A Front a far cry from democracy, people of Tigray

As the needle of Ethiopia’s political compass points in the direction of reform and change, comments and criticism on TPLF, which is one of the coalitions of EPRDF, is mounting. Arena Tigray... Read more »

Ministry strives licensing teachers’ profession, achieving quality education

ADDIS ABABA – Licensing of teachers and school principals is underway in educational institutions across the country to attain notable achievement in quality education, the Ministry of Education said. Kasanesh Alemu, Director... Read more »

FDI has assisted technology transfer for Domestic Enterprise: AACCSA

ADDIS ABABA–Local enterprises have benefited from the technology transfer created by Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country, according to a study by Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations (AACCSA).... Read more »

Change of mindset for tax collection

Ethiopian Ministry of Revenues  has recently announced that studies are being finalized to adopt a new technology to improve the existing revenue collection system. Even though updating the system with latest technologies... Read more »

Amending, proclamations vital in institutionalizing ongoing reform: HPR

ADDIS ABABA- Amendment of available proclamations and enacting new ones helps to institutionalize promised reforms, strengthening democratization process and to respond the public demand through clearly defined laws: House of Peoples Representatives... Read more »

Scaling up the fight against corruption

Report by Transparency International ranks Ethiopia 107th least corrupt nation out of 175 countries. But, if ordinary people fight back against corruption, they can make a real difference, it suggested. Scholars also... Read more »

Confederation calls for fixed-minimum wage in private firms

• Labor integration crucial to speed up industrialization: Deputy PM ADDIS ABABA – Confederation of Ethiopian Labor Unions stressed that absence of fixed minimum wage and lack of proper enforcement of laws... Read more »

Authority’s digital inventory to come to operation

ADDIS ABABA- Cultural Heritage Management Inventory System (CHMS) aimed at preventing illicit heritage trafficking and making profiles of heritages accessible to visitors will soon be launched, said Authority for Research and Conservation... Read more »

President receives Eritrean Ambassador, et al. credentials

ADDIS ABABA – President Sahlework Zewde received credentials of five ambassadors, including from Eritrea’s Amb. Semere Russom Hadera who has set foot in the country’s embassy after twenty years of diplomatic break... Read more »

Premier among Africa’s history makers in 2018—BBC reports

In our series of letters from African writers, Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene looks back at some of the big events on the continent in 2018. It has been a year where one... Read more »