Increasing water access for livestock in Africa’s arid lands
By Martin Ager – Africa has belts of arid and semi-arid land both north and south of the Equator with an average annual rainfall of less than 500mm per year.
Adama Industrial Park begins export
The recently inaugurated Adama Industrial park of Ethiopia has started exporting its products. A Chinese textile company, Antex Group, has become the first in the Park to start exporting its swimwear to Europe.
METEC fails to deliver Ethiopia’s 4.1 billion birr power project
Four years after the construction of Ethiopia’s 4.1 billion birr (around $150 million) Melka Sedi thermal power generation plant began, only less than 30% of the total project is completed.
Ethiopia launches digital health database
The Ministry of Health of Ethiopia launches a digital health database system, which enables to share health information of individuals among health institutions across the country.
Ethiopia’s fourth wind power project in progress
The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), the state agency in charge of building power projects and generating energy, is currently undertaking the construction of the country’s fourth wind power project.
Ethiopia welcomes another OLF faction
A team of 22 members of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), one of the many factions of the Front led by Mr. Gelassa Dilbo, has arrived Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Saturday.
The state of ongoing hydropower projects in Ethiopia
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – From wind to solar ad hydropower, the government of Ethiopia is currently undertaking several power projects. The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), which is the state agency in…
Ethiopia caught Nigerian smuggling $141,000 cash
A male Nigerian passenger leaving Ethiopia via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport is caught on Saturday trying to smuggle $141,000 cash out of the country.
Ethiopia invests $62 million to conduct census in April
The Government of Ethiopia is set to start the 4th national census next April, said the Central Statistics Agency (CSA) of Ethiopia.
Ethiopia launches digital proclamations store
The Government of Ethiopia launches today a digital platform that contains all Ethiopian laws and proclamations of the country passed since 1941.
Ethiopia to send volunteer doctors to Eritrea
The Ministry of Health of Ethiopia says the country is set to send its medical doctors to Eritrea.
New secrete torturing prison found in Ethiopia, police says
The federal police, which has been compiling evidences against those detained for allegedly committing human rights crimes, says it has found a new secrete torturing prison where crimes against detainees was committed.
Ethiopia appoints new ambassadors to 17 countries
As part of its political reform, the Government of Ethiopia has appointed new ambassadors to 17 countries, including The Hague, the United States, China and the United Arab Emirates.
Ethiopia captures over 4,800 bullets at Sudan border
The customs commission authorities captured 4,492 pistol bullets and 372 bullets of machine-guns being smuggled into Ethiopia through the Sudan border.