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Gold mining in Gambella, Ethiopia commences operation

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 Business News 3712 ViewsAkobo Minerals, Eng. Takele Uma, Ethiopia, Gambella Region, gold, ministry of mines 2 min read

A new gold mining company on Thursday commences operation in Gambella region in Western Ethiopia, says the Ministry of Mines

Politics

Gambella needs attention, says Ethiopian rights commission

January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 Business News 55 ViewsEthiopia, Gambella Region, human rights, opposition parties, prison 3 min read

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC/Commission) said treatment of prisoners needs to be improved, right of opposition parties to operate

Crime

Ethiopia announces 10 million Birr reward to capture TPLF fugitives

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 Business News 91 ViewsAfar Region, Benishangul Gumz, bounty, Ethiopia, Gambella Region, Harari Region, reward, Somali Region, TPLF, TPLF fugitives 2 min read

The Government of Ethiopia today announced a 10 million Birr (about $250,000) reward for anyone who informs the whereabouts of

Politics

Ethiopia launches final military operations in Tigray

November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 Business News 55 ViewsAbiy Ahmed, Afar Region, Amhara Region, Benishangul Gumz Region of Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Gambella Region, Getachew Aseffa, Harari Region, military operations, Oromia Region, Somali Region, Southern Region of Ethiopia, Tigray Region, TPLF 3 min read

The Government of Ethiopia said it has launched final phase of military action to bring to justice the TPLF leaders

Politics

TPLF to target civilians using Eritrean, Ethiopian army uniforms

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 Business News 203 ViewsAbiy Ahmed, Adigrat, Afar Region, Alamata town, Axum town, Benishangul Gumz Region of Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopian defense force, Gambella Region, Getachew Assefa, Harari Region, Mekele, Shire town, Somali Region 4 min read

Using Ethiopian defense force and Eritrean army uniforms it has produced at Almeda Textiles Factory, Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF)

Agribusiness

Ethiopia’s Gambella region aims to export fish

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 NBE 142 ViewsEthiopia, export, fishery, Gambella Region, Rift Valley lakes 1 min read

With the aim of commencing fish export and creating 5,000 jobs for the youth, the Gambella Region of Ethiopia has

Health

Ethiopia reports 250 new coronavirus cases

June 26, 2020 NBE 56 ViewsAddis Ababa, Amhara Region, Benishangul Gumz, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dire Dawa City Administration, Ethiopia, Gambella Region, Oromia Region, Tigray Region 0 min read

The Ministry of Health of Ethiopia today reported 250 new confirmed coronavirus cases after conducting laboratory tests for 5,414 people

Politics

House told Ethiopia’s ruling party to stay on power

June 10, 2020June 12, 2020 52 ViewsAfar Region, Amhara Democratic Party, August 2020 general election, Benishangul Gumz Region of Ethiopia, EPRDF, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Prosperity Party, Gambella Region, Harari Region, House of Federation, Oromo Democratic Party, Somali Region, Southern Ethiopia Peoples’ Democratic Movement, Sudan, TPLF 2 min read

NEWS- The House of Federation of Ethiopia today passes a bill allowing the current federal and regional administrations to stay

Agribusiness

Opportunities to boost sesame production in Ethiopia

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 148 ViewsAmhara Region, Benishangul Gumz Region of Ethiopia, China, Ethiopia, Gambella Region, Israel, oil seeds, sesame, sesame export, sesame production, Tigray Region, United Arab Emirates 4 min read

By Elias G/Selasssie – Sesame is one of the major commercial grain crops agricultural products of Ethiopia. It is one

Politics

Prime Minister Abiy of Ethiopia warns opposition parties

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 81 ViewsActivist Jawar Mohammed, ADP, Afar Region, Amhara Democratic Party, August 2020 general election, Benishangul Gumz Region of Ethiopia, Constitutional Interpretation, Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen, EPRDF, Ethiopia, Ethiopia's Somali region, Ethiopian Prosperity Party, Gambella Region, Getachew Reda, Harari Region, Muferiat Kamil, ODP, OFC, Oromo Democratic Party, power sharing, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia, SEPDM, Southern Ethiopia Peoples’ Democratic Movement, Tigray People Liberation Front, Tigray Region, TPLF 4 min read

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia warns opposition political parties who called for the establishment of transitional government and those

Health

Guinea-worm disease returns to Ethiopia

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 55 ViewsCarter Center, Ethiopia, Gambella Region, Guinea-worm disease, WHO 0 min read

Guinea-worm disease, an illness caused by a parasitic worm, spotted once again in Gambella Region of Ethiopia after two years.

Economy

Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund shortlists 22 projects

December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 Business News 95 ViewsAddis Ababa, Afar Region, Amhara Region, Benishangul Gumz, Central Gondar Zone, Dire Dawa, Ethiopian diaspora, Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund, Ethiopian Red Cross Society, Gambella Region, Hadiya Development Association, Haramaya University, Harar, Jijiga city administration, Oromia Region, Somali Region, Tigray Region 4 min read

The Board of Directors of the Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund (EDTF) announces the completion of project proposal reviews shortlisting 22

Crime

UN condemns killings of two aid workers in Ethiopia

September 6, 2019September 6, 2019 69 Viewsaid workers, Ethiopia, Gambella Region, UNOCHA 1 min read

On behalf of the humanitarian community in Ethiopia, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ethiopia, Mr. Steven Were

Trade

Ethiopia imports 135, 457 vehicles in a year

August 3, 2019August 3, 2019 253 ViewsAddis Ababa, Afar Region, Amhara, Benishangul Gumz, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, Gambella Region, Harar, import, Oromia, Somali Region, Southern Region of Ethiopia, Tigray, vehicles 0 min read

The total number of vehicles Ethiopia has imported and registered last year (the fiscal year ended July 7, 2019) has

Crime

Ethiopian police captures 43 smuggled Kalashnikov guns

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 62 ViewsAmhara Region, arms traffickers, Ethiopia, Gambella Region, Kalashnikov bullets, Kalashnikov guns 1 min read

Ethiopia’s Amhara Region Police has captured 43 illegal Kalashnikov guns and 1,300 bullets from arms traffickers.