Ethiopia News

The State Department Report narrates groundless and unverifiable allegations and repeats the same politically motivated accusations obtained from dubious sources There has been a time, years ago, that the Ethiopian government used to denounce and disprove in detail allegations made by the annual State Department Report on Human Rights and Practices ... (more)

Kuwait Fund has promised to back ongoing road construction and potable water provision projects in Ethiopia.

Melaku Fenta, former Director General of the Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority, revoked his claim for legal immunity on Friday.

African Livestock and Poultry Exhibition and Congress opened for public in Addis Ababa on Thursday 16 May 2013.

The American Girl Collection introduced the Girls of Many Lands series in 2005. Each story told of a twelve year old girl living in a different time period in a different part of the world.

Qatar Airways today announced route expansion on three continents together with a huge increase in capacity in Pakistan as part of the Doha-based carrier's continued aggressive growth strategy.

Abdu Ibrahim Mohammed was 15 years old when he began trekking with caravans of camels to collect salt in a sun-blasted desert basin of north Ethiopia that is one of the hottest places on earth.

Despite comments by Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn suggesting the pending withdrawal of his country's troops from Somalia, many experts have voiced doubts that Ethiopia will pull out of Somalia before it is capable of handling its security without assistance.

By Hadra Ahmed, Addis Ababa, May 16 : Indian-owned firms in Ethiopia are making flowers the country's third-largest export earner after coffee and khat, a kind of chewable cannabis.

Dr. James Guzek, an eye surgeon employed by Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute and his team of volunteers recently returned from his fifth eye clinic in Dembi Dolo, a small village in western Ethiopia.

Ethiopian Sugar Corporation said it is encouraged by improved productivity and reduced cost of production after implementing Kaizen management philosophy in three factories.

Representatives from four bordering states in Ethiopia and Sudan have agreed to work closely to prevent cross-border crimes in a meeting between the two sides.

Sex trafficking, exploitative labor and homelessness are well-known dangers for girls and female teens who migrate from rural to urban areas.

The communion of EOTC in London is abuzz with the open secret that Police have questioned cabbie-cum-Ethiopian-opposition-party-activist, Major Mamo Lema, following a court appearance in Addis Ababa last week of Major Mamo Lema's alleged accomplice, Ato Abebe Wendimagn, both British citizens from London.

The second criminal bench of the Federal High Court has denied bail to Minister Melaku Fenta, Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority Director General, his deputy Gebrewahid Woldegiorgis and 17 others accused of corruption in two separate cases.

On May 24, 1991 citizens of the East African country of Eritrea celebrated their long-awaited independence following a victory over the unjust occupation of their land by neighboring Ethiopia.

Ethiopian Authority for Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage said it has allotted 6 million birr to watch and conserve the heritages of the country.

Kenya-based private equity firm Catalyst said it had acquired a 50 percent stake in Ethiopian food and drink maker Yes Brands to tap into the Horn of Africa nation's large population and fast economic growth.

Angelina Jolie has just revealed that she underwent a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of developing breast cancer.

The Defense Department is poised to trim the number of civilian furlough days from 14 to 11 or fewer as it tries to find ways to deal with mandatory spending cuts, and is likely to let the military services expand... The Defense Department is poised to trim the number of civilian furlough days from 14 to 11 and will allow the military to exempt ... (more)