By Geda Yoseph, Associate at DMLF   Introduction  In recent years, Ethiopia has undergone several reforms in different sectors; among these, transport and logistics. The State has taken several reforms for the effective utilization of its resources, mainly by focusing on renewable energy and the introduction of electric vehicles.  In order to achieve this plan, the ..read more

By Mahlet Mesganaw, Partner at DMLF Introduction The Ethiopian Investment Board by Directive Number 1001/2024, issued the “Directive to Regulate Foreign Investors’ Participation in Restricted Export, Import, Wholesale and Retail Trade Investments’’(the Directive). The Directive shall come into force as of the date when it is posted on the web pages of the Ministry of ..read more

By Dagnachew Tesfaye, Managing Partner at DMLF The Ethiopian Civil Society Organization Proclamation Number 1113/2019(the Proclamation), done as of March 12,2019, is enacted to regulate civil society organization. This Proclamation has allowed civil society organizations to engage in income generating business activities. To regulate in detail the business engagement of civil society organizations, the Authority ..read more

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By Mahlet Mesganaw, Partner at DMLF The Revised Family Code Proclamation No 213/2000 incorporates provisions of settlement of disputes through arbitration for disputes of marriage. One form of arbitration is an attempt to reconcile issues of divorce of the spouses. The arbitrators attempt to persuade the sopuces to renounce their petition of divorce. The other ..read more

By DMLF The FDRE House of Peoples Representative on March 12, 2024 appointed 16 judges for judgeship at the  Federal Supreme Court. The Constitutional procedure for appointment of Federal Judges is that the Federal Judicial Administration Council shall select candidates. Then the Prime Minister shall submit these candidates to the House of Peoples’ Representatives for ..read more

By Geda Yoseph, Associate at DMLF                                      Introduction  Arbitration is a consensual dispute resolution process based on the parties’ agreement to submit their disputes for resolution to an arbitral tribunal, usually composed of one or three independent arbitrators appointed by or on behalf of the parties. Arbitration can also be defined as the resolution of a ..read more

By Mahlet Mesganaw, Partner at DMLF Women, Business and the Law (WBL) 2024 is the 10th in a series of studies measuring the laws that affect women’s economic opportunities in 190 economies of the world. This year’s edition will be out in March 2024. For more than a decade, WBL has analyzed the laws and ..read more

By Dagnachew Tesfaye, Managing Partner at DMLF The National Payment System Proclamation No 718/2011 has been amended. The amendment proclamation is the National Payment System(Amendment) Proclamation No 1282/2023. The latter Proclamation was made in Addis Ababa, on February 3/2023. The objective of Proclamation 1282/2023 is to accommodate the developments, changes and innovations in the National ..read more