Archives

Ethiopia

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 11:02:16 GMT
Despite Release Orders, OLF PR Head, His Driver Remain in Police Custody
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The head of the public relations bureau of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), Batte Urgessa and his driver Wondosen Abdulkadir remain under police custody after the court released them on bail. They appeared in Burayu d...

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:41:10 GMT
Previous Maladministration Takes Blame for Current Inflation - Commission
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA--The continuous demand-supply imbalance and ill-investment strategy of the former administration have resulted in the structural and worsening current inflation, so disclosed Planning and Development Commission.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:35:29 GMT
EU Envoy Off to Saudi Arabia, UAE En Route His Second Trip to Ethiopia to Discuss Crisis in Tigray
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Pekka Haavisto, Foreign Minister of Finland, and EU's envoy to Ethiopia mandated by the block's High Representative Josep Borrell, is on his way to the Kindom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates "for discussio...

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 14:29:17 GMT
Fed. Court Rejects TPLF Officials' Requests for Change of Trial Venue to Tigray & Replacement of Presiding Judge
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The 42 defendants on Abreha Tekeste's file, appeared at Federal first instance court, Arada Bench. The senior TPLF officials including Veteran TPLF members Sebhat Nega, Kidusan Nega, Ambassador Abadi Zemu and others we...

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 10:59:23 GMT
Finance Minister Lauds World Bank for Support of Ethiopia's Economic Reform
[ENA] Minister of Finance, Ahmed Shide has praised the World Bank for the support rendered to Ethiopia's economic reform programs and acknowledged the Bank's contribution to combating the impacts of the COVID19 pandemic.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:41:14 GMT
Ethiopia Well Prepared for GERD 2nd Filling - President GERD Source of National Pride : Deputy Premier
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- Ethiopia is well prepared for second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD),President Sahlework Zewde said.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:41:14 GMT
National Reform Brought Momentous Political Change
[Ethiopian Herald] Three years have been passed since Ethiopia has started its prosperity journey following the coming of the reformist leader Prime Minister Abiy Ahimed to the power. Since 2018, dramatic political changes and promising reform activi...

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:41:13 GMT
Ethiopia Optimistic About Congo-Led GERD Negotiation
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said that Ethiopia expects today's Congo-led negotiation on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) would help the three negotiating countries to reach a binding agreement on the s...

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:41:13 GMT
Tikur Abay and the Wretched Woman of Mt. Entoto
[Ethiopian Herald] The woman of Mt. Entoto, just in the outskirts of northern Addis Ababa, rises before dawn to fetch water and firewood for preparing breakfast for her family. It is time that the hyenas and other wild animals settle in their caves a...

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:41:12 GMT
GERD Boosts Determination, Technology Transfer
[Ethiopian Herald] The Nile River (Ethiopians call it Abay) is the longest in the world. Though Ethiopia contributes more than 80 per cent of Nile water, it has not benefitted from it so far. Rather the downstream nations have been taking advantage o...

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:41:12 GMT
Socio-Economic Reform to Build Prosperous Country
[Ethiopian Herald] Evidence from time to time indicates that much of the economic activity in Ethiopia prior to the reform had not been successful and had not brought the country to the desired level of economic growth. It is well known that the evol...

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:41:12 GMT
Progressive Education Reform to Radical Change
[Ethiopian Herald] It was three years ago, on April 2, 2018, Dr. Abiy Ahmed sworn as Prime Minister of Ethiopia. Following several years of protests and instability, along with decades of repressive authoritarian rule, his first few months in office ...

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:41:11 GMT
Ethiopia Unveils Tourist Friendly Online Gallery
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA--The Ministry of Innovation and Technology has announced that it has launched online gallery in a bid to make unique photos tourist friendly and expand digital Transformation in the country.

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:41:11 GMT
Renovation of Tiya
[Ethiopian Herald] Tiya is among the most important 160 archaeological sites discovered so far in the Soddo Woreda, south of Addis Ababa. The site contains 36 monuments, including 32 carved stelae covered with symbols, most of which are difficult to ...

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:41:10 GMT
Expert Applauds Premier's Enthusiasm to Tourism
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- OZZIE International Hotel Projects Consultancy firm has acknowledged the attention Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has attached to the tourism industry and his efforts to promote Ethiopia's abundant potential for comme...

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:41:05 GMT
Women, Election and Gender Equality in Ethiopia
[Ethiopian Herald] Needless to state, Ethiopia has finalized preparations to fairly as well as freely conduct the 6th National Election next June. Here, the role over half portion of the population--women--can play in making a difference during elect...

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 11:08:47 GMT
The Demise of the TPLF Junta - Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
[Shabait] Since the launch of TPLF's suicidal misadventure five months ago, citizens of the Horn of Africa region are observing with incredulity two intertwined reactions from some personalities, states, organizations and the corporate media. The fir...

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:29:06 GMT
Federal Troops Massacred Tigray Captives in Cold Blood - Reports
[allAfrica] International media stations have traced video footage of uniformed soldiers, allegedly Ethiopian federal troops, executing civilians in cold blood, as having been recorded near the town of Mahbere Dego in the Tigray region.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 21:29:27 GMT
G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement On the Situation in Tigray, Ethiopia
[State Department] The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 10:21:17 GMT
Tigray War - a Deadly, Dangerous Stalemate
[Crisis Group] Both federal and resistance forces are digging in for a lengthy battle in Ethiopia's Tigray region. Conditions for civilians are dire, with famine a growing danger. Outside powers should urge Addis Ababa to let more aid into the war zo...

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:17:35 GMT
World Powers Call for 'Inclusive' Process, Pull-out of Eritrean Troops to End Tigray War
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A statement from the Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the USA and the High Representative of the EU called for "the end of violence" in Tigray and the "establishment of a clear in...

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 12:38:14 GMT
Côte d'Ivoire - Ethiopia - Ghanaian Referee Collapses On Pitch
[Cameroon Tribune] Though touched by the unfortunate incident on March 30, 2021, both nations still booked spots in the 2021 AFCON.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 05:59:55 GMT
Ethiopian Airlines Named 'Best International Airline in Nigeria'
[This Day] Ethiopian Airlines has disclosed that it was recently was honoured with the Best International Award at the just concluded Abuja Jabamah Wonders of Nigeria Expo.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 08:57:26 GMT
Nation's Reform - Achievements, Challenges & Opportunities
[ENA] Three years back nobody thought that a massive reform program was in store for Ethiopia. A wave of public unrest in various parts of the country triggered by socio-economic problems and stalled development programs along with political demands ...

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 08:55:16 GMT
Reform Unveils Ethiopian Women Leadership
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia is truly the land of heroines. Throughout its history the land has enjoyed the fruits of its heroine leaders. The great Ethiopian victory-Adwa and the role of empress Taitu is a good indication to this. Even if her husband...

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 08:55:13 GMT
Ethio Telecom Launches 4G Service in NW Ethiopia
[Ethiopian Herald] . To provide 5G by 2022

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 06:46:54 GMT
Former Ethiopia Prime Minister in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] A former prime minister of Ethiopia is in the country on agriculture mission.

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 08:55:26 GMT
UAE, South Korea Provide Humanitarian Aid to Ethiopia
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has donated 46 metric tons of food and medical supplies to Ethiopia with a view to supplementing government's humanitarian response in Tigray State.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 14:09:36 GMT
Gunmen Kill 30 People in Attack in Western Ethiopia
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Oromiya /Ethiopia -- Gunmen killed 30 people in an attack on a village in the west of the Ethiopian region of Oromiya late on Tuesday, witnesses said.

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 13:40:32 GMT
Atrocities in Ethiopia's Tigray Region
[State Department] The United States is gravely concerned by reported atrocities and the overall deteriorating situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.  We strongly condemn the killings, forced removals and displacements, sexual assaults, and oth...



home