Seven million Ethiopians in need of food aid
Some seven million people in Ethiopia are in need of humanitarian aid, including emergency food assistance, according to the National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC). […]
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Ethiopia: parliamentary elections scheduled for May or June
Ethiopia will hold a parliamentary election in May or June, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Sunday. Abiy Ahmed, who took office in April, has […]
Ethiopia secures $3 bln funding from World Bank
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday announced the Horn of Africa nation had got $3 billion funding from the World Bank. The World Bank […]
Ethiopia’s Sidama votes overwhelmingly for autonomy
Ethiopia’s Sidama region has voted overwhelmingly to form a self-governing administration as many of the country’s ethnic groups demand greater autonomy. More than two million […]
Ghana to host African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat
The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) has selected Ghana as the host country for the Secretariat of the […]
Ethiopia: call for tenders on phase I of 520 MW geothermal project
Tulu Moye Geothermal Operations has just launched a bidding process to select a partner to carry out the first phase of the Tulu Moye geothermal […]
New legislation to ease geothermal investment in Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Council of Ministers is considering a bill to encourage independent power producers (IPPs) to invest in geothermal power generation in the east African […]
Chinese FM welcomed in Ethiopia, dismisses Africa debt fears
China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, on Thursday said Beijing will continue supplying loans to African governments despite accusations that China’s increased investments on the continent […]
Ethiopia: Parliament approves creation of National Reconciliation Commission
Ethiopia’s parliament on Tuesday approved the creation of a reconciliation commission to tackle intercommunal ethnic violence. The objective of the Commission is to maintain peace, […]
Ethiopia gets €10 m from EU to support judicial reforms
The European Union on Thursday announced a support package to support Ethiopia in the area of justice and rule of law. The €10 million […]