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The Ethiopian Ministry of Mines has issued a mining license for the country’s Danakhil Potash Project to Allana Potash – a Canadian mineral exploration company. The license was issued after its approval by the Ethiopian council of ministers.  A detailed… Read more ›

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn says his government has proof that some opposition leaders who organized anti-government protests last month are linked to terrorist groups operating in the country. This statement comes only a week after a leading opposition group… Read more ›

Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Deslaegn, has stated unequivocally that his county will not withdraw its troops from Somalia. This comes a day after Ethiopia reduced the number of its troops in Somalia, stating that the war-torn country had achieved relative… Read more ›

Members of a leading Ethiopian opposition party took to streets of Addis Ababa on Sunday to protest the country’s anti-terrorism law. Speaking during the protests, the leader of the Unity for Democratic Justice (UDJ) party, Negasso Gidada, urged the government… Read more ›

ADDIS ABABA – An Ethiopian opposition group, Union for Democracy and Justice party (UDJ), has held a large protest demonstration in Addis Ababa on Sunday, September 29, 2013. It was the largest protest event since the post-2005 elections crackdown that… Read more ›

The Spokesperson of Ethiopia’s foreign ministry, Ambassador Dina Mufti, said on Wednesday last week that Somali-Based islamist militant group did not pose any imminent threat to Ethiopia’s security. He acknowledged that Al-Shabaab had posed a threat to regional peace but… Read more ›

Ethiopia has entered into a cooperation framework agreement with Poland in an effort to boost bilateral relations between the two countries. Ethiopian Foreign Affairs State Minister, Berhane Gebrekristos and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Beata Stelmach agreed to… Read more ›

The Ethiopian Government has expressed grave concern over allegations that Syria has been using chemical weapons. The allegations were contained in an investigative report by the United Nations Mission. The report confirmed that the Syria Arab Republic used large quantities… Read more ›

Ethiopia has come out in support of Kenya’s push for African Union member countries to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ethiopia is the current chair of the African Union. Government Spokesman, Redwan Hussein, said that the ICC was… Read more ›

Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health announced this week that the country has met the target of Millennium Development Goal number four on reducing child mortality by two thirds. In 1990, Ethiopia had the highest under 5 mortality rate in the world… Read more ›

The Ethiopian government has condemned a Thursday car bomb attack on the president of Jubaland by Al-Shabaab, an islamist militant group. President Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islam’s (Madobe) motorcade was hit by an explosive laden car near Saadam II apartment building… Read more ›

The Government of Ethiopia has entered into a partnership with the Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA) for geothermal surface exploration and capacity building for geothermal development. The agreement was initiated under the Iceland – World Bank compact on geothermal energy.… Read more ›

Ethiopians on Wednesday ushered in the new year of 2006. The Ethiopian calendar, contrary to other universally recognized calendars, indicates that there are 13 months in a year. The president of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE), Girma Woldegiorgis,… Read more ›

The trial against Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto for alleged crimes against humanity began Tuesday at the International Criminal Court (ICC). He is accused of having orchestrated the deadly postelection violence of 2007 alongside Kenyan radio journalist, Joshua Arap Sang… Read more ›

A jury has resumed deliberations in the case of a U.S. couple charged with manslaughter in the death of their 13-year-old adopted daughter from Ethiopia. Hana Williams, adopted daughter to the accused Larry and Carri Williams, died of hypothermia and… Read more ›

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – Ethiopia’S ‘Walias Antelopes’ eliminated South Africa from the World Cup Africa zone qualifying competition Saturday by defeating Central African Republic 2-1 in Congo. The ‘Walias Antelopes’ topped Group A with 13 points, two more than 2010… Read more ›

Defense ministers from Ethiopia and Sudan and other experts have concluded a three day meeting on cooperation between the two countries. Colonel Al-Sawarmi Khalid Saad, spokesman of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), said that the meeting was mean to assess… Read more ›

Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn’s government has rejected a presidential pardon for journalist, Woubshet Taye, who was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment earlier this year. Mr Taye’s wife told a reporter from Arwamba times that the ministry of Justice had sent… Read more ›

Members of the Ethiopian opposition were on Sunday denied an opportunity to hold a rally demanding the release of jailed activists. The Blue Party had sought authorization to hold a public rally on the same day as the Ethiopian Inter… Read more ›

Israeli authorities have completed the last mass immigration of 450 Ethiopians Jews to the Jewish state which was founded 65 years ago. The immigrants arrived at Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv aboard two chartered flights on Wednesday, marking the last… Read more ›

The World Bank predicts that Ethiopia’s GDP could grow by 7percent in the next year, significantly shy of the 10.6 percent average that the country claims to have achieved over the past decade. The economy could grow faster if the… Read more ›

A recent polio outbreak which has affected several Horn of Africa countries has officially spread to Ethiopia. On August 14, the country discovered its first wild case of polio virus since 2008. The victim was an 18-month-old child from Warder… Read more ›

An Ethiopian government official has denied reports that explosive devices were discovered and disarmed at Addis Ababa’s Bole International airport last week. “The device was not an explosive or type of bomb but just a flammable cylinder gas”, said state… Read more ›

Residents of Ethiopia’s capital of Addis Ababa, were awoken by a 21 gun salute on Tuesday morning to commemorate the first year anniversary after the passing of the Ethiopian leader. Dozens of parks were launched and several candlelit vigils held… Read more ›

Ethio Telecom has signed a deal worth $800 million with Chinese telecom giant ZTE to expand its mobile phone infrastructure and introduce a high speed broadband network in the country. The telecoms project is worth $1.6 Billion but will be… Read more ›

Ethiopian federal police averted a potential explosion at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport on Friday after discovering two explosive devices at the departure terminal. It is suspected that the explosives were targeted at hundreds of passengers who were waiting… Read more ›

Mohammed Aman became the second Ethiopian athlete to win a gold medal at the Moscow World Championships after a breathtaking finish to the men’s 800 meters race. This win comes after, world and Olympic champion, Tirunesh Dibaba won gold in… Read more ›

Ethiopia is currently hosting 39 Trade Ministers from African countries and several U.S. government officials who are attending the 12th annual African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum in Addis Ababa. The meeting began last week on Friday, August 9,… Read more ›

Ethiopian Muslims staged protests in the streets of, the county’s capital, Addis Ababa, during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr on Thursday. The protests are part of a campaign by Muslims in Ethiopia that calls on the government to stop… Read more ›

An Ethiopian, military cargo plane crash landed at a Mogadishu airport on Friday while transporting weapons, says Somali security officials According to witnesses, the plane exploded into flames soon after it crashed at the international airport; thick black smoke was… Read more ›

Ethiopia is the first pilot country to develop a strategy that will allow it to benefit from the United States-Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA).According to State Minister for Trade Yacob Yala said that the strategy will form an integral part… Read more ›

Kenyan manufacturers have asked the Ethiopian government to eliminate bottlenecks currently hindering the development of bilateral trade between the two neighbours. Speaking on behalf of the traders, the Kenya Association of Manufactures ( KAM), called upon  Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, to fast track investment… Read more ›

Suspected Merille Militia from Ethiopia on Thursday abducted four Kenyan fishermen near Kanamkuny beach at the Todonyang border point. Turkana North OCPD, Bernard Nyakwaka, stated that the four went missing after they were waylaid by the militia in the afternoon… Read more ›

Several people were injured when a helicopter carrying U.N. personnel crashed in the town of Debre Zeit, 50 kilometers (30 miles) outside of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, officials said. Dina Mufti, the spokesman for Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that… Read more ›

Ninety Four (94) cases of polio have been reported in south-central Somalia pointing to a fast spreading outbreak, says Somalia’s Ministry of Health. New cases of the disease near the porous border with Ethiopia have also put that country at… Read more ›

An international training institute for peace-keepers will be setup in Ethiopia by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in collaboration with the Ethiopian government. The institute will serve as a training facility for peace-keeping organizations within and around East Africa.… Read more ›