The new railway line connecting Ethiopia and Djibouti to start early 2016
The 450-mile line which is being built by China Railway Engineering Corporation and China Civil Engineering Construction at a cost of $4 billion is one of the major projects towards creating new...
View ArticleEthiopian Airline plans 140 aircraft fleet by 2025 - Wednesday, 26 August...
Addis Ababa, 26 August, 2015 -Ethiopian Airlines said that the airline is expected to have 140 aircraft in its fleet by 2025. Mr Solomon Begashaw , General Manager at the Nigerian office told newsmen...
View ArticleSouth Sudan's president signs a peace deal with rebels -- but raises doubts
South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir, arrives at a summit in Ethiopia on Jan. 29, 2015. Kiir signed a peace deal and power-sharing accord to end a 20-month civil war on Aug. 25. South Sudan's president,...
View ArticleThe robe white gold in Ethiopia
Ethiopia consists mainly of a mountainous rugged central plateau dissected into different sections by deep canyons, especially those of the Blue Nile and Rift Valleys. The highlands are surrounded in...
View ArticleEthiopia launches space programme
Ethiopia, which is receiving 300-million in British aid this year and is one of the world's poorest nations, is launching its own space programme. The East African country plans a national space agency...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence Catches Fire in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is an unlikely but thriving center of artificial intelligence R&D. A local company works for global customers and the government is all for it.
View ArticleDebre Birhan emerging as industrial hub attracts 12 Billion Birr Investment.
Debre Birhan town, one of Ethiopia's emerging industrial hubs, has licensed investors with 12 billion birr during the past three years, according to the town administration. Deputy Mayor of the town,...
View ArticleThe fourth Mexican Gastronomic week to be held in Addis - Wednesday, 26...
Addis Ababa, 26 August, 2015 - The fourth Mexican gastronomic week will be held in Addis Ababa from September 7 to 13, 2015. Mexican Ambassador to Ethiopia, Alfredo Miranda, in his briefing during a...
View ArticlePope Tawadros II to discuss Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia - Thursday, 27 August...
Addis Ababa, 27 August,2015 - Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazy has announced that Pope Tawadros II will discuss the Egyptian people's concerns about the Renaissance Dam with the...
View ArticleFour decades after Haile Selassie's death, Ethiopia is an African success story
Christopher Clapham, Professor Emeritus at the Centre of African Studies, University of Cambridge looks at the changes that Ethiopia has undergone since the assassination 40 years ago of its last...
View ArticleFour decades after Haile Selassie's death, Ethiopia is an African success story
Addis Ababa, 27 August, 2015 - Ethiopia has changed beyond all recognition since the death of its last emperor, Haile Selassie, 40 years ago. Haile Selassie was surreptitiously murdered at the age of...
View ArticleJust Out Of Jail, Ethiopian Leader Brings A Sharp Message To Obama
Bekele Gerba visited Washington, D.C., to bring his concerns about Ethiopia to the State Department. The photo was taken when he came to NPR for a radio interview.
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Is South Sudan's Latest Peace Accord the Real Deal?
After months of foot-dragging and under the threat of United Nations sanctions, South Sudan President Salva Kiir today finally signed a power-sharing agreement aimed at ending the country's civil war....
View ArticleUrsus continues its expansion in Africa
Tractor producer Ursus has signed a deal with The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Sugar Corporation for the delivery of tractors, trailers and spare parts worth $30.67 million. "The company...
View ArticleObservations and Questions for EPRDF by Teodros Kiros
In two highly read recent articles on the achievements of EPRDF, I used philosophical judiciousness and took a hard look at Ethiopian reality for the past thirty four years and admired the regime's...
View ArticleBad governance, impediments to Africa's devt - AfDB chief
African Development Bank has listed bad governance and corruption as the major impediments to Africa's development.Vice President of AfDB, Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa, said at a symposium in Kigali that the...
View Article10th EPRDF meeting to lay significant foundations to sustain...
Mekelle, 28 August, 2015 - The 10th conference of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front is expected to lay significant foundations to sustain development and political stability in the...
View ArticleFirst Horn of Africa Water Security workshop convenes in Addis - Friday, 28...
Addis Ababa, 28 August, 2015 -In a series of planned annual workshop on water security in the horn of Africa, the first one was held here in Addis Ababa from august 25 to 28, 2015 deliberating on a...
View ArticleIGAD mediators announce 'beginning of implementation phase' - Friday, 28...
Addis Ababa, 28 August,2015 -Mediators of the East African regional bloc IGAD have celebrated the conclusion of peace talks between South Sudan's warring parties and announced the "beginning of the...
View ArticleUnited States officials evaluate American - Ethiopian cooperation - Saturday,...
Addis Ababa, 29 August,201 - Earlier this week, an eight member congressional delegation visited Ethiopia to look at the impact of American-Ethiopian development cooperation. The delegation's visit has...
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