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capitalethiopia. com > 04/09/2026 > incumbent-president-ismail-omar-guelleh-concludes-campaign-with-grand-rally-in-djibouti-city

By our staff reporter, Djibouti City | Photo by Anteneh Aklilu

2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (207+ words) Incumbent President Ismail Omar Guelleh concludes campaign with grand rally in Djibouti City'Capital Newspaper Incumbent President Ismail Omar Guelleh concludes campaign with grand rally in Djibouti City Incumbent President and presidential candidate Ismail Omar Guelleh held his final official campaign…...

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capitalethiopia. com > 04/08/2026 > edr-deploys-gondola-wagons-to-ease-fuel-shortage-driven-cargo-backlog

By Muluken Yewondwossen, Djibouti City, Djibouti | Photo by Anteneh Aklilu

14+ hour, 51+ min ago  (239+ words) The Ethio-Djibouti Railway (EDR), a bilateral venture owned by Ethiopia and Djibouti, has introduced special open-top gondola wagons into its cargo operations to help address capacity gaps exacerbated by Ethiopia's ongoing fuel shortage. In a letter addressed to the Customs…...

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capitalethiopia. com > 04/07/2026 > djiboutis-largest-port-facility-reports-sufficient-cargo-handling-capacity

By Muluken Yewondwossen, Djibouti City, Djibouti

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (384+ words) Despite a growing number of cargo vessels being rerouted to Djibouti, the Doraleh Multipurpose Port (DMP)the nation's largest port facilityhas announced that it has ample waiting and storage capacity to handle the incoming goods. The facility, which processes a…...

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capitalethiopia. com > 04/07/2026 > birr-devaluation-pushes-fertilizer-fuel-costs-higher-as-wheat-output-rises

Birr devaluation pushes fertilizer, fuel costs higher as wheat output rises

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (398+ words) Ethiopia's sharp currency depreciation is driving up fertilizer and fuel prices, threatening to erode gains from a record wheat harvest, The report says the birr has lost about 107 per cent of its value against the US dollar since the government…...

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capitalethiopia. com > 04/06/2026 > guelleh-vows-major-success-as-tens-of-thousands-rally-for-his-rule

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2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (222+ words) President Ismail Omar Guelleh, candidate of the ruling People's Rally for Progress (RPP) within the Union for the Presidential Majority (UMP), held a major campaign rally on the evening of April 6 at Belbala, a suburb of the capital. The open-air…...

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capitalethiopia. com > 04/06/2026 > invitation-for-expression-of-interest-5

INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (218+ words) Capital Newspaper INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PREQUALIFICATION FOR PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION SERVICES Due date: 29th April 2026 The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Ethiopia Country Office invites Request for Express of Interest (REo I) for the pre-qualification of bidders for the Pre-Delivery…...

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capitalethiopia. com > 04/06/2026 > i-n-v-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-t-o-b-i-d

I N V I T A T I O N" T O" B I D

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (191+ words) The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) invites interested bidders to participate in a closed bid exercise for the Sale of unserviceable Laptops, Printers, Digital Senders, Cartridges, Desktops and Monitors. The bid is to be sold "as is, where…...

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capitalethiopia. com > 04/05/2026 > rural-corridor-devt-set-to-lift-living-standards-of-nonurban-population-in-ethiopia

Rural Corridor Dev't Set to Lift Living Standards of Nonurban Population in Ethiopia

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (189+ words) Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Ethiopia's rural corridor development initiative, which is an extension of the broader concept of city corridor development, aims to bring similar improvements in the living standards of rural communities. The PM said that "just as…...

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capitalethiopia. com > 04/05/2026 > ethio-engineering-orders-fuel-saving-measures-amid-supply-fears

Ethio Engineering orders fuel-saving measures amid supply fears

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (163+ words) Ethio Engineering Group has asked its more than 3, 000 employees "to switch to virtual meetings to "reduce fuel usage following government guidance to avert a full-blown energy crisis. Like other countries in the region, "landlocked Ethiopia faces fuel supply disruptions "after…...

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capitalethiopia. com > 04/05/2026 > m-pesa-surges-to-5-2m-users-in-ethiopia-as-safaricom-posts-258-growth

M-PESA surges to 5. 2 M users in Ethiopia as Safaricom posts 258% growth

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (183+ words) Safaricom Ethiopia's M-PESA mobile money platform has reached 5. 2 million active users, reflecting a 258. 5 per cent year-on-year surge in the quarter ended December 2025, driven by expanded interoperability and merchant adoption across the country. The rapid growth follows M-PESA's integration with Eth…...