Tag: Ethiopia
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…