African leaders meet in Ethiopia
A cruise ship where nearly 700 passengers and crew members fell ill is being sanitized in preparation for its next voyage.
View ArticleBlackBridge and RSS Collaborate with GIZ Germany to Strengthen REDD+ MRV...
January 24, 2014 Berlin, Germany: BlackBridge, the Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH and Remote Sensing Solutions have signed a 2-year agreement to strengthen earth...
View ArticleThe 22nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of AU Heads of State and Government...
The 22nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government opens today January 30, 2014 under the theme, "2014 Year of Agriculture and Food Security, Marking 10th Anniversary of the...
View ArticleAU: NEPAD orientation committee takes stock of continental progress
Despite the progress made over the last decade in the implementation of programmes under the New Partnership for Africa's Development , participating countries should have clarity of objectives and...
View ArticleAfrican Union to Mobilize $500 Million for Military Efforts in CAR
AU to mobilize $500 mln for peace efforts in Central African Republic Xinhua | Agencies Published on January 29, 2014 21:31 The African Union seeks to mobilize 500 million US dollars to support...
View ArticleS. Sudan, CAR to be pulled from 'abyss'
Conflict in the Central African Republic and South Sudan dominated the agenda as Africa's leaders met in Ethiopia Thursday for a two-day summit.
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Despite Ceasefire, a Long Road Ahead in South Sudan
Diplomats of the international community patiently waited for the delegates to drive at the Addis Ababa venue where South Sudan peace taking place.
View ArticleAutocrat signs up for peer review
Equatorial Guinea's authoritarian leader, Teodoro Obiang-Mbasogo, has signed up to the African Peer Review Mechanism through which African leaders scrutinise each others' governance performance -...
View ArticleU.S. Government Announces Two Awards for Innovation in Energy and...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia , Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Embassy issued the following news release: U.S. Agency for International Development Acting Deputy Administrator Mark Feierstein announced the award of two...
View ArticleBRT pilot project feasibility study nearing completion - Saturday, 01...
The Addis Ababa City Bus Rapid Transit pilot project feasibility study is nearing completion; Ethiopian Press Agency reported citing the City Roads and Transport Bureau.
View ArticleThree Ethiopians among 1000 most creative people i...
Addis Ababa, 1 February 2014 - Three Ethiopians - Marcus Samuelsson, Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, and Bruktawit Tigabu - were named among this year's 'Most Creative People in Business 1000,' list compiled...
View ArticleC. African Republic capital still a 'battlefield'
The premier of Central African Republic says the nation's capital "remains a battlefield" as he urged the international community to contribute generously toward humanitarian and peacekeeping efforts.
View ArticleUPDATE 1-S.Sudan rebels say army razed town, using foreign fighters
South Sudanese rebels accused government forces on Sunday of razing the hometown of their leader Riek Machar, violating a ceasefire, and said the army was drawing support from foreign fighters now in...
View ArticleAmerican attempt to revive a seven year old corpses is futile
Last month three American seasoned diplomats have been flirting with idea of restoring normal relationship between Ethiopia and Eritrea.
View ArticleEthiopian prisoner of conscience Mr Bekele Gerba life in danger due to lack...
Mr Bekele Gerba Ethiopian prisoner of conscience and lecturer in Addis Ababa University life is in danger due to lack of medical care.
View ArticleAU Summit concludes without firm decisions on conflicts
The African Union Summit has concluded on Friday, January 31, without passing any firm decisions about the major conflicts in South Sudan and Central African Republic .
View ArticleKidney transplant will be started in Ethiopia after 3 months - Monday, 03...
Addis Ababa, 3 January 2014 - Ethiopian Ministry of Health announced that preparations are underway to conduct kidney transplant in Ethiopia.
View ArticleAcute Fuel shortage hits Addis
A lack of oil tankers means a fuel shortage for Addis Ababa and the east and northwest of the country The Ministry of Industry this week instructed all oil suppliers to provide it with data from fuel...
View ArticleEthiopia: Israel to Finance Wolkayit Sugar Project
An Israel construction company, Natifa, secured a loan to be used to finance the Wolkayit Sugar development project from an Israeli bank.
View ArticleThe New Mesob
This is actually Mesob , one of my favorite Ethiopian restaurants in Seattle. The business recently moved from the edge of Little Addis Ababa, 14th and Jefferson, to the edge of Little Saigon, 1221...
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