Tag: Ethiopia
Suspected Ethiopian livestock raiders kill 12 in northern Kenya
Twelve people, including three children, were killed when suspected Ethiopian livestock raiders attacked two settlements in northern Kenya, police said…
AIDS/HIV killed Nigerian Odemu Efe in Ethiopian Prison
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) on Tuesday said, Mr Odemu Efe, a Nigerian serving a five-year prison sentence in…
Ethiopia faces another threat for autonomous region
A fresh crisis is haunting Ethiopia as the small Sidama ethnic group is threatening to unilaterally declare on July 18…
Ethiopia arrests 250 in massive crackdown
Nearly 250 people have been arrested in Ethiopia’s capital and the main city in its Amhara region since a coup…
Police in Ethiopia arrest 56 members of Amhara political party – Party Spokesman
The Ethiopian police have arrested 56 members of Amhara political party following failed attempt to seize power in the province,…
Ethiopia: Aborted coup threatens PM Abiy’s reforms
The attacks in Ethiopia, described by the government as part of a coup attempt in Amhara, highlight the dangers Prime…
Ethiopia’s Armhara region head assassinated, army chief shot in aborted coup
Ethiopia’s state media have reported the assassination of Ambachew Mekonnen, head of Ethiopia’s Amhara state and his advisor during a…
Ethiopia says aborted coup in Amhara
Ethiopia said there was a failed coup attempt against Ambachew Mekonnen, head of one of the country’s nine regional states…
UN to support Ethiopia’s financial planning, digitalisation efforts
UN on Thursday promised to support the Ethiopian government’s efforts through strategic planning and expertise, mainly in the financial and…
Ethiopia arrests 59 officials over corruption, economic sabotage
Ethiopian Attorney-General, Berhanu Tsegaye, on Friday said 59 government officials were arrested on suspicion of corruption and economic sabotage in…
Ethiopia releases report of fatal Boeing MAX 737 crash
Ethiopia on Thursday released a preliminary report into cause of the March deadly Boeing 737 MAX 8 crash, which will…
UN family in Ethiopia pay respects to personnel killed in Airline crash
United Nations staff in Ethiopia gathered on Monday at the UN Conference Centre for a minute of silence and a…
China, Ethiopia suspend use of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft after crash
China’s aviation regulator on Monday grounded nearly 100 Boeing Co 737 MAX 8 aircraft operated by its airlines, after a…
We repatriated 65,000 nationals in 6 months – Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday said it had repatriated 65,000 of its nationals stranded in foreign countries…
Coming to Ethiopia? You must declare currency above $3000
The Embassy and Permanent Mission of Nigeria in Ethiopia has advised Nigerians travelling to the country to declare foreign currency…
13 killed as communal crisis rages in Ethiopia
Violence between rival Ethiopian communities near the southern town of Moyale has escalated with eyewitnesses reporting that 13 people were…
21 killed, 61 others wounded in Ethiopia’s ethnic violence
Heavy fighting between ethnic groups in southern Ethiopia has killed at least 21 people and wounded 61, its state news…
Women take over in Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s parliament on Thursday swore in Meaza Ashenafi as the country’s first female supreme court president, building on efforts by…
Ethiopia gets first female supreme court president
Ethiopia’s parliament on Thursday swore in the country’s first female supreme court president, building on efforts by reformist Prime Minister…
Ethiopia now to give all Africans visas on arrival
Ethiopia is to issue visa on arrival to all Africans starting Nov. 9, according to Fitsum Arega, chief of staff…
Sahle-Work Zewde is Ethiopia’s first female president
Ethiopia’s parliament today approved Sahle-Work Zewde as the country’s new president, the first woman to hold the post.
Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome tenders resignation
Ethiopia’s President Mulatu Teshome on Wednesday filed resignation request to the Ethiopian Parliament, State news agency ENA reported.
Ethiopia’s parliament approves first female president
Ethiopia’s parliament has approved senior diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde as the country’s first female president, proceedings on state television showed, cementing…
Bus-truck collision kills 12 in Ethiopia
Twelve people were killed in Northern Ethiopia on Monday when a passenger bus collided with a truck, authorities said.
More than 70,000 flee ethnic violence in Ethiopia
More than 70,000 people have fled ethnically-charged violence in Western Ethiopia, officials said on Tuesday – part of an eruption…
Egypt welcomes Jeddah peace accord between Eritrea, Ethiopia
Egypt on Monday welcomed the Jeddah Peace Accord, signed between Eritrea and Ethiopia in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah,…
Ethiopia, Eritrea sign peace agreement in Saudi Arabia
Ethiopia and Eritrea have signed a peace agreement in Saudi Arabia ending decades of simmering conflict between the two Horn…
New Year: Ethiopia releases 8,875 prisoners
The Ethiopian government on Tuesday released an unprecedented 8,875 prisoners as part of a goodwill Ethiopian New Year gesture.
Ethiopia, Eritrea leaders celebrate peace, new year at border
The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea visited their shared border to celebrate Ethiopian new year together on Tuesday, marking the…
China agrees to restructure Ethiopia’s railway loan
China has agreed to restructure some of Ethiopia’s loans, including a loan for a four billion dollars railway linking its…