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…
December 2018
Adama Industrial Park begins export
The recently inaugurated Adama Industrial park of Ethiopia has started exporting its products. A Chinese textile company, Antex…
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…
Ethiopia launches digital health database
The Ministry of Health of Ethiopia launches a digital health database system, which enables to share health information…
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…
Ethiopia welcomes another OLF faction
A team of 22 members of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), one of the many factions of the…
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…
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…
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…
Ethiopia launches digital proclamations store
The Government of Ethiopia launches today a digital platform that contains all Ethiopian laws and proclamations of the…
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…
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…
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…
Ethiopia captures cash smuggling woman
Continuing its fight against illicit financial outflows, the government of Ethiopia’s customs authorities on captured a woman who…
Ethiopian Airlines implements self-check-in fully
Ethiopian Airlines says it has fully implemented Self-Check-in Initiative, enabling its customers to check-in using their mobile device…
Two fuel filled trucks captured leaving Ethiopian border
The customs authorities of Ethiopia caught two fuel trucks filled with over 93,000 liters of fuel while leaving…
Ethiopia arrests 75 corruption suspect officials
The Anti-Corruption Commission of Oromia Region of Ethiopia has arrested 75 officials suspected of corruption, an official said.
Ethiopia to help migrant returnees find jobs
The International Labour Organization’s project “Support the reintegration of returnees in Ethiopia” that lasted for the past four…
Ethiopia to auction second crude oil production site
Even though crude oil reserve was found in Ethiopia’s Legehida and Were-Ilu weredas (districts) of Amhara Region by…
Ethiopia to use drones for mineral exploration, oil pipeline safety
The Ministry of Mines and Energy of Ethiopia is set to use drones equipped with cameras for exploration…
Ethiopia launches national program to improve investment climate
Focusing on job creation, the Government of Ethiopia has launched a national program that will enable it to…
Reducing risk for private investment in off-grid energy
By Oliver Waissbein – In 2011 Rwanda was literally in the dark– 89 percent of the country, about…
Africa gets $32.6 billion deals for power, manufacturing, gas projects
Africa gets $32.6 billion deals for power, manufacturing, oil and gas, financial services, logistics projects at the Intra-African…
Morocco secures $2.97 billion from IMF
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a two-year arrangement for Morocco under the Precautionary…
Ethiopia to setup commission to heal the nation
In an attempt to end the growing hate and anger among different groups in the country, Ethiopia parliament…
IGAD expresses readiness to support Somalia regional election
The Inter-Governmental Authority on the Development (IGAD) expresses its readiness to support the ongoing regional election process in…
Ethiopia introduces republican guard
The Government of Ethiopia on Sunday introduced a new republican guard, which will be in charge of protecting…
Ethiopia inaugurates second toll road
The newly upgraded Dire Dawa – Dewale, the 220 kilometers road network linking Ethiopia with Djibouti, has gone…
Ethiopian former rebels going to the bush again?
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Last week Mekelle University, which is found in the northern part of Ethiopia…