S. Sudan govt: Troops capture 2 towns from rebels
South Sudanese Foreign Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin, right, welcomes US Secretary of State John Kerry upon his arrival at Juba International Airport, South Sudan, Friday May 2, 2014.
View Article'dVentus' Technologies launches smart electric meters
'dVentus' Technologies, a renewable energy technology company, held a product launch event on Friday May 2nd for its smart electric meters along with a distribution automation system.
View ArticleChinese premier, Ethiopian president agree to promote ties, cooperation
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met here Tuesday with Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome, and the two agreed to further consolidate bilateral ties and cooperation.
View ArticleHRW: Ethiopia shot peaceful protesters
Addis Ababa - Ethiopian security forces shot dead peaceful protesters in student demonstrations last week, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday, quoting "credible" claims of a death toll "much higher"...
View ArticleEthiopia most successful in Africa at cutting maternal deaths - Tuesday, 06...
Addis Ababa, 6 May 2014 - Pregnancy-related deaths in Ethiopia have fallen by nearly two-thirds, making it the African country that has most successfully lowered its maternal mortality rate thanks to...
View ArticleNational Bank of Ethiopia Defying Government Proclamation 270/2002
I read an article in Waltainfo.com that heads as "Standard Bank to Open Ethiopian Office".
View ArticleMore than 11,000 South Sudanese flee to Ethiopia after fall of ...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 6 - The UN refugee agency on Tuesday reported a sharp rise in the number of refugees fleeing South Sudan's conflict, after government forces captured the rebel stronghold of...
View ArticleEgyptian satellite to monitor construction of Ethiopia's disputed dam
A new Egyptian satellite will track the construction of an Ethiopian hydroelectric dam over which officials in Cairo and Addis Ababa have been locked in a standoff over fears that the project will...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Rebels to Seek Peace, Respond to US Sanctions
South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar speaks to rebel General Peter Gatdet Yaka in a rebel controlled territory in Jonglei State, Feb. 1, 2014.
View ArticleHassan Moalin, Dr. Shugt Gellat talk on phone amid rising tensions in Ethiopia
As political crisis rise in Ethiopia only few months before the general election,the main powerful opposition groups discussed about the recently peaceful protests that left at least 40 students...
View ArticleMemorandum of Understanding was signed between Ethiopian Airlines and ICBC...
During H.E. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's state visit to Ethiopia, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Ethiopian Airlines and ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. .
View ArticleThatcher Projects Exhibits Tegene Kunbi at PULSE New York, 5/8-11
This week, join Margaret Thatcher Projects for the ninth edition of PULSE New York at The Metropolitan Pavilion, May 8 - 11. The gallery will present a solo booth of paintings by the Ethiopian artist,...
View ArticleGovernor-General to visit United States, Italy and Ethiopia
The Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, and Lady Janine Mateparae are about to embark on a significant overseas visit which will highlight the positive role New Zealand plays in...
View ArticleChinese companies to build industrial zone in Dire Dawa - Wednesday, 07 May...
The Ministry of Industry and four Chinese companies signed on Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding to build an industrial zone in Dire Dawa.
View ArticleNew agreements give kiwis better global access
Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee says the signing in Auckland this morning of an air services agreement with Sri Lanka is the latest in a string of similar agreements making it easier for New...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: UN providing shelter under fire
By Hilde F. Johnson The grisly images and shocking accounts of the abhorrent attacks on unarmed civilians in the South Sudanese cities of Bor and Bentiu this month have put South Sudan back in the...
View ArticleSouth Sudan rebel leader on way to meet president: rebel spokesman
South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar is travelling to Ethiopia and is committed to meeting President Salva Kiir there, his spokesman said on Thursday, the first confirmation that the former deputy...
View ArticleTrack laying commences on section of Ethio-Djibouti Railway project -...
The construction of Mieso-Dire Dawa-Dewanle railway project entered a new phase with the commencement of the laying of tracks.
View ArticleEthiopia arrests 3 Egyptians near S. Sudan border
Ethiopian security forces have arrested three Egyptians in Ethiopia's westernmost Gambela region near the border with South Sudan, a senior security source said.
View ArticleKillings in Ethiopia outrage Minnesota's Oromo community
Members of Minnesota's Oromo community plan to rally Friday in St. Paul and are calling for a hunger strike to mourn the deaths of student demonstrators gunned down last week by Ethiopian security...
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