Ethiopian student invents car using motorcycle engine
Using motorcycle engine, an Ethiopian high school student invented a vehicle that travels 40 kilometers using one liter…
2019
Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund shortlists 22 projects
The Board of Directors of the Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund (EDTF) announces the completion of project proposal reviews…
Armed gangs kill six children in Ethiopia
Unidentified armed gangs have shot and killed six teenagers in northern part of Ethiopia Amhara region Tsegede area…
Fatal car accident claims 22 lives in Ethiopia
A fatal car accident in Ethiopia occurred on Sunday around Meki town, some 150 kilometers South of the…
Ethiopia revises 70 / 30 college enrollment quota
The Government of Ethiopia has revised its college acceptance quota that forces higher education institutions in the country…
Coffee and Ethiopia
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Unlike other coffee producing African countries, such as Uganda, and Burundi, more than…
Scool feeding creates ten thousand jobs in Addis Ababa
The school feeding program launched recently by the Addis Ababa City Administration has created jobs for 10,000 mothers…
Ethiopia jails Nigerian for cocaine trafficking
Ethiopian court sent to jail a Nigerian national for entering the country carrying 175 grams of narcotic drug…
Wegagen Bank of Ethiopia profit drops by $10 million
The annual gross profit (before tax) of Wegagen Bank of Ethiopia for the budget year ended June 30,…
Al Amoudi to build mega oil processing in Ethiopia
BY MEKONNEN TESHOME – Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-Amoudi, Chairman and Owner of the leading Ethiopian investment group,…
PM Abiy launches $69 million road project in Jimma
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia launches a 2.2 billion birr (about $69.3 million at current exchange rate)…
Eritrea accuses Al Jazeera for bias reporting
An Eritrean official accuses of Al Jazeera TV, which is owned by the Government of Qatar for being…
Ethiopia charges former electricity boss for corruption
The government of Ethiopia has charged the former Chief executive officer of Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), Eng. Azeb…
Eritrea president concludes visit to Ethiopia
Concluding his two days visit to Ethiopia, President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea returned back to Asmara today.
National bid from Addis Ababa Roads Authority [TENDER]
The Addis Ababa City Roads Authority requests for expression of interest for consultancy services for design and construction…
International bid from Ethiopian Shipping lines [TENDER]
The state owned Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services Enterprise would like to invite interested and illegible bidders for…
IFC invests €50 million in Ethiopia’s Habesha Beer
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, partners with Habesha Breweries Share Company…
Ethiopia targets full water, sanitation access
The Government of Ethiopia has set an ambitious target to provide full water, sanitation and electricity access to…
Berhan Bank of Ethiopia profit up 41 percent
During budget year concluded June 30, 20219, Berhan Bank, one of the private banks in Ethiopia, has registered…
Saudi provides $140 million loan to Ethiopia
The Government of Saudi Arabia has provided $140 million soft loan to the Government of Ethiopia supporting health…
Displaced populations secure support at Global Refugee Forum
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) are stepping up their support for refugees and people affected by forced displacement, including…
Somalia government makes progress in addressing internal displacements – report
The Government of Somalia has been making efforts to provide lasting solutions to the increasing number of internally…
Off-grid, mini-grid technologies critical for Africa, report says
Expanding energy access across Africa with off-grid and mini-grid technologies offers $120 billion a year opportunity to power…
New bottled water brand enters Ethiopia market
Goldwater, a subsidiary of Gold Group and the latest entrant in the bottled water sector announced the launch…
Tech-savvy Ethiopian youth brainstorm elections-related technology
The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa conducted its latest hackathon, entitled “Digital Solutions to Elections-related Technology” which aimed…
Bid to supply pesticides to Ethiopian corporation (Tender)
Invitation for bid from Ethiopian Trading Businesses Corporation, the state agency, to supply pesticides and spraying equipment. Tender…
Ethiopia set to launch first satellite on Friday
EtRSS1, Ethiopia’s first satellite, will be launched next week on Friday morning December 20 around 6 o’clock from…
Ethiopia seizes 12,032 illegal bullets, guns
Including Turkish pistols, the customs officers in Bahir Dar, city of Amhara region of Ethiopia have seized 12,032…
Developing countries set to build extreme weather resilience
Twelve international organizations are set to assist developing countries to build resilience against the impact of natural disasters…
Berhan Insurance of Ethiopia profit increases 24%
Gross profit (before tax) of Berhan Insurance, the sister company of Berhan Bank, has increased by 24% to…