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Ethiopia.gov.et Brings the Country’s Heritage, Development, and Investment Opportunities Together

Beyond sharing history, the new ethiopia.gov.et portal connects foreign investors, tourists, and citizens directly with the modern economy.

Nov 4, 2026•Kana Newsroom

Government & Policy

Ethiopia Scales Up Subsidized Health Coverage in Bid to Shield Working Class from Medical Shocks

Oct 20, 2026•Kana Newsroom

Government & Policy

Ethiopia Will Guarantee State Company Contracts to Attract Infrastructure Lenders

Oct 19, 2026•Kana Newsroom

Government & Policy

Ethiopian Capital Market Clears Way for Everyday Savers to Pool Funds into Prime Real Estate and Stocks

Sep 28, 2026•Kana Newsroom

Government & Policy

Ethiopia's Fayda ID System Takes Runner-Up Honors at Two Global Digital Awards in New York.

Sep 23, 2026•Kana Newsroom

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Ethiopia Scales Up Subsidized Health Coverage in Bid to Shield Working Class from Medical Shocks

By slashing premiums for small taxpayers and formalizing traditional community safety nets, the capital’s expanding insurance scheme is building a macroeconomic shield for millions of low-income families.

Oct 20, 2026•Kana Newsroom

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Ethiopia Will Guarantee State Company Contracts to Attract Infrastructure Lenders

New rules target the "bankability" hurdle that stalled $1.2 billion in geothermal and solar investments under IMF borrowing limits, giving foreign banks the legal safety net needed to finance private mega-projects.

Oct 19, 2026•Kana Newsroom

Government & Policy

Ethiopian Capital Market Clears Way for Everyday Savers to Pool Funds into Prime Real Estate and Stocks

The new legal framework lets citizens with modest savings pool their cash to become fractional owners of commercial high-rises and corporate shares with mandatory dividend payouts.

Sep 28, 2026•Kana Newsroom

Government & Policy

Ethiopia's Fayda ID System Takes Runner-Up Honors at Two Global Digital Awards in New York.

The biometric platform placed second at both the Digital@UNGA Awards (behind Ukraine’s Diia) and the 50-in-5 Awards, global recognition for a system Ethiopia built entirely without purchasing foreign software.

Sep 23, 2026•Kana Newsroom

Government & Policy

Megech Dam Nears Completion After 19-Year Delay to Water Gondar

New Contractor pushes the stalled 33-million-cubic-meter reservoir to 94 percent completion, securing drinking water and 17,000 hectares of irrigation for the Amhara region.

Sep 14, 2026•Kana Newsroom

Government & Policy

Ethiopia's Grade 12 Pass Rate Is Four Times Higher Than Four Years ago.

Zero-scoring schools halved, perfect scores rose, and most candidates now test digitally — the clearest signs that a bruising four-year reform of Ethiopia's university entrance exam is showing results.

Aug 28, 2026•Kana Newsroom

Government & Policy

Ethiopia's New Cybersecurity Law: What Banks, Hospitals and Power Companies Now Have to Do

A proclamation two years in drafting gives INSA audit power over 12 sectors, a licensing regime for private cyber firms, and a fund fed by fines up to 2 million birr — with one year for institutions to comply.

Aug 18, 2026•Kana Newsroom

Government & Policy

Ethiopia's National Dialogue Set to Conclude Delegate Sessions Within Two Weeks

National Dialogue shifts from divergence to convergence as delegates consolidate competing positions into shared national priorities.

Aug 11, 2026•Kana Newsroom

Government & Policy

Ethiopia’s National Dialogue Enters Convergence Phase on Day 17 as 4,000 Participants Move Toward Monday’s Full Assembly.

Small groups of 10 have completed their brainstorming and are presenting to groups of 50. From Monday July 28, those 50-person groups consolidate and present to groups of 250.

Jul 26, 2026•Kana Newsroom

Government & Policy

Ethiopia National Dialogue: Day 4 Update — 7,000 on Site, Late-Joining Parties Welcomed, Full Sessions Start Monday.

With 7,000 participants now at the Addis International Convention Center, the Commission prepares to start thematic sessions on July 21 while keeping its doors open to holdout parties.

Jul 18, 2026•Kana Newsroom

Government & Policy

Four years in the making: Inside Ethiopia’s Historic Quest for National Consensus.

Around 4,000 delegates from every region of the country and the diaspora are gathering at the Addis International Convention Center for three to four weeks of structured deliberation on eight national agenda items.

Jul 15, 2026•Kana Newsroom

Government & Policy

Draft Law to Make School Meals Mandatory in Ethiopian Government Schools Sent to Parliamentary Committee

A draft proclamation before the House of Peoples’ Representatives would mandate nutritious school feeding from pre-primary through middle school.

Jun 16, 2026•Kana Newsroom