After 20 Years of Silence, Strangers in Ethiopia and Eritrea Call to Say Hello
By Megan Specia | NYT “I don’t know you, you don’t know me, but I am from Ethiopia and I am so excited to talk to you.” That was the message Roman Tafessework Gomeju had for the stranger on the other...
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Breaking: Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki to Visit Ethiopia
AddisNews: Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki to Visit Ethiopia This Coming Saturday, July 14, 2018 According to reports from a notice sent to Ethiopian local government offices and social media...
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Ethiopian Airlines May Partner With Nigeria On National Carrier
Africa’s most successful carrier, Ethiopian Airlines has disclosed that it may partner Nigeria to establish the planned national carrier. This was disclosed by the Chief Executive Officer of the...
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Kenya’s Safaricom, KCB Look North As Ethiopia Opens Market
Two of Kenya’s largest blue chip companies, regional lender KCB Group and giant telco Safaricom, are on course to establishing operations in neighbouring Ethiopia where reformist Prime Minister Abiy...
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Ethiopian Prof. Sebsebe Demissew becomes first African Foreign Member of the...
Leading Ethiopian botanical scientist, Professor Sebsebe Demissew, has been elected as a Foreign Member of the Royal Society, becoming the first ever Sub-Saharan African scientist to be elected in...
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Eritrea Names First Ambassador to Ethiopia in Two Decades
President Isaias Afwerki has appointed the current Minister of Education, Mr. Semere Russom, as Ambassador to Ethiopia. Reuters NAIROBI, Kenya — Eritrea has appointed its first ambassador to...
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Ethiopian Airlines and DHL Sign Joint Venture Deal
By Allan Olingo German logistics giant DHL has said it will sign a joint venture agreement with Africa’s largest cargo operator — Ethiopian Airlines. The joint venture deal will see DHL use Ethiopian...
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Ethiopia Could Sell Airline Skylight Hotel, Airports in Investor Hunt
By Nizar Manek – Bloomberg Disposals would be ahead of a potential stake sale in carrier New leader Abiy is opening nation up to foreign investors Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise is emerging as the flag...
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Ethiopian Nile dam manager Simegnew Bekele found dead in his car
(Reuters) – The project manager of a $4 billion Ethiopian dam being built on the river Nile has been found dead, a Reuters photographer said on Thursday. The photographer observed blood stains along...
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ኢንጂነር ስመኘው በቀለ በጥይት ተመተው ህይወታቸው ማለፉን ፖሊስ አስታወቀ
ኢንጂነር ስመኘው በቀለ በጥይት ተመተው ህይወታቸው ማለፉን ፖሊስ አስታወቀ አዲስ አበባ፣ ሀምሌ፣ 19፣ 2010(ኤፍ.ቢ.ሲ) የህዳሴ ግድብ ግንባታ ፕሮጀክት ዋና ስራ አስኪያጅ ኢንጂነር ስመኘው በቀለ በጥይት ተመተው ህይወታቸው ማለፉን የፌደራል ፖሊስ ኮሚሽን አስታወቀ። የፌደራል ፖሊስ ኮሚሽን ጀኔራል ኮሚሽነር ዘይኑ...
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Washington DC Mayor Proclaimed July 28, 2018 to be “Ethiopia Day in DC”
(WASHINGTON, DC) – In celebration of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s visit to Washington, DC, Mayor Bowser has proclaimed July 28, 2018 “Ethiopia Day in DC.” On Saturday, the Mayor will join...
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Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Met United States Vice President Mike Pence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday and praised “the historic reform efforts” undertaken by Abiy since assuming power in April,...
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LIVE from Washington DC. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed with Ethiopian Diaspora
LIVE from Washington DC. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed with Ethiopian Diaspora in the Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia – “ግንቡን እናፈርሳለን ድልድዩን እንገነባለን” በሚል መሪ ቃል በዋሽንግተን ዲሲ እየተካሄደ ያለውን የጠሚ አብይ አህመድ ሙሉ...
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Police fire tear gas at protesters during state funeral for Ethiopia’s Grand...
Police fire tear gas at protesters during state funeral for Ethiopia’s Grand Dam engineer Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (CNN) — Police fired tear gas Sunday at demonstrators in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital,...
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የሶማሌ ክልል ፕሬዝዳንት አብዲ አሊ ከስልጣናቸው ወረዱ
የሶማሌ ክልል ፕሬዝዳንት አብዲ ሞሃመድ ኡመር ከስልጣናቸው ወረዱ – BBC Amharic News የኢትዮጵያ ሶማሌ ክልል ፕሬዝድንት የነበሩት አብዲ ሞሃመድ ኡመር ከስልጣናቸው መነሳታቸውን የክልሉ የኮሚኒኬሽን ቢሮ ሃላፊው ኢድሪስ ኢስማኤል ለቢቢሲ ሶማልኛ አረጋግጠዋል። ከኢድሪስ ኢስማኤል መረዳት እንደተቻለው፤ አብዲ...
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PM Abiy Ahmed Formed Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund Advisory Council
PRESS RELEASE: – ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA August 9, 2018 H.E. Prime Minster Abiy Ahmed is pleased to announce the formation of the Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund Advisory Council. On July 6, 2018, in a...
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Sheraton Hotel to be Renamed Marriott Addis
Sheraton to be renamed Marriott Addis – By Samuel Getachew Sheraton Addis, the iconic boutique-like hotel located near the national palace, is going to be renamed Marriott Addis. According to sources...
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Ethiopia Requests Emperor Tewodros’s Lock of Hair Back From London Museum
The National Army Museum has quietly removed from display a 19th-century looted braid of hair which the Ethiopian government has requested back as a national treasure. It came from the head of the...
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Ethiopia: Paramilitaries ‘Kill At Least 40’ in Oromia Region
Officials say paramilitary forces from the Somali region carried out cross-border attacks in Oromia’s East Hararghe. At least 40 people were killed by paramilitary forces in eastern Ethiopia over the...
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Ethiopian Olympian Living in Exile in US to Return Home
Rio Olympic marathon silver medal winner Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia arrives at a news conference in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2016. Gary Cameron/Reuters VOA – After winning the silver medal in...
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