1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (558+ words) By Mintesinot Nigussie | Publish Date: 04/20/26 Just five years on, a familiar promise resurfaced on the streets of Addis Ababa'repackaged in new language but carrying the same rhythm: pay now, wait a little, and a vehicle will arrive. This time, it…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (325+ words) The Addis Ababa Traffic Management Authority has restored more than 900 basement parking spaces across the capital that had been diverted to other uses. The reclaimed spaces were identified in all 11 sub-cities as part of an enforcement campaign targeting buildings that…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (223+ words) The National Election Board of Ethiopia said more than 42 million voters have registered for Ethiopia's seventh general election, offering the clearest indication yet of the scale of participation expected in the upcoming poll. In an update released on Saturday, the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (306+ words) Wegagen Bank has secured a ten million US dollar trade finance guarantee from the International Finance Corporation to ease financing bottlenecks for Ethiopian businesses struggling to access foreign trade lines. The agreement, signed in Addis Ababa on April 9, brings the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (11+ words) Djibouti Holds Presidential Vote With Guelleh Widely Expected to Win'FSX Business...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (321+ words) Ethiopia's inflation slowed to 9. 4 percent in March 2026, according to the Ethiopian Statistical Service, continuing a gradual decline that began in late 2024/2025. Month-on-month prices rose 2. 3 percent, suggesting that short-term pressures persist even as the broader trend points to stabilisation. Food remains…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (171+ words) Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has extended the appointment of Lieutenant General Tadesse Worede as Chief Administrator of the Tigray Interim Administration for a further year, effective April 9, 2026. The extension follows a review of Lieutenant General Tadesse's annual performance report. The…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (244+ words) Addis Ababa authorities have seized food, beverages, medicines and tobacco products worth more than 123 million birr as regulators intensify controls ahead of the Easter demand surge. The Addis Ababa Food and Drug Authority conducted expanded inspections targeting illegal food production,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (223+ words) Madagascar has declared a nationwide state of energy emergency for 15 days in response to disruptions in energy supply caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The cabinet said the decision was prompted by "a deep crisis due to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (321+ words) Ethiopia's money supply reached 3. 77 trillion birr in the second quarter of the 2025/26 fiscal year, rising 10. 6 percent quarter-on-quarter and 39. 4 percent year-on-year, even as headline inflation eased to single digits. Headline inflation fell to 9. 7 percent in December 2025, down from 13. 2 percent three months…...