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Roadblock Against Ethiopian Gunmen, Shifta, Continues in Eastern Sudan

A Sudanese high way close to the Ethiopian border, El Gedaref-El Galabat highway, has been closed for the fifth day in a row by the local community in protest against the fatal shooting of a farmer by Ethiopian gunmen last week. The protesters demand that the attackers be brought to justice as soon as possible.

November 2, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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City Inks 15million Dollar Deal to Reduce Traffic Accidents

The Addis Ababa city administration signed a 15 million dollar cooperation agreement with Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries in the capital. The agreement signed yesterday, October 27, 2020, is part of a global 240 million dollar technical support that will last until 2025. The Addis Ababa City

October 28, 2020 • By Addis Insight

Culture

Lemma Guya, The Goatskin Painting Master Dies at 92

The renowned Ethiopian painter Lemma Guya has passed away today, October 26, 2020, at the age of 92. Lemma, who was an expert in painting portraits on goatskin, has lived through a career of 65 years, drawing over 10,000 paintings. The former Ethiopian Royal Force taught himself to paint in his leisure time and emerged

October 26, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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New Book Interrogates the Reform

The launching event for a new book dubbed Ethiopia in the Wake of Political Reforms was held today, October 22, 2020, at Ras Mekonnen Hall, Addis Ababa University. The book that brought together over twenty contributors from a multi-disciplinary team of scholars and practitioners in the areas of political and economic reform, federalism, and nation-building, as well

October 22, 2020 • By Kaleab Girma

Entrepreneurship

Local Start-up Named Finalist at Global Entrepreneurship Competition

Zafree Papers, a local start-up that makes tree-free paper pulp made from agricultural waste, has been selected as one of the best ten start-ups at The Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC) Global Finals. The EWC, one of the world’s largest pitch competitions and support programs for entrepreneurs with 175,000 entrants applying from 200 countries, chose Zafree

October 18, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Dashen Partners with MIDROC Subsidiaries, Launches new E-payment Cards

Dashen Bank, one of the oldest private commercial banks in the country, partnered with two MIDROC Technology Group members, Queens Supermarket and Addis Home Depot, to launch a new e-payment gift card. The card, which uses prepaid stored-value money, allows its holders to pay for purchases at all branches of the two stores. The e-payment

October 13, 2020 • By Kaleab Girma

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Ethiopia in Talks over the Homecoming of Looted Treasures

The Embassy of Ethiopia in the UK has started talks with The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London, over returning looted treasures in its collections, including a gold crown and royal wedding dress, taken from the country more than 150 years ago. The talks are part of the V&A’s move to “decolonize” its collections

October 9, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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2000 Ethiopia’s Falash await Israel Parliament Vote to Determine Fate

The Israeli parliament, The Knesset, will vote on Monday, October 12, 2020, on bringing 2,000 members of the Falash Mura community in Ethiopia to Israel, with expenses expected to reach 51 million dollars.  “Six months ago, I promised to bring the remaining members of Ethiopia’s Jewish community to Israel. On Monday, I will present the

October 9, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Local MFI named Finalist at a European Finance Award

The European Microfinance Award, an annual award given to innovative organizations active in financial services worldwide, has named Buusaa Gonofa, a microfinance institution in Oromia Regional State, as of one of the finalists for the 2020 European Microfinance Award. Buusaa, who was selected in recognition for its work in encouraging effective and inclusive saving, will

October 8, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Federal Government Cuts ties, Budget Subsidies

The House of Federation (Hof) decided to stop any relationship the federal government has with the Tigray regional state assembly and the region’s highest executive body. The Federation that also cut budget subsidies to the state banned all federal institutions from sending letters and information to Tigray’s higher executive bodies, providing support to their institutions

October 7, 2020 • By Addis Insight