Addis to get modern museum - Tuesday, 27 January 2015 13:24
Activities are underway to build a modern museum that exhibits the evolution of human in Addis Ababa, the Authority of Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage said. Authority External Relations...
View ArticleEthiopia, Korea agree on strengthening cooperation in development, investment
State Minister Ambassador Berhane Guebrechristos discussed with Shin Don-iK, Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs of Korea, today at the African Union Headquarters . During the...
View ArticleEEP working to finalize power generation projects on time - Wednesday, 28...
Chief Executive Officer of the Ethiopian Electric Power Azeb Asnake said concerted efforts are underway to finalize electric power generation projects within the stated time frame. Azeb presented a six...
View ArticleEthiopia says new railway to Djibouti to start in early 2016
Ethiopia expects to open a new railway line linking the capital Addis Ababa with the Red Sea state of Djibouti in early 2016, a project at the centre of plans to create new manufacturing industries,...
View ArticleSpeedy Progress & Transformation for our beloved nation, Ethiopia
Our country, Ethiopia, in the last twenty four years, with a combined and concerted effort of the government, civil society, the private sector and the people of Ethiopia at large, has shown great...
View ArticleS. Sudan president Kiir rushed to Ethiopian hospital
South Sudanese president Salva Kiir was rushed to hospital in the Ethiopian Capital, Addis Ababa, on Wednesday after he fell ill during a meeting. Kiir arrived in Addis Ababa on Tuesday to attend the...
View ArticleStandard Bank to open rep office in Ethiopia
South Africa's Standard Bank aims to open a representative office in Ethiopia by the end of March, joining others eyeing a fast growing African economy although foreigners are barred from offering...
View ArticleAuthority collects over 64 bln birr - Wednesday, 28 January 2015 10:54
The Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority said that it has collected 64.66 billion Birr in six month plan which is 97.82 per cent achievement. Compared to last year's same period, the achievement...
View ArticleEthiopia aims to soothe Egypt fears over the Nile - Thursday, 29 January 2015...
Ahead of the upcoming African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's prime minister has sought to soothe Egyptian fears over the construction of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam. In an interview with...
View ArticleMali leader pulls out of AU summit after deadly violenc...
Bamako--Mali's president has pulled out of attending the African Union summit to visit the restive city of Gao following the deaths of protesters in violent demonstrations against the United Nations,...
View ArticleA global perspective on agriculture
Agriculture commands global thinking. Dalhousie University's Faculty of Agriculture has kept this mentality in focus with partnerships around the world, including Brazil, China and the Netherlands.
View ArticleHigh school for Ethiopians begins to take shape in Windsor
On a snowy winter's night in Windsor Thursday, a high school for a poverty-stricken town in Ethiopia began to take shape. About 80 people gathered at the Rock Bottom Bar and Grill to raise money for...
View ArticleAfrican leaders gather for conflict, Ebola talks
African leaders meet Friday for their annual summit with conflict topping the agenda, especially Nigeria's Boko Haram insurgents, as well as efforts to stem Ebola. While the official theme of the...
View ArticleEgypt's Sisi cuts short Ethiopia visit after 32 killed in Sinai
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi cut short a visit to Ethiopia for an African Union summit on Friday after Islamic State's Egyptian wing claimed the killing of at least 30 soldiers and police...
View ArticleAfrican Union Summit opens in Ethiopia today
President Yoweri Museveni has joined other regional leaders for the 24th African Union and Inter-Governmental Authority on Development Summits that opens today. The summit to be hosted by the African...
View ArticleAU backs anti-Boko Haram troops plan
The African Union has backed plans for a West African task force of 7,500 troops to fight Boko Haram militants. AU commission chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said the threat posed by the Islamist group...
View ArticleReflections: A musical legend
I first heard of Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru from my nephew in California asking if I knew about an Ethiopian nun living in Israel. I was intrigued.
View ArticleTwo different groups, same mischievous outlook
They are obsessed with money to the point of selling their own country and people - the two BANDAS. Their actions and the comments they made at various times from their Asmara headquarters says...
View ArticleAfrica agrees to send 7,500 troops to fight Boko Haram
Two pilots from the U.S. and Russia have traveled farther and longer in a gas balloon than anyone in history, trying to eliminate any remaining debate over a century of records in long-distance...
View ArticlePublic lecture honors former PM Meles Zenawi - Friday, 30 January 2015 13:02
A public lecture on the former PM Meles Zenawi's unique leadership skills and his contribution to socio-economic development of Ethiopia and beyond was held here yesterday. High-level dignitaries...
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