South East Asia adviced to combat COVID-19 aggressively
The World Health Organization today called on Member states in South-East Asia Region to urgently scale-up aggressive measures…
International bid from Ethiopian Sugar Corporation (TENDER)
Ethiopian Sugar Corporation invites eligible and qualified bidders to submit bid for the supply and delivery of the…
Ethiopia shuts schools to stop coronavirus spread
The Government of Ethiopia today announced shutting all schools for two weeks across the country to prevent to…
Ethiopian Airlines may lose $260 million
Ethiopian Airlines, the major contributor to the economy of Ethiopia, is said may loss up to $260 million…
Ethiopia confirms first coronavirus case
The Ministry of Health of Ethiopia and the national public health institute today confirmed the first case of…
Kenya confirms first Coronavirus case
Kenya’s Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe confirmed the first Coronavirus case, a Kenyan national who recently returned home…
Namibia gets $129 loan to boost economy
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $129.4 million (ZAR 2.011 billion) loan…
Ethiopia appoints three ministers, commissioner, attorney general
The Ethiopian parliament today approved appointment of three ministers, attorney general and commissioner for the Federal Ethics and…
Sierra Leone’s new road cuts travel times, transforms lives
For truck driver Joseph Turay, navigating the 120 km Matotoka-Sefadu road in northeastern Sierra Leone used to be…
Japan, U.S. launch innovation competition in Ethiopia
The U.S. government and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) today launch the third round of nationwide innovation competition…
U.S. airstrike in Somalia kills five al-Shabaab members
The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike killing five al-Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Janaale, Somalia.
Ethiopia seizes 18,000 Turkish pistols from traffickers
The Government of Ethiopia said it has seized two containers of weapons including over 18,000 Turkish made Pistols,…
The floating Sahara, Egypt’s obsession with perpetual dependency
BY TESFU TELAHOUN ABEBE – The current tense state of affairs between Ethiopia and Egypt is a situation…
Ethiopian farmers to get mechanization service centers
The Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) has signed subgrant agreements with eight cooperative unions and two entrepreneurs for…
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia gets new boss
The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), the state owned financial institution with over half market share in the…
U.S. provides $10 million to fight locust in East Africa
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional $10 million in…
Ethiopia food inflation rate reaches 21 percent
Moving average inflation rate for food items in Ethiopia for the month of February 2020 has gone up…
U.S. launches nationwide media trainings in Ethiopia
The United States Embassy in Addis Ababa launched on Wednesday nationwide media trainings that will help empower both…
Ethiopia launches fundraising to complete Nile Dam
The Government of Ethiopia on Wednesday launched another round of fundraising to complete the construction of the Great…
Ethiopia opposition criticizes U.S. statement on Nile dam
Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice (Ezema), the major opposition party in Ethiopia has criticized the statement issued by…
UN agency advises Ethiopia to continue school feeding program
Stressing that well-fed children are key to fueling Ethiopia’s economic growth and development, economic development, the United Nations…
Ethiopian CEO urges African governments to cut taxes
Ethiopian Airlines Group, CEO, Tewolde GebreMariam, urges African governments to cut taxes to help the development of aviation…
Ethiopia Nile dam to get 4.9 billion m³ water
The Government of Ethiopia announced that it will continue the construction of Great Ethiopian Reconnaissance Dam (GERD) and…
Internet Society held conference in Addis focusing on Ethiopia
The Internet Society, the international institution that supports and promotes the development of the Internet as a global…
Toshiba, Toyota secure geothermal project deal in Ethiopia
Renowned Japanese technology companies, Toshiba and Toyota as well as a Turkish company have secured a geothermal project…
Ethiopians celebrate European colonizers’ defeat at Adwa
Ethiopians across the country today colorfully celebrated 124th anniversary of the Battle of Adwa, the first black people…
Ethio Lease to help Ethiopia improve agriculture productivity
Ethio Lease, the first foreign-owned leasing company in Ethiopia, is set to help Ethiopia improve its agricultural productivity…
Ethiopian wins ‘International Air Cargo Marketer of the Year’ Award
Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, Africa’s largest network cargo operator, has won the ‘International Air Cargo Marketer of…
U.S. provides finance supporting democratic elections in Ethiopia
The United States and the National Elections Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) signed a memorandum of understanding for a…
Ethiopia Prosperity Party to open offices in Tigray
To secure more votes during the upcoming August general election, the ruling coalition in Ethiopia, Prosperity Party, has…