COVID-19 devastates African economies
African Ministers of finance, economic planning and development who concluded their 53rd round of meetings in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said the impact of COVID-19 on African economies was devastating.
African finance minister meeting opens in Addis
Organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) the 53rd session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance and Development opens today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
COVID-19 worsens plight of Africa’s least developed countries
Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia and Sudan are in debt distress while 11 other African countries are at high risk of debt distress as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc…
Road traffic accident claims 24 lives in Ethiopia
A road traffic accident in Ethiopia on Monday claims lives of 24 passengers when two buses collided at a place called Beza Bizuhan in Amhara region.
Ethiopian Airlines transports COVID-19 vaccines to African countries
Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian), the multi-award winning and largest airline in Africa, said it has operated COVID-19 vaccine delivery flights from Mumbai to Addis Ababa and from Beijing to Brazzaville.
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission reflects on Addis Ababa prisons
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Chief Commissioner Daniel Bekele and the Commission’s team visited the detention facility at the Federal Police Commission’s Criminal Investigation Bureau on March 6, 2021 and monitored the…
Experts to reflect on sustainable industrialization in Africa
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will hold its fifty-third session and the Conference of the African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, from 17 March to 23 March 2021…
Ethiopian Cargo transports 95 million flower stems for Valentine’s season
Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics services has transported 95,833,333 million stems of flowers (4600 tons) from Nairobi and Addis Ababa in a two weeks’ time of Valentines’ season.
Ethiopian Airlines distributes COVID-19 vaccine in Africa
Ethiopian Airlines, the multi-award winning and largest airline in Africa, announce that it has transported the first COVID-19 vaccine shipment from Beijing to N’Djamena via Addis Ababa. Ethiopian operated the flight on…
Ethiopian rights commission mission visits prisoners in Addis
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has deployed a monitoring mission to Kaliti Correctional Facility and Kilinto Prison to monitor the situation of defendants in Jawar Mohammed et al case, who have…
Ethiopia foils terrorists’ attack on UAE embassy
The National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) of Ethiopia said it has arrested 15 suspected terrorists who were planning a terror attack on the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in…
German company enters Ethiopia’s real estate market
ROCKSTONE Ethiopia, a German based company, has invested one billion Birr to building KEFITA, a G+20 exclusive apartment building with hotel-like amenities off Embassy Row in the Signal district of Addis Ababa.
East Africa’s Besh Gebeya to open 25 stores in Ethiopia
Besh Gebeya, one of the over a dozen companies of East Africa Holdings, aims to create 100,000 jobs within the coming five years opening 25 additional stores in Ethiopia and two in…
Ethiopia bans 14 private security agencies
The Federal Police of Ethiopia has banned 14 private security agencies for engaging in crimes involving bank robbery and planning targeted attacks.