Addis Ababa — :- Addis Ababa University has conferred honorary doctorate degree upon the founder of the renowned Mekedonia Elders and Mentally ill person Rehabilitation Center, Biniam Belete and the veteran artist, Debebe Eshetu today. President Sahile-work Zewde confered honorary doctorate degree upon Biniam Belete and Debebe Eshetu during graduation ceremony of the University held […]
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Addis Ababa — :-The Ministry of Mines has announced that activities are well underway to enable companies engaged in mineral exploration and production in the Tigray region resume operations soon. Various international mining companies have already given confirmation to resume operation soon. During the war in northern Ethiopia, various development activities, including the mining sector, […]
The Ethiopian government is looking to raise USD 12 billion in financing to implement its new three-year economic reform plan, according to Teklewold Atnafu, economic advisor to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD). The funds would come from institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, as well as from restructuring Ethiopia’s debts, Teklewold […]
The Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce & Sectoral Associations is hoping a new Amharic course on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will supercharge awareness of the potentially game-changing trade deal among local businesses. In an effort to boost awareness of the AfCFTA among businesses, the Chamber is launching an online education platform in the […]
Youth unemployment is a significant problem in Ethiopia. According to the Ethiopian 2021 Labour Force and Migration survey, the country’s unemployment rate was eight percent as of August 2021. The national unemployment rate for women (11.7 percent) is double that of men (5.0 percent). Youth unemployment (among those aged 15-29) is 7.7 percent. Unemployment is a predominant problem in […]
Harare — Egypt and Ethiopia have agreed to finalise an agreement over Ethiopia’s contentious Blue Nile mega-dam within four months, marking a breakthrough after years of tensions between the two nations, according to AFP. Since Ethiopia began construction on the enormous U.S.$4,2 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2011, Egypt has been concerned that […]
Addis Ababa — :-Ethiopia has secured more than 1.3 billion USD during the concluded budget year by exporting 240,000 tons of coffee. The nation’s plan was to secure 1.8 billion USD during the stated period. Despite all the challenges the coffee market faced at the global level, the revenue gained is almost closer to the […]
Harare — A coroner has determined that three British nationals who perished in an aircraft crash were unlawfully killed, BBC reports. Sam Pegram, 25, Oliver Vick, 45, Joanna Toole, 36, and other British humanitarian workers perished in the March 2019 plane crash outside Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, along with 157 other passengers. According to testimony given in […]
Addis Abeba — Back in February 2023, graduating students of St. Mary’s University received training on the Higher Education Exit Exam (Photo: St. Mary’s University) The nationwide graduate exit exams commenced today 7 July 2023. Over a span of six days, more than 168,000 prospective graduate students from 205 different disciplines will undertake these assessments. […]
Ethiopian runner Yalemzerf Yehualaw produced a stunning performance to outclass a quality field in the Run Your City 10 km race in Durban. She clocked a time of 30:46 to win the race on a freezing and windy Sunday morning to set the fastest time ever on South African soil. Kenyan Docus Ajok settled for […]
Addis Abeba — The Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) has this morning issued an official apology for failing the Tigray region Orthodox Church and its followers during the Tigray war. The official apology stated the Synod’s failure to plead “to end the war on time”, for failing to be physically present […]
Shewa Robit City Administration Interim Security Command Post has imposed indefinite curfew as of 6:00 PM local time today in the wake of the shooting death on 04 July of Abdu Hussein, head of security department of the city administration. “Many efforts have been made to ensure peace and security in the city and the […]
Addis Abeba — The House of Federation, led by Speaker Agegnehu Teshager received a report by Wubshet Ayele, Deputy Chairman of the National Election Board of Ethiopia. Photo: HoF Members of the Ethiopian House of Federation (HoF) today passed a unanimous decision to approve the creation of a new regional state carved out of a […]
Addis Abeba — The Ethiopian government is taking strides to acknowledge and regulate the longstanding informal cross-border trade occurring along the Djibouti border. The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration is currently introducing a law with the goal of formalizing the informal trade activities that have been existing along the border between these countries. Kasahun […]
Ethiopia’s expensive irrigation drive has been hobbled by “glaring flaws” that could render its multi-billion birr hydropower projects wasteful or ineffective, according to the country’s top auditor. Auditor General Meseret Damite cited numerous issues plaguing dams commissioned over the past decade at enormous cost: improper design, inadequate operating guidelines, below-capacity output and insufficient maintenance procedures. […]
The Ethiopian Customs Commission said it is struggling with the growing sophistication and capacity of drug smugglers who use Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. Ethiopia is becoming among one of the emerging transit hubs for smugglers. Of around 156 drug seizures of outgoing drugs in Brazil, 64 were planned to arrive in or transit through […]
Addis Abeba — The widow of artist Hachalu Hundessa who was assassinated on 29 June, 2020, Fantu Damisew said justice has not been served and she doesn’t know who killed him three years after his death. Fantu who is currently board chairwoman of the foundation named after the late musician made the stern remark during […]
The construction of the Zarema Mayday irrigation dam, which was interrupted during the two-year war in Ethiopia’s north, will resume next year, according to the Ministry of Irrigation and Lowland Areas. The dam was conceived to supply water to the Wolkayit sugar factory, one of 13 sugar factories the Ministry of Finance (MoF) is working […]