Oromia Region – New Business Ethiopia

Some 850,000 students in Ethiopia benefit from school feeding

January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 newbusinessethiopia

Some 850,000 students in Ethiopia, mainly from elementary schools are currently benefiting from the school feeding programs being implemented in different parts of the country.

Ethiopia arrests 75 corruption suspect officials

December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 newbusinessethiopia

The Anti-Corruption Commission of Oromia Region of Ethiopia has arrested 75 officials suspected of corruption, an official said.

U.S. Embassy launches English language program in Ethiopia

November 7, 2018November 7, 2018 newbusinessethiopia

The U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa launches the English Access Microscholarship Program, known as Access, in Jimma, Oromia region of Ethiopia.

U.S. provides school materials to displaced children in Ethiopia

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 newbusinessethiopia

The United States Government has provided new school materials for 147,000 displaced children in Oromia, Somali, and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ regional states.

Over 30 people die in robbery, demonstration in Ethiopia

September 18, 2018September 18, 2018 newbusinessethiopia

Five people have died on the streets of Addis Ababa on Monday during a demonstration, which followed the killings of over 25 people and robbery over the weekend in the neighboring Burayu town at the outskirt of Addis Ababa.

Red Cross delivers emergency assistance to Ethiopians displaced by violence

August 8, 2018August 8, 2018 newbusinessethiopia

The International Committee of The Red Cross (ICRC) and Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) begun delivering emergency assistance to people displaced by ethnic violence in Ethiopia last week.