Ethiopia

The ministry’s spokesperson, Tewolde Mulgeta, told Sudan Tribune that Bashir will on Tuesday arrive in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, where he will hold meetings with Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn and other government officials. The two leaders are expected to discuss a range of...

A recent study commissioned by the Network for Education Watch Indonesia (JPPI) reveals the index of education services in Indonesia in 2016 ranks lower than the Philippines and Ethiopia. The Right to Education Index (RTEI) research shows that from indicators measured in the survey, which...

By Isaack Omulo KAMPALA (Reuters) - Kenya and their east African middle and long-distance running rivals, Ethiopia, will come face-to-face again at the 42nd World Cross Country Championships in the Ugandan capital Kampala on Sunday. The two countries who have dominated the global event more than...

BY GCR It may be Ethiopia’s symbol of national pride, but the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) being built for hydroelectric power on the Blue Nile will have grave and unexpected consequences for its downstream neighbour, Egypt, according to a report published in the...

BY JAMES JEFFREY Khat’s international reputation presented a particularly conflicting picture – it was legal in Britain, banned in the US, celebrated in Yemen and vilified in Saudi Arabia. Addis Ababa: Throughout a Sunday afternoon in the Ethiopian capital, Yemeni émigré men in their fifties and...

By Luelseged Worku The Ethiopian Transport Authority said cross border bus transport between Addis Ababa and Khartoum will commence on the coming Sunday Public Transport Efficiency Authentication director with the authority Tesfaye Belachew told EBC that the public transport project between Addis Ababa and Khartoum has...

Addis Ababa(Horndiplomat)-Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome has on Wednesday appointed Jemaludin Mustafa Omar ambassador to Somalia. The Ethiopian embassy is one of foreign representations in Somalia. In addition to the embassy in Mogadishu, Ethiopia also has a consulate general in Garowe. The Ethiopian embassy in Mogadishu is...

  NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Millions of drought-stricken Ethiopians needing food, water and emergency medical care are not receiving it due to funding shortages, the United Nations said, warning the crisis will worsen if spring rains fail as predicted. Some 5.6 million people need food...

By Elizabeth Ingram Managing Editor Multiple news agencies are reporting that Ethiopia has stopped a planned attack on its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and associated 6,000-MW hydro facility. GERD is under construction on the Blue Nile River, and reports indicate Zadig Abrha, Ethiopia’s deputy government...

by Birhanu Fikade ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan media outlets have it well covered recently that Ethiopia is about to overtake Kenya and become the leading economy in East Africa. Building on decade-long double-digit growth catalyzed by enormous government spending on infrastructure, the size...