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Debre-Berhan: A City Drooling Investors

Debre Berhan, a city, located 130kms northeast of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, has recently been an attractive place for local and international investors. According to the city administration, more than 200 investors had invested in the past three months, which is 80 percent of the plan for this Ethiopian calendar year.   Debre Berhan

November 28, 2019 • By Eldad Damte

Opinion

WE IN THE ANIMAL FARM

 “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which” George Orwell, Animal Farm. The last line from the seminal classic Animal Farm has a haunting quality to it; it is like watching a freight train

November 25, 2019 • By Addis Tesfu

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TPLF Withdraws From EPRDF Council Meeting

Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is not attending today’s council meeting for the first time in the history of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). The office of TPLF wrote a letter of withdrawal a day before the council meeting.   “We don’t have legal status to dissolve TPLF with a pretext of ‘merging’,”

November 21, 2019 • By Eldad Damte

Entertainment & Arts

The First Fantasy Sports Betting Application in Ethiopia

Fan11 is the first fantasy sports betting application in Ethiopia. Started by two Ethiopian entrepreneurs, it challenges the status quo of sports betting in Ethiopia. By providing a well-designed website and app, Fan11 stands out as more than just sports betting and ventures into interactive football entertainment. Fantasy football is played by over 12,000 people

November 20, 2019 • By Addis Insight

News

Ethiopia beats Ivory Coast to 2-1 for African Cup Qualification match

To the surprise of many and to the delight of all Ethiopians, the national football team headed by local coach Abraham Mebratu, have defeated Ivory Coast for the Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group K match in Bahir Dar. Ivory Coast had a great start as they scored an early goal by their captain Serge

November 20, 2019 • By Addis Tesfu

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Ethiopia to Have the Tenth Semi-Autonomous State This Week

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (ENEB) announced the end of voters’ registration for the Sidama referendum on Monday. According to Birtukan Mideksa, the chairperson of the board, more than 2.3 million voters registered in all districts of Sidama to the referendum scheduled on Wednesday, Nov 20.   Sidama, one of the 13 zones in

November 19, 2019 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

The Problem of Underestimating The Other Side

Why is it when in the time of the greatest need we are far more concerned with fighting each other? To anyone in Ethiopia with a rudimentary understanding of politics, one can see that there are two major ideologies running about. One is in favor of a nationwide united Ethiopia with its roots in its

November 18, 2019 • By Addis Tesfu

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Ethiopian Government may Closedown Universities

Ethiopian government warned to close down universities where violence happens. The prime minister said this during a meeting with high government officials, heads of regions, and university presidents on Friday. The government called this meeting to discuss the current security issues in universities all over the country.   Ethiopian universities have become battlegrounds for ethnic

November 16, 2019 • By Eldad Damte

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The End of the Ethiopian Ruling Coalition Seems Inevitable Despite Threatening Remarks

The merging of the old Ethiopian ruling coalition, Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), seems inevitable despite the controversies. The prime minister looks determined to push forward the idea of forming one national political party.   EPRDF is an alliance of four political parties, namely, Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), Amhara Democratic Party (ADP), Oromo

November 14, 2019 • By Eldad Damte

Diaspora

The Mayor of Washington DC to Visit Addis Ababa

A delegate led by the mayor of Washington DC, Muriel Bowser, will make an official visit to Addis Ababa on Saturday. Along with the mayor, a group of diplomatic and business communities from Washington DC will also visit Ethiopian capital.   “See you soon! Excited to recognize the contributions of the Ethiopian community to Washington,

November 8, 2019 • By Eldad Damte