More than 50 killed in northern Ethiopia air strike -aid workers and Tigray forces
By: REUTERS
More than 50 people were killed in an air strike on Tuesday that hit a school in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region that was sheltering people displaced by conflict between the federal and regional governments, two...
China keen to Expand Investment in the Development of Industrial Parks in Ethiopia
A Chinese delegation from Luzhou city, Sichuan Province expressed interest to invest in Ethiopia in areas of industrial parks development.Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Dewano Kedir received Chinese Standing Committee of Luzhou Municipal People’s Congress, Deputy Director, Mr....
British government says Berbera Corridor will boost the development of Somaliland and Ethiopia economies
By M.A. Egge
The British government has said the Berbera Corridor would play a major role in economic and sustainable development of both Somaliland and Ethiopia.
The highway connects the port city of...
US President Biden revokes trade preferences for Ethiopia over military campaign
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday booted Ethiopia from a vital trade pact due to rights concerns as the historic US ally declared a state of emergency over rebel advances north of the capital.
Frustrated after repeated warnings to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed about suffering...
Sudanese, Ethiopian leaders visit Chinese-built industrial parks
By:XINHUA
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the Chairman of the Sovereign Council of Sudan Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Sunday visited the Adama Industrial Park as well as the Eastern Industrial Zone.
According to the Office of the Ethiopian Prime Minister, the two leaders during their...
Ethiopian Musicians Charged With Terrorism for ‘Inciting’ Song Lyrics
Seven producers and performers of a popular YouTube music video were charged in Ethiopia in late June with terrorism for producing ‘inciting’ audio-visual materials and ‘uploading them on YouTube’.
The group members were arrested in December 2016 and were held in detention without charges until last month.
Among those facing...
Ethiopia, Djibouti eye strong electricity connectivity
By: Mohamed Duale
The governments of Ethiopia and Djibouti have expressed the need to augment electricity connectivity to spur socio-economic ties among the two neighboring countries.
This came as the Ethiopia-Djibouti 230-Kilo Volts...
Ethiopia earns 38 mln USD in export revenues from its flagship Chinese-built Hawassa industrial park
Ethiopia has earned 38 million U.S. dollars in export revenues from its flagship Chinese-built Hawassa industrial park in the last two years, an Ethiopian official said on Wednesday.
Built by China Civil Engineering Corporation (CCECC), the Hawassa industrial park...
Ethiopian swimmer struggles to finish 100m freestyle swimming heat
Ethiopian Olympic swimmer Robel Kiros Habte finished last in the Preliminary Men’s 100m Freestyle heats at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.
The 24 year old was the only one of the 59 entrants in the heats not to complete the distance in under a minute. He...
Ethiopia mediates UAE and Somalia Diplomatic row
Horndiplomat.The Ethiopian government has to mediate between the United Arab Emirates and Somalia, with diplomatic disputes.
The Relations between the UAE and Somalia have been steadily declining since the latter’s decision not to cut ties with Qatar, preferring to take a neutral position in the dispute between...
