African airlines risk being sidelined by larger overseas rivals
Africa is being carved up as airlines funnel commuter workers into the booming mining market, with sub-Saharan carriers staking their claims against global rivals in the world's least-developed travel...
View ArticleEthiopia Has Arisen! By Alemayehu G Mariam
On Ginbot 20, 1983 , Meles Zenawi and thousands of his guerilla fighters marched into Addis Ababa toting AK-47s, RPGs and hand grenades.
View ArticleInterim ERCA officials meet High Tax Payers
The management of the Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority met with high tax payer businesses on Friday, May 31st, to discuss the recent and ongoing crackdown launched by the Anti-Corruption...
View ArticleVegpro to join horticulture exports
Vegpro Group, one of the biggest vegetable and flower exporters on the continent, is to expand its operations of horticulture packaging and exports by investing in Ethiopia.
View Article"Because I am a Girl" campaign grows strong
Freida Pinto, an emerging Hollywood movie star, paid a visit to Plan Ethiopia's projects in Ethiopia as part of the organization's "Because I am a Girl" campaign.
View ArticleEthiopia: Youth Unemployment: Lessons From Ethiopia
In Hawassa City in southern Ethiopia, 250 kilometres from the capital Addis Ababa, 24-year-old Mitike Paulos, her younger sister and three friends are busy producing leather bags and belts for sale.
View ArticleEthiopians Rededicate Support for Renaissance Dam at May 28 celebrations in...
Ethiopians in the UK rededicated themselves to supporting the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam at the 22nd anniversary of May 28 when the Dergue regime fell Ethiopians in the UK...
View ArticleEthiopia's Renaissance Dam: Review
Since last week, the issue of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has been on the minds of many journalists and columnists.
View ArticleBeware of wishful thinking: one swallow doesn't make a summer
The big turnout at Semayawi Party's demonstration in Addis Ababa yesterday has nudged a good number of opposition activists to indulge into a binge of triumphalism in the blogosphere.
View ArticleEthiopia: Tecola Hagos' Hasty Optimism
In two recent postings, Dr. Tecola Hagos shared with readers of this page his optimism about the EPRDF governance under Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.
View ArticleEthiopia, Uganda to undertake joint projects - Tuesday, 04 June 2013 12:25
Uganda has pledged to work with Ethiopia to undertake major projects in various sectors of the economy to lift millions of citizens of the two countries out of poverty.
View ArticleChina plans multimillion Ethiopia investment - Tuesday, 04 June 2013 12:28
Huajian, one of the largest shoe exporters in China, is planning a multimillion-dollar factory expansion in Ethiopia in a sign that Chinese manufacturers are starting to move to Africa to benefit from...
View ArticleJourneys By Design Takes Travelers to the Heart of Africa
When Ralph Lauren 's family made an extended visit to Africa-long after the debut of his wildly successful Safari fashion and home-decor collection-Lauren called upon Will Jones' Journeys by Design to...
View ArticleMorsi men plan Ethiopia dam sabotage
Zimbabwe's MDC party is set to take its fight for electoral reforms to next week's SADC summit in Maputo following Zanu-PF's determined push for a "stampeded election" without reforms, a report says.
View ArticleInternational Criminal Court's 'racism' is good for Africans
Commentators have also mentioned other possible crimes committed by the Ugandan regime during the 80s and 90s in Uganda as a reason for "mudslinging the ICC in advance".
View ArticleEthiopia: Egypt attack proposals 'day dreaming'
Ohio State President Gordon Gee is being praised as a leader who reshaped the university after he was rehired in 2007 following an earlier stint as president in the 1990s.
View Article22nd anniversary of May 28 victory celebrated in Dublin, Ireland
Addis Ababa June 5/2013 The 22nd anniversary of the victory of May 28 was celebrated colourfully in Dublin, Ireland, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
View ArticleChinese investment creates a new global hub in Ethiopia - Wednesday, 05 June...
Addis Ababa, June 5, 2013 A A - Huajian Group and other investors are creating a shoe manufacturing cluster that is set to employ more than 100,000 Ethiopians over the next 10 years, according to The...
View ArticleEthiopians living in Switzerland have raised over 100, 000.00 Swiss...
Ethiopians living in Switzerland have raised over 100, 000.00 Swiss Franc for the Grand Renaissance Dam in a very successful fundraising event.
View ArticleOAU/AU Golden Jubilee celebrated in Abidjan, Rome
Addis Ababa June 5/2013 The 50th Golden Jubilee of the establishment of the OAU/AU was celebrated in Abidjan, CA te d'Ivoire and also Rome, Italy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
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