Ethiopia

By:Oliver Jarvis The Ethiopian Space Science Society (ESSS) on Tuesday announced that it is developing a plan to launch its first ever research satellite into space. Set to be launched into orbit in three to five years, the satellite is aimed to better develop the country’s weather-monitoring capabilities,...

Horndiplomat-Representatives from Ministry of Trade, China International Expo Center and the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association jointly briefed the media on the upcoming first China-Africa Expo due to open between December 3 and 6, 2018 at the Addis Ababa Exhibition Center. The expo...

By:BBC AFRICA Serious allegations of sexual violence are being reported in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, including a high number of alleged rapes in the city of Mekelle, Pramila Patten, the UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict, says. Government forces seized control of Mekelle, the regional...

The Ethiopian parliament on Monday (October 9) opened for a new session which marks the third year of the fifth parliament. The joint session of the House of People’s Representatives (HPR) and House of Federation (HoF) was opened with a remark from President Mulatu Teshome. His...

BY:Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Thursday it is “now abundantly clear to all” that Eritrean troops are operating throughout Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region and “well-corroborated” reports suggest they are responsible for atrocities. “Eritrean Defence Forces must leave Ethiopia, and they must...

KHARTOUM A European special envoy is set to arrive in Sudan on Sunday for talks aimed at easing tension with Ethiopia over their border dispute. “The High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy in the European Union, Josep Borrell, assigned the Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs,...

Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed meets with the leaders of Afar and Somali regional states to discuss security-related issues - reports state-affiliated media. The meeting comes amid deadly clashes over border areas between Afar and Somali regions. October 14/2019 – Armed men killed at least 16 people...

An Ethiopian maid who was forcibly thrown from the seventh floor of a building in Kuwait has returned to the country four months after the incident that sparked outrage in the Gulf country and abroad. The Addis Standard news portal shared photos of Adesech Sadik...

The workshop brings together twenty two alumni of U.S.-government sponsored exchange programs from Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, and Tanzania ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 7, 2018/ -- U.S. Ambassador Michael Raynor officially opened a three-day regional U.S. Alumni Global Health workshop on February 6, 2018 at...

  Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged the Arab League to leave African matters for Africans as the Nile River is an African water resource. In his weekly media briefing today, Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Dina Mufti said internationalizing the issue of GERD is the usual...