appearances and many things change, many of the underlying characteristics remain the same. The same is true for iceaddis. The tech industry is full of revolutionary ideas. It’s a niche market that boasts

May 29, 2021 • By Emrakel sileshi

Entrepreneurship

Creative Hub Now Opening in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa. The first Creative Hub Ethiopia has been established by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Federal Small and Medium Manufacturing Industries Promotion Authority (FeSMMIPA), thanks to a generous contribution from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS). The Hub is an envisioned platform that offers services and spaces to designers,

May 27, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Entrepreneurship

Ethio Locate – Insights to Your Destination

Ethio Locate is an ingenious effort by a young entrepreneur to remodel the way how people travel. Every great story starts with a terrible experience insight, Yishak Amdeselassie founder and CEO of Ethio Locate mentions, “I was in the venture of taking a trip outside of the city, and I was baffled there was no

May 22, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Culture

How Few Record Labels Changed Ethiopian Music

Beacons of Ethiopian Music How few record labels changed Ethiopian music Strolling down the memory lane by revealing musical revolutionary scenes of the 1960’s Ethiopian music arena, one must expend credits to the fascinating musical genius into count.  In the hindsight, the 1960s is the most relevant era in making Ethiopian music independent and an

May 18, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Women

Reminiscing a Life of Passionate Woman

For her youth group, she was the mother they never had; she was the ray of light for the people she inevitably looked after, and the hope-filled persona for people around her. Yet she became on the death toll of Covid -19. Zemi Yenus, whose lifelong hearth of helping people in need and her deep

May 18, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Feature

The Fate of Regional Special Forces

Arts TV televised a debate pertaining to the fate of Regional Special Forces Yesterday. The debaters were Solomon W/ Gebriel, a human rights expert and Belayhun Arega from general attorney office where Solomon W/ Gebriel argued that regional Special Forces should to continue to exist and operate under regional administrations comand, while Belayhun Arega debated

April 22, 2021 • By Belay Adugna