Ethiopia and the Arab Overture, part 2
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – I concluded the first part of this series by introducing Ahmad ibn Majib, (?1432-1500?) the Persian Gulf’s legendary ‘Lion of the Seas’.
Flooding kills two people in Ethiopia
BY ELIZABETH EQUBAY – Flooding around Libo Kemkem area of Amhara region of Ethiopia today kills two people, state broadcaster reported.
Addis Ababa to provide free uniform to 600,000 students
Addis Ababa City Administration, the capital of Ethiopia, is set to provide school uniform, exercise books and other utensils for 600,000 students free of charge.
Ethiopia completes Ethio-Kenya power line installation
The Ethiopian Electric power (EEP) said it has completed installation of the 433 kilometers of Ethio-Kenya power transmission line.
Ethiopia’s export earning continues to decline
Ethiopia’s export performance which has been declining since 2012, has dropped by $170 million for the fiscal year concluded July 7, 2019 as compared to the previous year.
Dystopia – Why can’t our MPs look one another in the face?
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – A visitor to virtually any Tewahedo Orthodox church will note that, in addition to some remarkable architecture, these houses of worship are adorned with religious iconography steeped…
Ethiopia – Djibouti railway makes $20 million
Ethio – Djibouti railway has secured more than $20 million in revenue from its freighter and passenger train services over the past eight months.
Danish minister visits project in Ethiopia
The Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark, Mr Rasmus Prehn, visited development projects in Wukro Town of Tigray region of Ethiopia on Thursday.
New coffee roasting company goes operational in Ethiopia
Melange, a new coffee roasting and packing company, officially inaugurates its coffee processing plant in the capital Addis Ababa around Megenagna area.
Ethiopia gets first foreign leasing company
Ethio Lease, a subsidiary of Africa Asset Finance Company Inc. (AAFC), a US-headquartered equipment finance firm, enters Ethiopian market.
Ethiopian army company pleas for $2 billion debt cancellation
The highly indebted and implicated in grand corruption and embezzlement military owned company (Metal Engineering Corporation (METEC), made plea for cancellation of 57 billion (close to $2 billion) government debt.
Over 500 people arrested in South Ethiopia
Over 500 people arrested in relation to the recent violence in Southern Ethiopia, which led to the death of several dozens of people and destruction of properties of non-Sidama ethnic group.
Are we hypocritical, self-hating and tribalistic pseudo-patriots?
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – First time visitors to Addis Abeba often remark on the abundance of coffee and pastry houses. If we add the in the tens of thousands of informal…
Inflation remains double digit in Ethiopia
For over one year both food and non-food inflation in Ethiopia continue to register double digit with 12.6 percent general inflation rate at country level for the month of July 2019.