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Salt, Acid, Heat (& some Fat along the way) in the Danakil Depression

By Edom For those of you who have watched Samin Nosrat’s cooking documentary series “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat”, you (re)discovered the four fundamental elements that can either make or break a dish. Each episode transports your taste buds to a different corner of the world, uncovering the unknown, underutilized superpowers of salt, fat, acid, and

June 15, 2019 • By Addis Insight

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Fired ESAT Journalists Fired Up By Launching Their Own Media

A media agency called Ethio 360° launched this week by former ESAT journalists. The ESAT executive board’s decision to fire Journalist Minalachew Simachew and Habtamu Ayalew led to the exodus of other journalists from the media company and the formation of Ethio 360°. ESAT, which was mainly known for its struggle for democracy and justice

June 15, 2019 • By Addis Insight

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Ethiopia Blocks Internet for National Exams

Ethiopia completely blocked the internet this morning at around 7:30 a.m. UTC, 11 June 2019. The incident believed to occur as part of a countermeasure to prevent any part of the national exam leaking. Though the total internet blackout started Tuesday morning,  messaging apps like that of Telegram have not been working since Monday June

June 11, 2019 • By Addis Insight

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“Made in Ethiopia”: Asset or Liability?

By Becky Tsadik My eyes widened. During sales call training at work, I had just witnessed a potential customer’s dismissal of our company. My manager had been speaking to the sales director from a Danish company that proudly imports high-quality products from around the globe Denmark boasts the world’s highest organic market share (13% in

June 10, 2019 • By Addis Insight

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We Don’t Allow Toto Tours to Enter Our City-Mayor of Addis Ababa

In a discussion with Ethiopian Orthodox church, the mayor of Addis Ababa, Engineer Takele Uma said, “The law of heaven states ‘a man is for a woman.’ We actively follow this law. Therefore, we won’t allow anything contrary to that law to enter our city.” In the past couple of weeks, Ethiopians have been expressing

June 10, 2019 • By Eldad Damte

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Prime Minister Visiting Tigray For The Second Time

Prime Minister Abiy made a surprise visit to Aksum, Tigray this morning. He was welcomed by Tigray regional President Dr. Debretsion Gebremikael. During his visit to Aksum, PM visited the Aksum obelisks and he is expected to address Aksum University students and discuss matters related to the recent killing of a student at the university.

June 10, 2019 • By Addis Insight

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Ethiopian Airlines Lost Court Case Against Activist Abel Wabella

Activist Abel Wabela, one of the co-founding members of Zone 9 community and former ground technician at Ethiopian Airlines, who was jailed for one year and five months with violation of anti-terror law won his court case against Ethiopian Airlines. While he was in jail, the Ethiopian Airlines administration terminated Abel’s work contract with the

June 8, 2019 • By Eldad Damte

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Somali Regional Government Disburses 100 Million Birr for August 4, 2018 Victims

Somali regional government disburses funds to the victims of the August 4, 2018 attack and robbery in Jigjiga. The victims expressed their happiness, not only the assistance but also the feeling that Mustafa administration showed care and understood their pain. Tewabech, a resident in Jijiga who lost her house on August 4, told DW that

June 7, 2019 • By Addis Insight

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Eskinder Nega Press Release Cancelled For The Second Time In a Week

Prominent activist & journalist Eskinder Nega once again was interrupted by police from giving a press conference for the second time in a week at Hilton Addis Ababa. While addressing a group of journalists outside the hotel, Eskinder told the crowd that his latest press conference was related to his plan to launch a TV

June 7, 2019 • By Addis Insight

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Police Interrupt Eskinder Nega Press Conference

Prominent activist & journalist Eskinder Nega was interrupted by police from giving a press conference. Eskinder in his latest press conference was planning to brief journalists on his plan to launch a TV channel called Senay TV. The interruption from police came right before the event & this makes it the second time when police

June 3, 2019 • By Addis Insight