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Heineken Revamps its Signature Beer

In its effort to excite its consumers, Heineken Ethiopia has presented its Walia beer with a new taste and look to meet and grow the current demand and increase its consumer base in the Ethiopian market. With the goal of reaching customer satisfaction, the new Walia is brewed with 100% Pure Malt. Pure Malt is

Fed Govt Issues No-Flight List Following Armed Conflict

The Government of Ethiopia has issued a no-flight list and is preventing people on the list from traveling abroad. Names had been given to officials at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, beginning from last night, to search for specific individuals from the international passengers’ list and take them out. Sources at the Airport have also

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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