Bankable energy projects in Africa secure funding
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $32.5 million equity investment, which will be directed towards…
January 2019
Addis Ababa set to host Africa Business Health Forum
African leaders, ministers, CEOs including Aliko Dangote, and representatives from the African Union and United Nations are set…
Ethiopia banks capital hikes 8%
The total capital of bank in Ethiopia has increased by around 8% to 85.7 billion birr (around $3.1…
Suspect human rights offenders in Ethiopia appear court
Suspect human rights offenders in Ethiopia, who have been in custody for the past few weeks, Maasho Kidane…
Ethiopia arrests organized criminals, captures 49 Kalashnikov guns
The command post operating in Benishangul Gumz and Oromia regions of Ethiopia has arrested 171 organized criminals and…
Some 850,000 students in Ethiopia benefit from school feeding
Some 850,000 students in Ethiopia, mainly from elementary schools are currently benefiting from the school feeding programs being…
Ethiopia benchmarks Kenya, France to form naval force
The Government of Ethiopia, one of the largest landlocked countries in the world, says it is bench-marking making…
Cape Verde aims for the magic million tourists
Cape Verde could be on the brink of a hotel development wave if the government fulfils its promises…
Saudi to pay $266 minimum salary to Ethiopian maids
The governments of Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia have have reportedely reached consensus to make the minimum monthly salary…
Prime Minister of Ireland set to visit Ethiopia
With aim of strengthening diplomatic ties, the Prime Minister of Ireland Leo Varadkar is set to visit Addis…
Ethiopia, Eritrea re-opens Humera-Omhajer border
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia and Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea re-opened the third border connecting the people…
United States indicts former Mozambique finance minister
The United States indicts former Mozambique finance minister Manuel Chang on charges related to a $2 billion debt…
African youth to discuss heritage, conservation
A planning meeting for the “International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property”…
Ethiopia fuel import hard currency reserve increases
Ethiopia’s hard currency reserve for fuel import has increased over the past months exceeding three months at the…
Ethiopia Premier discusses education roadmap with 3,696 teachers
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed holds a meetig with 3,696 teachers from across the country to…
Ethiopian Airlines, Hibret launch co-branded debit card
Ethiopian Airlines and Hibret Bank of Ethiopia have launched the first Co-branded debit card tailored to provide Ethiopian…
Ethiopia generates $3 billion selling state enterprises
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – The government of Ethiopia has privatized 290 companies in 14 years from 1995-2015,…
Ethiopia assesses Tigray farmers’ access to inputs, credit
Partners involved in an initiative that aims to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers, discuss the performance of…
China expresses support to Ethiopia’s reform
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who arrives Addis Ababa on Thursday for official visit, expressed his country’s support…
How Zambia loses billions of dollars in illicit outflows
By Kalima Nkonde – The untold story of Zambia’s excessive debt and low foreign reserves is the negative…
Ethiopian Airlines crash lands in Entebbe
Ethiopia Airlines plane with 139 passengers aboard crash lands on Thursday at Entebbe International Airport runway.
Ethiopian shipping urges government to use its idle ships
The Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services Enterprise (ESLSE), the government company which has been in shipping business for…
Dire Dawa Administration fires 76 officials
The Dire Dawa City Administration located in the eastern part of Ethiopia, fires 76 officials who failed to…
Ethiopia pardons 530 prisoners
The Federal Attorney General of Ethiopia announces pardoning 530 prisoners mainly women with children.
Ethiopia appoints new press secretary
The Prime Minister Office has announced the appointment of Mr. Nigussu Tilahun as its new Press Secretary.
Ethiopia confiscates 498 pistols in Bahir Dar
The Bahir Dar City police in Amhara Region of Ethiopia have confiscated 498 pistols hidden in the house…
Two Ethiopia ex-intelligence officers appear court
Two former intelligence officers accused of involving in the assassinations attempt of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last June…
Ethiopia collects $3 billion tax in five months
The government of Ethiopia has collected 83 billion (close to $3 billion) in the first five months of…