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New Attorney General Picks Fighting Disinformation as First task

The Federal Attorney-General has taken to Facebook to denounce fake social media accounts opened in the Federal Attorney-General Gedion Timothewos (Ph.D.) name. The Attorney in its post published today have stated that there are no social media accounts opened or run by the new attorney general who replaced the outgoing general Adanech Abebe last week. The

August 24, 2020 • By Kaleab Girma

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INSA Reports 1078 Cyber Attacks, 75 Percent Thwarted

Information Network Security Agency (INSA), cybersecurity organization of Ethiopia, has reported 1078 cyber attacks on private and public institutions in the past year showing an increase from previous years. The attacks targeted key infrastructures and institutions in the country and 75percent of the attacks were foiled, and 167 attacks haven’t been addressed because of unspecified

August 24, 2020 • By Addis Insight

Entrepreneurship

Horticulture Fund Places 100 million Birr Up for Grant

SNV, a Dutch development organization, with the major aim of improving the value chain in fruit and vegetable sectors, has unveiled a 100 million birr Smallholder Chain Integration Fund to be granted to industry role players. The grant, which is part of Horticulture-Livelihood, Innovation, and Food safety in Ethiopia (Horti-LIFE) program, will award up to

August 21, 2020 • By Kaleab Girma

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U.S. Names Museum After Black-American Aviator Who Fought For Ethiopia

A new aviation museum is set to be opened in Mississippi, USA, to honor the American aviator John Charles Robinson who had voluntarily joined the Air Force of Ethiopia to fight against Italian invaders in 1935. The Brown Condor, Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum, is named after Robinson’s heroic title “Brown Condor,” which was given to

August 20, 2020 • By Addis Insight

COVID-19

UNDP Handovers COVID19 Response Materials

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with a view of supporting critical business continuity during the COVID19 pandemic, has handed personal protective equipment and ICT tools worth over 930,000 dollars to Ethiopia’s public service. The COVID19 response items were handed over to the Federal Civil Service Commission on behalf of Ethiopia’s Government. The items will

August 20, 2020 • By Kaleab Girma

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Central Bank To Licence Non-Bank E- Payment Companies

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has introduced a new guideline to license companies to provide electronic payment services outside of banks and financial institutions aiming at expanding electronic payment culture in the country. Once licensed non-bank companies are allowed to provide ATM, POS, Switch Operation, and Gateway Operation services which have currently been limited

August 19, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Local E-commerce Platform to Go Global

HellOOmarket, a local online shopping platform established by Belcash Technology Solutions Plc and Amasis plc, is going global, allowing Small and medium-sized enterprises in Ethiopia to sell their products worldwide. Through the website, HellOOmarket buyers worldwide will soon be able to order Ethiopian made items, make payments through international payment gateways (Visa, MasterCard, Union Pay,

August 18, 2020 • By Kaleab Girma

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Abiy Reshuffles Cabinet, Designates Adanech The New Mayor of Addis

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (Ph.D.) has made 11 major appointments of high ranking officials as of today, August 18, 2020. According to the PM’s Office statement, the reshuffle installed a new Defence Minister, Kena Yadeta (Ph.D.), the former security chief of the Oromia region by replacing Lemma Megerssa who had been suspended from his party

August 18, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Football Administration To Kick Off New Season League Competitions

Ethiopia Football Federation (EFF), the governing body of football competitions said that if the health minister approves the plan, the new season of league competitions will start within 6-8 weeks. The statement from the football federation suggested that matches will be played in empty and selected stadiums in the Ethiopian new year. The football federation

August 17, 2020 • By Addis Insight

Diaspora

Five NGOs Obtain 5.9Mill from Diaspora Trust Fund

The Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund (EDTF) has released the first funds for five projects amounting to 5.9 million birr. The funding, which will be made in four installments, was awarded to NGOs that work with children improving the learning environment, hygiene and sanitation, and focusing on special education, persons with disabilities, and promotion of safe

August 17, 2020 • By Kaleab Girma