In pictures: Ethiopia's thriving art market
Business and art are becoming increasingly entwined in the Ethiopian capital, but journalist James Jeffrey asks if this has come at a cost to creativity and true artistic experimentation. Until...
View ArticleAgreement with rebels rattled position of parties boycotting dialogue: NCP
September 14, 2014 Sudan's ruling National Congress Party said that political stances of opposition parties which refused to participate in the national dialogue have been weakened following the...
View ArticleEthiopia: Arrest of Journalists, Bloggers, Exodus of Journalists
It was last year that three journalists and six bloggers were detained and charged with "working with foreign organizations that claim to be human rights activists and agreeing in idea and receiving...
View ArticleEthiopians in Canada hold discussion with Ethiopia government officials
Ethiopians and foreign national of Ethiopian origin living in Canada held a consultative forum with high-profile government officials yesterday. Speaker of the House of Federation , Kassa Tekleberhan,...
View ArticleEgypt: Egypt's Water Minister to Visit Ethiopia On Saturday
Egypt's Water and Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi said he will visit Ethiopia on Saturday to launch the Tripartite National Committee's first meeting. The committee is made up of 12 water experts...
View ArticleRe-greening Ethiopia: A Meles Zenawi legacy that's still on track
Last month, the Ethiopian media was full of massive tree-planting campaigns in memory of the Great Leader Meles Zenawi. For example, Western Shewa zone have established 172 parks in memory of Meles...
View ArticleEthiopia: The Progressing GERD
United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that the government of the United States pays close attention to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam , which...
View ArticleEthiopia: Woes of Private Airlines
When Ethiopian Airlines acquired a state-of-the-art jetliner, the Boeing B787-8 Dreamliner in August of 2012, it took many by surprise. How can a poor country like Ethiopia become second next to Japan...
View ArticleHailemariam urges youth to consolidate development - Monday, 15 September...
Addis Ababa September 15/2014 Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn urged the youth to work hard and take the leading role for the consolidation of the ongoing development of the country. Speaking on a...
View ArticleNamibia gets Ethiopian pharmacists - Tuesday, 16 September 2014 07:27
Namibia has recruited 21 pharmacists from Ethiopia to address the current shortage in the Ministry of Health and Social Services. The Minister of Health and Social Services Richard Kamwi made the...
View ArticleEthiopia: Eleven Companies in Tight Run to Win 900,000 Trillion Fertiliser...
A total of 11 companies have responded to the August 2014 tender by the Agricultural Input Supply Enterprise , only one of them making an offer for each of the two kinds of fertiliser the Enterprise...
View ArticleExpressway creates huge opportunity for all economic actors - Tuesday, 16...
It is 84.7-kms toll way with six lanes on two sides enabling six vehicles to move at a time at speed. Accordingly, the Expressway has reduced Addis Ababa to Adama drive time to 45 minutes while curbing...
View ArticleThe Swiss hopes of refugees with nothing to lose
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View ArticleThe Failures of 'Ginbot 7' Never Ends
The self-proclaimed ' Ginbot 7' , a terrorist group, has many unattainable "dreams". Any of its wishes has never come to a friutation.
View ArticleSisters to help improve lives of others
Sisters Kim Smith, left, and Kerri Costello are travelling for one of the first times together at the end of October when they head out for a Habitat for Humanity mission. Costello has always wanted to...
View ArticleEthiopian moves into Terminal 2 at London Heathrow - Wednesday, 17 September...
Ethiopian Airlines, the first carrier to debut the advanced Boeing 787 Dreamliner to London Heathrow, has moved to its new UK home at Terminal 2: The Queen's Terminal. It will join a host of Star...
View ArticleVECOD launches second phase civil society project - Wednesday, 17 September...
Vision Ethiopia Congress For Democracy , local charity organization, launched the second phase civil society project in three states and Addis Ababa City Administration aimed at creating open-eyed...
View ArticleGERD's latest fitting visitors - Wednesday, 17 September 2014 10:58
"The construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has confirmed to us that the blood of our gallant patriots that was spilled to protect and shield our country from foreign invasion was not all...
View ArticleFirst lady Roman in Kigali for WEDF - Wednesday, 17 September 2014 11:15
Addis Ababa, 17 September 2014 - The First Lady of Ethiopia, Roman Tesfaye, arrived in Kigali on Tuesday to attend the ongoing World Export Development Forum and also participate at the 5th Senior...
View ArticleUkraine PM tells army to be on full battle alert despite ceasefire after...
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk told government forces to remain on full battle alert on Wednesday as fighting in the rebel-held eastern city of Donetsk killed at least two civilians and...
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