Ethiopia
Sat, 23 Jan 2021 08:48:08 GMTWhose Gamble Is Sudan Playing?
[Ethiopian Herald] It has become evident that the Sudanese armed forces have pushed deep into Ethiopia's border while Ethiopia is busy stitching the wounds caused by its own internal affairs in the fighting of a bitter feud between the Federal govern...
Sat, 23 Jan 2021 08:46:58 GMTUK Announces Support for Independent Media in Ethiopia
[Ethiopian Herald] The UK has launched a new funding project to improve skills and capacity among Ethiopian media outlets. The project focuses on countering, fight COVID-19, and secur fund for media organizations, said Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:28:56 GMTJournalist and His Friend Shot Dead in Tigray
[Nation] An Ethiopian journalist was on Tuesday shot and killed in the capital of the troubled northern Tigray region.
Sat, 23 Jan 2021 08:55:00 GMTEthiopia, Without Shame
[Ethiopian Herald] A country's soul is more than its borders, its current government, its debt and exports.
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:11:04 GMTHuman Rights, Security Erode as Govt Struggles to Keep Order
[allAfrica] An excerpt on Ethiopia from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021:
Thu, 21 Jan 2021 10:25:21 GMTEthnic Conflict Could Unravel Ethiopia's Valuable Garment Industry
[The Conversation Africa] Ethiopia has long been considered one of Africa's economic wunderkinds. Until recently, it had relative political stability in comparison to other countries on the continent. And, with an average GDP growth rate of 10% in th...
Thu, 21 Jan 2021 05:43:54 GMTSudan, Ethiopia Fail to Resolve Simmering Border Conflict
[East African] Sudan and Ethiopia have failed to resolve a simmering border conflict in what may be a prolonged dispute where their common boundary should pass.
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 22:28:19 GMTOutgoing U.S State Department's Top Africa Official Cites 'Significant' Achievements
[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- At the end of his tenureĀ as the top Africa policymaker in the State Department, Assistant Secretary Tibor Nagy says the legacy of the outgoing administration includes a number of 'concrete achievements' that have streng...
Sat, 23 Jan 2021 08:43:21 GMTForeign Aid Groups Active in Tigray
[Ethiopian Herald] Addis Ababa -- Albeit to defamation campaign of some irresponsible individuals and organizations, Ethiopia has been working in collaboration with various foreign aid groups in Tigray State, said Mitiku Kassa, Commissioner of the Na...
Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:53:46 GMTCement - Construction Industry's Catch-22
[Addis Fortune] Even after a change in government policy, builders and developers are having trouble receiving a sufficient supply of cement. Broken machinery, the insecurity in different parts of the country, and a lack of spare parts has hamstrung ...
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 06:50:37 GMTFood and Healthcare in War-Torn Tigray - Preliminary Insights Into What's At Stake
[The Conversation Africa] It is now over two months since a war broke out in Tigray between the regional government and the federal government of Ethiopia. The military hostilities have led to a sudden disruption in essential services and endangered ...
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 06:07:01 GMTElectoral Board Revokes Tigray People's Liberation Front's Legitimacy
[Nation] The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) announced that it has revoked the legal status of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) as a political party.
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 04:55:26 GMT'Swift Action' Needed in Tigray to Save Thousands At Risk, UNHCR Warns
[UN News] Two months after conflict forced humanitarian workers to withdraw from the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), on Tuesday, stressed the need for "swift action" to restore safe access to "save thousands of lives at risk...
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 04:22:57 GMTTensions Escalate Between Ethiopia and Sudan
[DW] The already-uneasy relationship between the two countries is showing signs of simmering over into protracted conflict. But how did it reach this point?
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:48:44 GMTEducation Ministry Cancels Mask Orders
[Addis Fortune] The Ministry of Education has cancelled the contract it gave to five plants at industrial parks to supply 50 million face masks to be disbursed to schools after the plants supplied a little over half of the order. Regional education b...
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:46:42 GMTMinistry Writes Digital Literacy Plan
[Addis Fortune] The Ministry of Science & Higher Education, with the support of three consulting firms hired by the World Bank, has prepared the Plan, which passed consultative stages.
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:36:00 GMTHow to Counter Rising, Unbridled Nationalism
[Addis Fortune] It was a sunny day on September 12, 1974. A machine gun mounted on top of a tank was standing in front of a fortified Jubilee Palace. There was a strange calm even as people gathered outside of the gates, if video documentaries are to...
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:51:10 GMTUniversities to Undergo Accreditation Assessments
[Addis Fortune] Higher Education Relevance & Quality Agency
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:49:17 GMTProfits Face Slight Hiccup At Bunna Bank
[Addis Fortune] Bunna International Bank netted 440.3 million Br in profit during the last fiscal year, a 4.6pc decline from the year before. The Bank's earnings per share (EPS) also receded by 21.6pc to 225 Br.
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:45:38 GMTInvestment Income, Claims Cut Boost Abay's Profit
[Addis Fortune] Reduced claims and improved investment income ushered Abay Insurance toward increasing its net profit by 12.3pc to 63 million Br in the last fiscal year. Yet its earnings per share (EPS) declined slightly.
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:38:24 GMTMidroc Foundation, Ex-Manager Dispute Continues
[Addis Fortune] A dispute between MIDROC Foundation Specialist and a former employee and shareholder continues even after a court closed the six-year-old legal wrangling. Although the Court ordered the company to pay the former employee 23 million Br...
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:36:54 GMTAbyssinia Reintroduces Mobile Wallet
[Addis Fortune] Bank of Abyssinia has replaced its former mobile wallet application with Gizepay, which allows its customers and users to create a mobile wallet account without an account at Abyssinia. The new system replaces Enqupay, a platform that...
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:04:43 GMTNew Dawn to Break for Ethiopia Soon - Premier
[Ethiopian Herald] It is a matter of time that the stockpiling challenges in Ethiopia will be overcome, and a new dawn is going to break for Ethiopia, said Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD).
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:37:40 GMTCemented Fate
[Addis Fortune] Bags of cement are stacked up high in Megenagna, one of the more famous retailing areas in Addis Abeba. But the closed warehouses in the photo betray the turbulence of a market where production is low, prices escalating, and the autho...
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:07:12 GMTScholars Acknowledge Revised Policy Importance
[Ethiopian Herald] The Ministry of Agriculture stated that Ethiopia has made clear and trusted policy revision regarding Lowland and Pastoralist communities that could profoundly facilitate inclusive development and enhance the pastoralists' liveliho...
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:06:31 GMTEthiopian Diaspora Engagement Gaining Momentum
[Ethiopian Herald] The engagement of the Ethiopian Diaspora community in investment activities at home and in supporting flagship projects has gained momentum, Ethiopian Diaspora Agency disclosed.
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:05:17 GMTTimket - a World Heritage for Peace and Fraternity
[Ethiopian Herald] Have you ever visited Ethiopia to watch the colorful celebrations of Timket at Jan Meda? If not, I assure you that you have missed a major religious and cultural event that takes place in this country. Try it this time and do not f...
Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:55:11 GMTKenya, Ethiopia Won't Fight Because of Community Disputes - Administrators
[Nation] Kenya and Ethiopia have vowed not to be drawn into waging war against by the longstanding disputes related to ethnic antagonism between the Gabbra and Borana communities.
Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:55:49 GMTSouth Sudan 'Ready to Mediate Between Sudan, Ethiopia' to End Border Conflict
[East African] South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has expressed readiness to mediate between Sudan and Ethiopia to end their border conflict, said Sudan's Sovereign Council on Thursday.
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:19:03 GMTPatriarch Calls On Faithful to Pass Down Timket's Values to Posterity
[Ethiopian Herald] Timket is one of Ethiopia's UNESCO inscribed intangible cultural heritages of humanity ,thus, the youths and the faithful have to work on passing down its rich traditions and values to posterity , said Abune Mathias ,Patriarch of t...