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The Ethiopian Tribune

$350M funding for Ethiopia’s national digital ID

A planning document for Ethiopia’s Fayda ID digital identity supplied to the World Bank reveals that the program has been granted US$350 in funding to supplement its public investment. Details are contained in a Labor Management Procedures (LMP) document by…

The Ethiopian government, under the auspices of the Prosperity Party in a flurry of controversy.

Underneath the Veneer of Prosperity:  A Deep-Dive into Ethiopia’s Ongoing Crisis Abiy Ahmed has been making claims about unprecedented production and export of wheat. Recent reports, on the other hand, indicate that his government has been diverting food aid to…

Safaricom Ethiopia’s CEO Anwar Soussa Chid will be leaving end of July!

Safaricom Ethiopia’s CEO to leave next month Safaricom Ethiopia’s CEO Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC (STEP) announced that Anwar Soussa Chid, the telecom’s Chief Executive Officer, will be leaving the company effective July 31, 2023 after completing his two-year secondment. Anwar…

Ethiopia is on the precipice of social, political, and economic disaster!!

The four threats that could destroy Ethiopia By Kebour Ghenna Ethiopia is on the precipice of social, political, and economic disaster. The country faces a civil war, bankruptcy, famine, a shortage of foreign exchange, a lack of debt servicing capability,…

Many culprits stole food aid in north Ethiopia!!

Many culprits stole food aid in north Ethiopia, investigation finds (In June 15 story, corrects para 5 to say 7,000 tonnes ..not.. 860 kg) By Giulia Paravicini NAIROBI (Reuters) -Regional and federal government officials as well as Eritrean soldiers were…

Ethiopian Airlines faces legal case over claims it blocks Tigrayans from travel

A civil society organisation has launched a lawsuit against Ethiopian Airlines, accusing the state-owned carrier of discriminating against ethnic Tigrayans. The suit brought by Human Rights First, a local NGO, claims the airline is preventing “Tigrayans aged 15 to 60”…

Ethiopia’s Prince Alemayehu: Buckingham Palace rejects calls to return royal’s body

Ethiopia’s Prince Alemayehu: Buckingham Palace rejects calls to return royal’s body By Jibat Tamirat & Cecilia Macaulay Buckingham Palace has declined a request to return the remains of an Ethiopian prince who came to be buried at Windsor Castle in…

Ethiopia has one of Africa’s most ambitious housing policies – but the lottery-based system is pulling communities apart

by Hone Mandefro The shortage of adequate housing in cities is an issue around the globe, particularly among developing countries that are rapidly urbanising. The UN estimates that more than one billion people live in slums or informal settlements, 80%…

Ethiopia foray eat into Safaricom earnings

Surging costs from Ethiopia foray eat into Safaricom earnings Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG Mobile phone operator Safaricom’s net profit for the full year ended March 31, 2023 dropped by 22 percent on account of…

“በሀገራችን ያለው የሰላም ሁኔታ በአንድ ወገን የተረጋጋ ሲመስል በሌላ በኩል ደግሞ የመንገጫገጭ ሁኔታ እየተከሠተ እንደሆነ እያየን ነው”

“በአንድ ወገን የተረጋጋ ሲመስል በሌላ በኩል ደግሞ የመንገጫገጭ ሁኔታ እየተከሠተ እንደሆነ እያየን ነው ” – ቅዱስ ፓትርያርኩ ብፁዕ ወቅዱስ አቡነ ማትያስ ቀዳማዊ ፓትርያርክ ርእሰ ሊቃነ ጳጳሳት ዘኢትዮጵያ ሊቀ ጳጳስ ዘአክሱም ወዕጨጌ ዘመንበረ ተክለ ሃይማኖት ዛሬ ባሰሙት የርክበ ካህናት የቅዱስ ሲኖዶስ…