Ethiopia records highest daily Covid-19 rise with 1086 new cases
By : Staff Writer
Ethiopia's confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 26,204 after 1086 new COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed on Thursday, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health said.
This is so far the highest daily increase in the Horn of Africa country.
The Ethiopian Ministry of Health, in a...
Ethiopia FM Confers with His Kenyan Counterpart
Ethiopia Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gedu Andargachew met and held discussions with Minster of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya, Dr. Monica Juma today (June 20).
The two sides discussed at length on ways and means of further strengthening the longstanding bilateral ties between...
Ethiopia Opens First-Ever Coffee Training Center
By:FANABC
Ethiopian officials have today inaugurated the first-ever Coffee Training Center in attendance of members of the diplomatic community and heads and representatives of international partners.
The Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture Oumer Hussien who presided over the inaugural ceremony said the opening of the...
From Ethiopia to Twin Valley: Graffiti artist visits high school
By Chris Mays cmays@reformer.com
WHITINGHAM — Behulum Mengistu might be in a different country but he seemed right at home in an art class at Twin Valley High School last week.
Who better than an international graffiti artist with a background in T-shirts and stickers to...
African Union welcomes declaration of ceasefire in Tigray region
Press-Release
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the declaration on Monday 28 June 2021 of a “humanitarian ceasefire” in the Tigray region by the Federal Government of Ethiopia as a right step towards the resolution of the conflict. The Chairperson...
Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed appoints Somali Politician as Deputy Ethiopia Prime Minister
By: addisstandard
Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed Adam Farah as the new Head of the Democracy Building Center Coordinator Office with the rank of Deputy Prime Minister effective 01 April 2024.
The...
Who will be Ethiopia’s next prime minister?
Will the appointment of a new Ethiopian prime minister only act to save the ruling party, or usher in deeper reform?
by Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Hailemariam Desalegn's snap resignation as Ethiopia's prime minister last week set off a dramatic chain of events in a country that has seen mass,...
Foreign businesses are torched in protests, and Ethiopia is in a state of emergency
By Robyn Dixon
For years, Ethiopia’s government has repressed dissent, jailed opposition leaders and at times shut down social media, producing the kind of political stability that has helped reassure foreign investors.
But the climate that nurtured one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies is suddenly under threat,...
Ethiopia and Kenya set to complete East Africa’s first high voltage direct current (HVDC) power line
Ethiopia and Kenya are set to complete East Africa’s first high voltage direct current (HVDC) power line.
The Ethiopia-Kenya power interconnector was conceived in 2006 when Ethiopia and Kenya signed a memorandum of understanding that allowed for the establishment of a power interconnection system between...
No time for scepticism, ‘decisive climate action,’ needed Ethiopia tells UN
22 September 2017 – Like many other countries, Ethiopia is dealing almost every day with the adverse impacts of climate change, its Prime Minister told the United Nations General Assembly today, urging decisive action by the international community.
“Now is not the time to doubt...