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Mastercard Appoints Ethiopian Business Mogul as Vice President

Ethiopian business mogul Mimi Alemayehu has been appointed as Senior Vice President for the Public-Private Partnership in the Humanitarian and Development Group of Mastercard. Mastercard, the global payment service provider, announced Mimi would manage MasterCard’s social impact partnerships and financial deals by working closely with international institutions and groups. The American citizen who was born

September 7, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Ethiopia Hires U.S. Lobby Firm

The Ethiopian Embassy in Washington DC has signed a three-month contract, worth 130,000 dollars, with a U.S. lobbying firm Barnes & Thornburg LLP. The Indiana-based law firm will assist the Embassy in arranging meetings with U.S. government officials on matters of interest to the Embassy and assisting in strategic planning and advocacy. As a pre-requisite

September 7, 2020 • By Kaleab Girma

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Local Tech firm to Start Home Delivery Using Drones

Addis Mercato, an integrated e-commerce and logistics company, in partnership with TechEagle, an Indian tech company, is launching the first commercial regular fully automated and intelligent urban and suburban drone delivery service in Ethiopia. Addis Mercato entered a strategic partnership with TechEagle to jointly launch the innovative on-demand drone logistics network for delivering healthcare items

September 4, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Eye Bank Of Ethiopia Named Among Top Five World Impacters

The U.S-based P3 Impact Award, named Eye Bank of Ethiopia (EBE), corneal blindness elimination partnership, among the five leading world-impacting public-private partnerships. P3 Impact Award announcing the top five finalists recently said, EBE, the first-ever eye bank in sub-Saharan Africa aims to serve as a model for development throughout Africa which will utilize global best

September 4, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Prominent Agricultural Research Center Destroyed by Flood

One of the leading agricultural research centers in Ethiopia, Werer Agricultural Research Center, was completely destroyed by flood yesterday, September 3, 2020. The flood caused by heavy rains hit the Center located in the Awash valley in the middle of the night and destroyed different crop farmlands, seed and animal feed storages, and office equipment.

September 4, 2020 • By Kaleab Girma

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Haile Gebrselassie Introduces A New Resort Shortly After Recent Burn Down

Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopian Olympic champion runner, has inaugurated the 7th Haile Resort located in Adama town,  with a half-billion birr cost. The new resort located 80km southeast of Addis Ababa, according to the State-affiliated media FBC report, has 106 guest rooms, gymnasiums, swimming pools, dining, and meeting halls. Haile said during the inauguration ceremony, the

September 4, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Ethiopian Government Defends Saudi Arabia after Shocking Migrants Report

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia defended the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after a report by The Sunday Telegraph, a newspaper publication based in London, exposed the hellish conditions in which the Gulf State is keeping African migrants locked in detention centers. In a press release issued today, September 3, 2020, the Ministry stated that

September 3, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Leah Bekele Becomes a VP at Warner Records

Ethiopian-American promoter Leah Bekele became the youngest black woman to become senior Vice President of Rhythm Promotion & Lifestyle, urban promotion team of Warner Bros, an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment company. Born in Addis Ababa, Leah has impressed Warner Bros with her successful six-year time in one of the premier music labels

September 3, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Prosecutor Charges Jawar’s Computer Engineer Over Telecom Fraud

The public prosecutor pressed charges on Misha Adem, IT technician of Jawar Mohammed, the detained member of Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), for unauthorized telecom infrastructure development on September 2, 2020. The prosecution alleges Ethiopian-American engineer for violation of the provisions of the Telecom Fraud Proclamation and installation of a satellite device at the residence of

September 2, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Addis Ababa’s Ex-Mayor Calls Land Grab Report “a Lie”

Takele Uma, former mayor of Addis Ababa, has responded to the report of Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice Political Party (Ezema), which claimed massive land grab and illegal condominium transfers in Addis Ababa, accusing government officials of being behind it. The report released on August 31, 2020, claimed that more than 210,000 sqm of land

September 1, 2020 • By Addis Insight