Ethiopia

NEWS: Egypt and Sudan Halt Nile Dam Talks

Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia at an Impasse Egypt withdrew from the Nile dam talks scheduled today with Ethiopia claiming that…

August 6, 2020

Technology: Ethiopia unveils locally-assembled electric car

Ethiopia has unveiled a locally-assembled electric powered car from Marathon Motor, a joint venture between Korean auto massive Hyundai and…

July 28, 2020

Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed lauds early filling of controversial massive dam

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday lauded the “historic” early filling of a massive dam on the Blue Nile…

July 24, 2020

Business: Ethiopian Airlines plane catches fire at Shanghai airport

An Ethiopian Airline cargo airplane caught fireplace in China, an aviation information tracking portal pronounced on Wednesday morning. The incident…

July 23, 2020

Ethiopian premier in Eritrea to discuss regional issues

Ethiopia’s prime minister arrived in Eritrea on an official visit on Saturday. Abiy Ahmed was welcomed in the capital Asmara…

July 19, 2020

Business: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Ethiopia confirms reservoir filling up

A reservoir behind Ethiopia‘s disputed Grand Renaissance dam on the River Nile has started filling with water – a day…

July 18, 2020

Ethiopia court remands Jawar, Eskinder; Abiy vows justice and order

A federal high court on Thursday granted police additional 14 days to investigate Jawar Mohammed, an activist turned politician associated…

July 17, 2020

Ethiopia begins filling controversial Nile Dam

ISTANBUL Ethiopia said Wednesday it started to fill the Hidase Dam built on the Nile River. Minister of Water, Irrigation…

July 16, 2020

Ethiopia to restore toppled UK bust of Emperor Haile Selassie

The Ethiopian embassy in the United Kingdom will restore a bust of the country’s last emperor in a London park.…

July 12, 2020

TPLF tells Ethiopia PM to face challenges, stop scapegoating

Ethiopian opposition party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), has accused Prime minister Abiy Ahmed and his government of being…

July 10, 2020

Ethiopia girds to fill GERD regardless, Abiy jabs anti-democratic forces

Ethiopia will proceed with filling of its gigantic dam on the Blue Nile despite inconclusive talks with impacted neighbours, Sudan…

July 9, 2020

Ethiopia protest death toll 166, mass arrests, net still blocked

Ethiopian police over the weekend were patrolling the country’s troubled Oromia region and the capital, Addis Ababa, following a week…

July 6, 2020

Breaking: Normalcy returning to Ethiopia capital, AU speaks, net still blocked

Four days since the murder of famed Oromo entertainer Hachalu Hundessa, normalcy is returning to the Ethiopian capital after last…

July 3, 2020

Business: Could Nile dispute be opportunity to boost freshwater technology?

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile river has become a major point of contention between Ethiopia,…

July 2, 2020

Over 50 killed in Ethiopia protests, 35 arrested, PM talks tough

Ethiopia’s prime minister says “several people” have been killed in unrest that followed the killing of a popular singer this…

July 1, 2020

Busines: African, global telecom giants bid to enter Ethiopia market

Twelve telecom companies have thrown their hat into the race to enter the Ethiopian market according to the country’s communications…

June 28, 2020

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan agree to postpone dam talks

Sudan, Ethiopian and Egypt have agreed to postpone filling the Ethiopian Renaissance dam until a final agreement is reached between…

June 27, 2020

A year on: Ethiopia remembers ex-army chief, 2019 ‘coup’ victims

Ethiopia remembered former army chief Seare Mekonnen on Monday, on the first anniversary of his assassination in 2019 via a…

June 22, 2020

Nile Dam: Egypt accuses Ethiopia of ‘warmongering’

Egypt has accused Ethiopia of ‘‘warmongering’‘ Sunday in dispute over the latter’s plan to start filing a huge newly-built hydroelectric…

June 22, 2020

Breaking: Ethiopia rejects UN Security Council role in dam dispute

Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister, Gedu Andargachew has rejected Egypt’s call to refer the dispute over Addis Ababa’s construction of the giant…

June 21, 2020

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