Tag: Ethiopia
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…
Ethiopia reopens embassy in Eritrea
Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders reopened Ethiopia’s embassy in the Eritrean capital Asmara on Thursday, state affiliated Ethiopian Fana Broadcasting said.
18 killed as Ethiopian military helicopter crashes
An Ethiopian military helicopter crashed on Thursday, killing all 18 people on board, the state-affiliated Fana Broadcast Corporate reported.
Ethiopia to get $1b World Bank’s support after 13 years isolation
Thirteen years after donors suspended budgetary assistance to Ethiopia, the country is to enjoy a World Bank’s $1 billion support.
Ethiopia arrests 800 people for causing regional violence
Ethiopian authorities have arrested 800 people accused of causing fresh violence in the East African nation, officials said on Thursday.
Ethiopia dispatches medical team to Somali
Ethiopia Ministry of Health (FMoH) on Wednesday said it dispatched a 24 personnel medical team to provide assistance for those…
Kenya, Ethiopia electricity interconnector to be completed in mid 2019
The Kenya and Ethiopia electricity transmission interconnector is set to be complete in mid 2019, Joseph Njoroge, the Principal Secretary…
185 Ethiopians stranded in Djibouti return home – Official
The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Friday announced that all the 185 Ethiopian migrants who were stranded in…
Ethiopia, Eritrea set to play friendly match
Ethiopia are set to play Eritrea in a friendly soccer match, the state-affiliated Fana news agency reported on Monday, weeks…
Ethiopia offers amnesty to freed political prisoners
Ethiopia has passed a law that grants amnesty to political prisoners who have been released recently and reverses decades of…
Ethiopia appoints Eritrea ambassador
Ethiopia has appointed its first ambassador to Eritrea in 20 years in the latest sign of rapprochement after a border…
Reforms to “unleash private sector” – Ethiopia
Ethiopia is open to selling off a host of state-owned firms, either partially or entirely, as part of a major…
Ethiopia prioritises re-opening of Eritrea’s Red Sea ports roads
Ethiopia will make the re-opening of two roads connecting it to two of Eritrea’s Red Sea ports a priority in…