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Major cities in Amhara region gradually return to normalcy after gov’t forces reclaim control – residents
Addis Abeba – Major cities in the Amhara region are gradually returning to a state of normalcy after the Command Post…
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Amhara state emergency command imposes curfew in multiple cities, orders resumption of businesses after claiming local militia retreats
Addis Abeba – The State of Emergency General Command Post of the Amhara regional state has imposed curfews in major cities…
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“Children’s lives hang in the balance”: Save the Children calls for unimpeded humanitarian aid in conflict-hit Amhara region
Addis Abeba – Save the Children called on Wednesday for access for humanitarian aid to continue in Ethiopia’s Amhara region where…
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Allocation of administrative offices between cities in newly established cluster regions in Southern Ethiopia raises discontent
Addis Abeba – Residents in the newly established Southern Ethiopia region and the Kembata Tembaro zone of the forthcoming Central Ethiopia…
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Amhara region emergency command post chief admits armed groups “took control” of some zones and districts, “released criminals from prison”
Addis Abeba – Temesgen Tiruneh, Director General of National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), and lead the military Command Post overseeing…
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Safaricom Ethiopia launches long awaited M-PESA
Addis Abeba – M-PESA, Safaricom Ethiopia’s Mobile Financial Services, goes live today three months after receiving the Payment Instrument Issuer License…
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CBE stands tall with its deposit surpassing the one trillion birr mark
Addis Abeba – Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) said it has made a remarkable achievement in the 2015 Ethiopian fiscal year, as…
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Ethiopia’s domestic debt skyrockets, raising concerns over government borrowing practices
Addis Abeba – Despite the government’s efforts to curtail borrowing, Ethiopia’s public debt is experiencing a rapid increase and shows no signs…
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Addis-Djibouti corridor to get $730 million major upgrade
Addis Abeba – The World Bank said the Addis-Djibouti corridor will get a significant upgrade with a $730 million grant following…
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Khat farmers, exporters in Oromia battle to overcome multilayered crises made worse by gov’t interventions
By Abdi Biyenssa @ABiyenssa Addis Abeba – Farmers and exporters of the lucrative khat crop, an essential stimulant plant, cultivated in vast…
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