About

Who we are

Ethiopia’s economy is discussed in one language and lived in several. Ensight exists to close that gap: sourced numbers, plain explanation, and finance-grade Afaan Oromoo alongside English.

Ensight is a brand of Mo Creatives, a strategy, brand and communications agency in Addis Ababa. It began as a magazine and grew into a media and learning house that does seven related things: reports the economy daily, publishes a monthly magazine, makes video for YouTube, teaches through trainings and forums, researches and explains markets for clients, localizes financial products and communications into Afaan Oromoo, and builds brands and campaigns.

The people behind it spent years inside Ethiopian banks, in audit, compliance and communications, and in publishing in Afaan Oromoo. That is why the standard is what it is: a number without a source is not a number, and a term without a definition is not a term.

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What we hold to

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    Every figure carries a source and a period

    A figure stated by a government or a company and not independently verified is labeled as such. Where two sources disagree, both are shown and both are asked.

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    Two languages, one standard

    English and Afaan Oromoo get the same care. “fi” written apart, “-dha” attached, registered names as registered, state institutions translated.

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    Advertising is labeled and separate

    Sponsored content is set apart from editorial. The editor does not see the advertisement first; the advertiser does not see the story first.

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    Plain language

    If a word does not reach the reader, the failure is ours. Thirty financial terms are defined in both languages in every issue.

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    Based in Addis Ababa, reporting from the regions

    Reporters who live in Jimma, Adama, Batu, Harar and Nekemte, not only in the capital.

The team

Small desk, wide reach.

Reporters and editors in Addis Ababa, Jimma, Adama and Nekemte, plus a research and language desk. Photos and names appear here as the team is announced.

Moti Abelti Tufa

Moti Abelti Tufa

Founder and editor in chief

Founder of Mo Creatives. Eight years at the Cooperative Bank of Oromia in audit, compliance and business communications; producer of the Gulantaa drama series; author of two books in Afaan Oromoo…

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To be announced

Editor, Afaan Oromoo

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To be announced

Reporter, banking and markets

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To be announced

Reporter, regions (Jimma)

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To be announced

Research and data lead

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To be announced

Producer, video

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To be announced

Head of partnerships

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Standards and corrections

How we work, and how to correct us.

SourcesEvery figure names its source and its period. A figure a government or a company states about itself, and nobody has checked, is labeled as such.
Two languagesEnglish and Afaan Oromoo get the same reporting, the same care and the same corrections.
AdvertisingLabeled, separate from editorial, never seen by the editor before publication; the advertiser never sees the story first.
CorrectionsWe correct in the same place the error appeared, with a note saying what changed. A correction never quietly disappears.
ConflictsThe founder’s other roles and clients are listed on the About page. Ensight does not report on its own clients without saying so.

Interests and disclosures

Named here, not on request

Ensight is a brand of Mo Creatives

Mo Creatives is a strategy, brand and communications agency in Addis Ababa, and it sells services to companies in the sectors Ensight reports on. Where an item touches a Mo Creatives client, the item says so.

The founder worked in banking

Eight years at the Cooperative Bank of Oromia, in audit, compliance and business communications. That is where the standard comes from, and it is also a past employer this desk reports on.

The AKOFADA glossary

The founder co-leads the AKOFADA digital-finance glossary with Shega. Terms from it are used in the Ensight glossary, with the source named.

Work outside the desk

Producer of the Gulantaa drama series and author of two books in Afaan Oromoo. Neither is commissioned by, or reported on by, this publication.

Corrections

Report an error

Tell us what is wrong and where. We answer every report, and we thank the ones that are right in print.

What are you asking for?A correction or reply is your right under Media Proclamation No. 1238/2021, Art. 50: free of charge, published where the story is. Ask within three months of publication.

Privacy

This site sets one cookie, the language you chose, and keeps your choice of theme in your own browser. Neither identifies you. There are no third-party scripts, no advertising network and no analytics service. The site keeps daily totals — how many times each advertisement was seen and clicked, how often each story was read, and how fast pages loaded — and nothing that could say who did the reading. Reader data is never sold or shared. The full privacy notice.

Questions: editor@ensight.et.

Media information

Registration with the Ethiopian Media AuthorityRegistration in progress.
Name of the mediaEnsight
OwnerMo Creatives
Emaileditor@ensight.et
Websiteensight.et
Editor in chiefMoti Abelti Tufa
PublishedPublished from Addis Ababa / Finfinnee.
Our accountsYoutube
Dates and timesDates are in the Gregorian calendar, with the Ethiopian calendar (E.C.) beside them on every story; times are East Africa Time (UTC+3).