IPSS Addis Ababa University (AAU) was ranked 13th in Africa and 729th globally in the fifth annual U.S. News Best Global Universities rankings. The rankings used 13 indicators and weights to measure global research performance. The rankings, which aimed to create a comprehensive snapshot of academics’ opinions about world universities, asked respondents to rate universities […]
Addis Ababa (AFP) – A palace that once housed Ethiopia’s emperors and also served as a torture site under the communist Derg regime is to open to the public in a controversial government tourism project. The palace compound in Addis Ababa, which Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government has rebranded “Unity Park”, was formally launched Thursday […]
The Ethiopian Herald By Girmachew Gashaw In recent years, Ethiopia has become a regional leader in solid waste management. Just before three years, the country transformed the Koshe dump site, the only landfill in Addis Ababa, into a new waste-to-energy plant, the first such project on the continent. The plant incinerates up to 1,400 tons […]
Daily Mavrics, There is no better place to understand what makes Ethiopia so alluring and get a taste of its multifaceted culture and history than in the country’s fascinating and flourishing capital, Addis Ababa. Ethiopian-born and Paris- and New York-based model, maternal health advocate, and the designer behind clothing brand Lemlem, Liya Kebede, shares with […]
The longserving CEO of Africa’s largest airline Ethiopia Airlines has stepped down, citing ill health. Starting at the firm in 1985, he become CEO in 2011. He leaves behind a strong legacy, the envy of other African airlines who struggle to match Ethiopian’s operational efficiency. Tewolde GebreMariam is a towering figure of African aviation, dragging […]
EuroEconomy By: Virginia Furness Ethiopia’s IMF deal is a notable step towards addressing its external imbalances and to opening up the country’s economy. Ethiopia’s efforts to open its economy were bolstered in mid-December when the International Monetary Fund agreed a new lending programme which, coupled with the launch of the Addis Ababa stock market in […]
When Wang Yijun put Ethiopia’s most expensive real estate project on the market, he experienced a strange phenomenon. People preferred the lowest floors over those with panoramic city views. “Power cuts mean elevators in this city often don’t work,” explains Wang, the site manager. “So the bottom-floor flats became the most valuable. You won’t see […]
Construction Review Ethiopian Minister of Culture and Tourism Hirut Kassaw (Ph.D.) revealed the report and said that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the ministry and the architects who designed the tower, to commence construction works. The 70-storey development will be located in the country’s capital city, in Addis Ababa. It will be […]
By Samuel Gebre, Reuters Most jobs to come from small businesses, Abiy tells lawmakers Africa’s second-most populous nation has 11 million unemployed Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed plans to double jobs created in 2019-20 as he implements a reform agenda that opens up the economy for more foreign investment. Africa’s second-most populous nation will probably create […]
Ethiopian Herald The Ministry of Transport and Logistics yesterday launched free one-month electronic-based transportation services for Addis Ababa residents with 60 electric vehicles that are assisted with 40 charging stations. On the occasion, Transport Minister Dagmawit Moges said that the introduction of 60 electric vehicles is sought to provide comfortable, efficient, modern, and reliable transportation […]
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