Ethiopia joins Africans call for permanent seat at UNSC
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia today announced joining other African leaders struggle to get a permanent seat…
South Sudan
Eastern African sub-region to grow 4.9 percent in 2021
A new report produced by the African Development Bank says the Eastern African sub-region’s economy will grow by…
Eastern Africa experts discuss COVID-19 economic impacts in Kigali
Experts assembled in Kigali, Rwanda to reflect on COVID-19 economic impacts and resilience experiences at the sub-continental 25th…
Several African leaders attend Ethiopia’s PM inaugural
Several African countries leaders including presidents of Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan, Prime Minister of…
South Sudan President Salva Kiir visits Ethiopia
A delegation led by President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan arrived Addis Ababa this morning for an…
Hundreds of Ethiopian peacekeepers receive United Nations medals
Over 600 Ethiopian peacekeeepers in South Sudan honoured with the prestigious United Nations Medal for their service and…
Infrastructures key for Africa trade, security, UN official says
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will continue to support the LAPSSET Corridor Infrastructure Project linking the East…
South Sudan to woo oil prospectors in energy conference
South Sudan will be holding a two-day National Energy Conference on June 29 and 30 to showcase its…
South Sudan poised to realize Nile dam dream
In an exclusive interview with ‘The National’, deputy foreign minister Deng Dau Deng Malek said the country has…
South Sudan launches first oil licensing round
The Ministry of Petroleum (MoP) of the Republic of South Sudan, announced today the launch of the country’s…
Significance of Ethiopia’s election 2021
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – On Monday some 37 million registered voters in Ethiopia voted to elect their…
IFAD to help 23,900 vulnerable South Sudanese
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is set to provide funding to assist 23,900 vulnerable rural people…
Ethiopia foreign minister meets U.S. special envoy to Sudan
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Demeke Mekonnen, on Wednesday received a high-level delegation led…
Ethiopia to convert cloud into rain using iodine
To boost its agricultural production and become food self-sufficient, the Government of Ethiopia is set to use the…
Ethiopia, Kenya leaders inaugurate one stop border post
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia and President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Wednesday inaugurated the one stop…
Asphalt road connecting Ethiopia, South Sudan completed
Asphalt concrete road of 60.2 kilometers linking Ethiopia with South Sudan has completed last week, said Ethiopian Roads…
Sudan arrests senior TPLF militia leader
The Government of Sudan on Monday arrested a senior militia leader of Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) in…
AU takes over Ethiopia’s Nile dam dispute from UNSC
The African Union (AU) has taken Ethiopia’s Nile dam dispute with Sudan and Egypt from the United nations…
Were Egyptians hungry during frequent droughts in Ethiopia?
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – In the past few years the tension between Ethiopia and Egypt has been…
South Sudan denies allocating land to Egypt military
The Government of South Sudan today denies report of allocating land for Egypt military base.
Ethiopia reports largest daily coronavirus positive
The number of people infected by coronavirus (COVID-19) has dramatically increased over the last two days increasing the…
South Sudan – m–GURUSH launches international remittance service
South Sudan’s first mobile money service, m–GURUSH has launched its International remittance service on their Mobile Money Platform.
Conflicts in Greater Karamoja worsen food insecurity
Armed conflicts in cross-border areas in the Greater Karamoja Cluster that encompasses the south-western parts of Ethiopia, north-western…
China donates face masks to Gabon, Ghana, Congo
With a the aim of helping African countries combat the coronavirus pandemic, Chinese giant online trading company Alibaba…
Sudan calls for joint investment on the Nile
Without joint planning and investment, Nile Basin countries miss-out on opportunities of development that benefits the Nile people,…
U.S. African Affairs official to visit Ethiopia
Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Tibor Nagy is set to arrive Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this week for an…
South Sudan invites international companies for oil field audit
The Government of the Republic of South Sudan through its Ministry of Petroleum invites international companies to take…
Ethiopia ranks top in illiteracy in eastern Africa
Ethiopia ranks top in eastern Africa having the largest number of illiterate people – over 57% illiterate women…
African free trade can create 2 million jobs, doubles growth
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Asmara, Eritrea – The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)…
Regional integration experts’ meeting opens in Asmara
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Asmara, Eritrea – Experts from across the 14 eastern Africa courtiers have gathered…