The head coach of Ethiopia’s national football team Yohannes Sahle and his entire technical staff have been sacked.
Shale’s dismissal has not been officially confirmed…
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Ethiopia’s Zone 9 Bloggers Nominated for 2016 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders
Ethiopia’s Zone 9 bloggers were on Wednesday nominated for the 2016 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders.
The Ethiopian blogging group shared the nominations…
Norway Offers Asylum Seekers Over $3,000 to Leave Voluntarily
Norway has offered to pay asylum seekers about $3680.61 to voluntarily leave and return to their home countries.
The offer which begins this Monday was…
Ethiopia: 14 Dead, UN and Humanitarian Aid Organization Attacked in Bloody Ethnic Clash
Ethnic violence has claimed 14 lives in Gambella, western Ethiopia this weekend after the car of a non-governmental organization (NGO) struck and killed two Nuer…
Kenya and Tanzania in Diplomatic Spat Over 74 Ethiopian Ex-Convicts
Kenya has condemned Tanzania’s decision to drop-off 74 Ethiopian ex-convicts at the Kenyan side of the Taveta border.
Tanzania reportedly transported the Ethiopians, who had…
Ethiopia’s Boston Marathon Winner Honors First Woman to Run the Race With Trophy
Atsede Baysa, the Ethiopian winner of the 2016 Boston Marathon, has given her trophy to Bobbi Gibb, the first woman to finish the prestigious annual…
Ethiopian Athletes Dominate 2016 Boston Marathon
Ethiopian athletes won the 120th edition of the annual Boston Marathon on Monday after dominating both the men’s and women’s division.
Ethiopia claimed the top…
Ethiopia: Murle Attack Death Toll Rises from 104 to 208, 102 Children Abducted
The death toll from Friday’s attack on members of the Nuer ethnic group in Ethiopia’s Gambella province has been increased from 140 to 208. The…
South Sudanese Armed Groups Kill Over 100 Ethiopian Civilians
Armed groups from South Sudan have attacked and killed over 100 Ethiopian members of the Nuer ethnic group.
The deadly attack reportedly happened on Friday…
Racial Profiling: Eritrean Passenger Ejected off Flight Considers Legal Action Against EasyJet
A 34-year-old man of Eritrean descent is considering legal action after being sent off an EasyJet flight by armed guards because a fellow passenger did…
Ethiopia Looks to Regulate Cyber Offenses With First-Ever Cyber Crime Bill
A draft of Ethiopia’s first ever cyber crime bill has been presented to parliament this week for consideration.
The bill titled Computer Crime Proclamation, which…
Ethiopian Man Shot Dead While Asleep in His Kentucky Home
An Ethiopian man in his 30s has been found dead from gunshot wounds in his Chickasaw, West Louisville home on Tuesday morning following an overnight…
Ethiopia Denies Restricting Internet Access to Oromia Region Over Protests
Ethiopia has denied claims that the government deliberately cut Internet access to the Oromia region which has been affected by months of bloody protests.
Bloomberg…
2 Chinese Workers Return Ethiopian Tourists’ Bag Containing $356,000
Three Ethiopian tourists knelt in gratitude before two Chinese construction workers who found and returned their lost briefcase containing $356,000 on Friday in China’s Guangdong…
IAAF, WADA Give Ethiopia Ultimatum to Test 200 Athletes for Doping or Face Suspension
Ethiopia has been given an ultimatum to conduct mass doping tests on about 200 athletes by November or be banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency…
Italian Financial Firm to Fund Construction of 2,000 MW Dam in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has announced the construction of a 2,000 MW capacity dam, which would be funded by an Italian credit firm.
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn…
Over 28 People Killed in Flooding in Ethiopia’s Afar and Jigjiga Regions
More than 28 people in Ethiopia have been killed by severe flooding after a river overran its banks on Sunday.
According to Ethiopia’s Broadcasting Corporation,…
Ethiopia Enlists Drones to Combat Tsetse Fly Pandemic
Drones are set to deliver thousands of sterilized flies to Ethiopia in a revolutionary bid to combat the spread of Trypanosomiasis – a disease caused…