Business

Road, Railway Transport Reform Underway in Ethiopia to Realize Country’s Growth, Prosperity

Addis Ababa: Ethiopia’s Ministry of Transport and Logistics is carrying out a reform on road and rail transportation systems with a view to realizing the nation’s growth and prosperity.

The Ministry conducted a workshop on the reform of Ethiopia’s ra…

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Int’l Research Institutions Highlight Efforts Underway to Improve Ethiopia’s Sesame Marketing

Addis Ababa: Ethiopia needs to modernize its marketing strategies and enhance farmers’ access to market information in order to boost income from sesame production, according to the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICAR…

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Anglophone regions: Traders of perishable products lament lockdown consequences

Petit traders dealing with fruits and perishable food stuffs in the NW/SW regions are still struggling to recover from the huge losses incurred during the two lockdowns recently. The lockdowns delt them a serious blow. ‘I sell watermelons. After the three days lockdown, most of the watermelons I had in stock got bad since I […]

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Irreechaa, a Season of Peace and Thanksgiving

Addis Ababa: In many countries of Africa and the rest of the world, traditional thanksgiving ceremonies are organized with different cultural contexts and paraphernalia. Particularly, Africans conduct a colorful passionate and heartfelt spiritualism and thanksgiving celebration. Irreechaa is one of these spectacular events. Irreechaa, a prominent celebration in Ethiopia, particularly among the Oromo people, holds […]