Airlines in Africa, and the tale of democracy: Kenya and South...
Addis Ababa, 4 August, 2015 - Kenya Airways last week announced a loss of $257 million , the biggest ever in the country's corporate history. It's a shocking tumble for Kenya's national carrier;...
View ArticleEthiopia: Aid Is Not the Best Way to Finance Sustainable Development - Dr....
Recently, The Ethiopian Herald caught up with Prof. Dr. Fisseha-Tsion Menghistu to get his insights on issues dealt at the 3rd International conference on Finance for Development .
View ArticleObama meets Jewish leaders in bid for Iran deal support
US President Barack Obama during a joint press conference with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn at the National Palace in Addis Ababa on July 27, 2015. President Barack Obama held a...
View ArticleAfrica: Obama vs. Dictatorship, Corruption
I had expected President Obama to say some tough things to Africa's rulers at the African Union in Addis Ababa last week but I expected him to make the criticisms discreetly, by inference rather than...
View Article2015 AAG: Black Queens to camp in Addis Ababa
Ghana's women's team have settled on Addis Ababa as their location for their pre- 2015 All Africa camp. The Black Queens who are just coming off elimination from 2016 Olympic Games qualifiers are...
View ArticleRun like an Ethiopian - with gen...
Addis Ababa, 4 August, 2015 - Hypoxia, a condition wherein your body doesn't get enough oxygen, is a forerunner of more seriousconditions like strokes and heart attacks. Scientists may have discovered...
View ArticleEthiopia: Corporation to Assemble Wagons for Addis-Dewelle Railway Project
The 756-kilometers Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway project is expected to begin trial service in October 2015. Logistic and Supply Deputy Manager with the corporation, Major Kiflom Gebre-Mariam told ENA...
View ArticleDiaspora Role in Catalyzing Country's Renaissance - Saturday, 08 August 2015...
The motherland is calling the Diaspora, not to cash-in but to pitch-in for the development of the country. The Ethiopian Diaspora, including the second and third generation, is the critical resource...
View ArticleUK supports Ethiopian determination to further strengthen Aviation security
The British Embassy in Addis Ababa formally handed over aviation security equipment to officials at Bole International Airport in a bid to strengthen the fight against terrorism in the Aviation sector...
View ArticleEPRDF says First GTP contributes significant inputs to second GTP - Saturday,...
Addis Ababa, 8 August 2015 A - The Council of Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Front said that the first Growth and Transformation Plan contributed significant inputs that could help as a spring board...
View ArticleCattle dying as seasonal rains fail in parts of Ethiopia
By DAVID DISHNEAU Associated Press As students head back to school, here comes a big homework assignment: StoryCorps wants tens of thousands of teenagers across America to interview a grandparent... By...
View ArticleThe Economist's Summit hopes to showcase Ethiopia's potential
Ethiopia's GDP per capita is expected to grow by 37 percent between 2015 and 2019, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit. This was stated during a press conference held on Thursday, August 6,...
View ArticleCattle dying as seasonal rains fail in parts of Ethiopia
While the government is not calling the situation in parts of northern, northeastern and eastern Ethiopia a drought, the impact is taking a toll. Adamu Kebede, a truck driver, told The Associated Press...
View ArticleEthiopia, Kenya agree to cooperate on security - Tuesday, 11 August 2015 11:06
Addis Ababa, 11 August 2015 - Ethiopia and Kenya signed agreement that enable them to work together on security issues. Ethio - Kenya joint military committee technical experts discussed on ways of...
View ArticleSAP sets to engage in Ethiopia's market
Addis Ababa, 11 August 2015 - Germany's Application and Products in Data Processing , one of the giant software companies in the world, said it seeks to expand its business in Ethiopia on August 7,...
View ArticleDr. Tedros opens annual conference of Ethiopian ambassadors - Wednesday, 12...
Addis Ababa, 12 August 2o15 - Foreign Minister Dr Tedros Adhanom opened) the Annual Conference of Ambassadors, Consuls General, and Directors General at Ghion Hotel in Addis Ababa on the 11th August...
View ArticleEthiopian prime minister in Uganda over S. Sudan crisis - Tuesday, 11 August...
Ethiopia's prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn is in Uganda to attend the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development summit on South Sudan. The summit comes one week before the 17 August deadline set...
View ArticleEthiopian Airlines Fleet Expansion Parallels Economic Growth - Tuesday, 11...
Addis Ababa, 11 August 2015 - Ethiopian Airlines has announced plans to order 44 new aircraft, effectively doubling its 76-plane fleet in the face of rising air traffic as Africa's economy sees steady...
View ArticleEthiopia's ambitious goal to go green - Tuesday, 11 August 2015 13:38
Ethiopia has set big goals for itself and looking to richer countries for help having a 10-year, $70 billion plan aiming to produce clean energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to...
View ArticleSplit Among South Sudan Rebels Threatens Peace Efforts
Puoch Riek told The Associated Press in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa - where South Sudan's warring factions are meeting for the latest round of negotiations - that two generals who were once...
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