Paris, London, Addis Ababa? Ethiopia's fashionable future
Local fashion designer Fikirte Addis is starting to get attention from buyers abroad. She cites Ethiopian fabrics -- and the stories woven into them -- as her source of inspiration.
View ArticleEthiopia - a land where coffee meets tradition
As he tended to his goats one afternoon in the Ethiopian highlands some 12 centuries ago, a herder named Kaldi noticed that his bleating charges seemed energized after chewing mysterious red berries....
View ArticleDjibouti endorses Sufian's AfDB presidency
Djibouti's government supported Sufian Ahmed, Minister of Finance and Economic Development , who is vying to be the next president of the African Development Bank along with other eight candidates. The...
View ArticleManufacture in Ethiopia, Omani investors urged
Ato Dawano Kedir, state minister of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Ethiopia, said that whatever machinery Omani investors want to bring to Ethiopia will be tax-free and also, depending on the nature...
View ArticleAzeb Asnake elected Chairperson of East Africa Power Pool
The East Africa Power Pool elected Ethiopia's Azeb Asnake , CEO of Ethiopian Electric Power Office , to be the chairperson of the pool for the coming two years. The ten member countries pool...
View ArticleSemayawi Party: A new comer with a campaign fund of 42 Million Birr
Semayawi Party a new comer to the Ethiopian political seen, but it has a campaign fund of 42 Million Birr for the Ethiopian election 2015 Yonahtan Tesfaye, Semayawi Party 's Head of Public Relations,...
View ArticleWoman, 97, made impact in Africa before enriching East texas
Arlena Mahaffy before she left on a two decade long mission trip to Eritrea in Africa. The Mahaffy family in Eritrea, 1964 From left to right, starting in back - Paul, Francis , Arlena, James, then...
View ArticleIs teff the next 'super grain'?
Under a bright blue sky, a farmer in a sleeveless red jumper is encouraging his five oxen to stamp on piles of dried grass, to help dislodge the seeds. Nearby, other farm workers are using pitchforks...
View ArticleMalawi: Ethiopia Pledges to Support Malawi Tourism and Agriculture
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 1: The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn has said his government would assist Malawi in promoting tourism and agriculture. President Prof Peter Mutharika...
View ArticleWFP Hands Over Five Warehouses To Ethiopian Cooperative Unions
BUTAJIRA The United Nations World Food Programme has handed over five pre-fabricated warehouses to cooperative unions in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, one of Ethiopias largest...
View ArticleServing abroad
Pictured in front, from left, is Bill Cornell, Elsabeth Asrat, and Karen Cornell. In back, from left, is Zachary Curtis , Kerri Curtis, Champney Pulliam , Collin Lee , and Nathan Lee.
View ArticleGERD neither Consumes nor Diverts Water to Other Basins, Says Project Manager...
Addis Ababa: 03 April 2015 - The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will boost the tourism of the country once it is completed, GERD Project Manager Simegnew said. At a press conference he held at the...
View ArticleMalawi: Country Ready to Run on Zero Aid in 5 Years - Mutharika
President Prof. Peter Mutharika Thursday confidently said Malawi will in five years be able to run its recurrent budget without donor support.
View ArticleThe tension-ridden hydro-politics of the Nile
Solomon Ayele Dersso is a legal academic and analyst of African affairs who regularly writes on African issues. He is head of the Peace and Security Council Report at the Institute for Security...
View ArticleEthiopia designated as a priority, best destiny of China: Ambassador...
While giving press conference at his office today, Chinese new Ambassador La Yifan said the political will and commitment of both country leaders make it easier to strengthen the all rounded relations....
View ArticleMateke chairs 14th COMESA Council of Ministers
STATE Minister for Regional Cooperation Hon. Philemon Mateke has reiterated Uganda's commitment to efforts of ensuring peace and security in the region.
View ArticleOmani companies get an insight into Ethiopian market
Ethiopia is one of the largest markets in Africa, an Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry official said, adding that the visit showed that Omanis and Ethiopians are keen to cooperate with each other,...
View ArticleAl-Shabab's Deadly Resilience
A crowd looks at bodies of suspected Garissa University College attackers in a school compound in Garissa April 4, 2015. Last Thursday, a handful of armed men affiliated with al-Shabab entered a...
View ArticleNo need for silverware at Harar Ethiopian
The building housing Harar Ethiopian Restaurant is barely more than a shack, though a colorful one. It wouldn't look entirely out of place at the perilous edges of Tijuana, or Addis Ababa.
View ArticleEthiopia to feature its coffee at America's expo - Saturday, 04 April 2015 06:43
Ethiopia will be featured as the "Portrait Country" during this 27th coffee industry trade show and conference. People in the coffee industry from over 75 countries will attend the SCAA annual event,...
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