The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the…
Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed lauds early filling of…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday lauded the “historic” early filling of a massive dam on the Blue Nile River that has stoked tensions with downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan. “The completion of the…
Business: Ethiopian Airlines plane catches fire at Shanghai…
An Ethiopian Airline cargo airplane caught fireplace in China, an aviation information tracking portal pronounced on Wednesday morning. The incident involved Ethiopian Airlines 777F which used to be parked at the Shanghai Pudong Airport. The…
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 by Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and other senior officials. The two leaders will confer on…
Business: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Ethiopia confirms reservoir…
A reservoir behind Ethiopia‘s disputed Grand Renaissance dam on the River Nile has started filling with water – a day after talks with Egypt and Sudan ended without agreement, officials say. Ethiopian Water Minister Seleshi…
Ethiopia court remands Jawar, Eskinder; Abiy vows justice…
A federal high court on Thursday granted police additional 14 days to investigate Jawar Mohammed, an activist turned politician associated with opposition Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC). Jawar was arrested, along with others, two weeks ago…
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 and Energy Seleshi Bekele, said water is being kept in the dam in accordance with…
Ethiopia to restore toppled UK bust of Emperor…
The Ethiopian embassy in the United Kingdom will restore a bust of the country’s last emperor in a London park. The bust of Haile Selassie was attacked by irate Ethiopians in early July. The Metropolitan…
TPLF tells Ethiopia PM to face challenges, stop…
Ethiopian opposition party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), has accused Prime minister Abiy Ahmed and his government of being in chaos and trying to thrive in chaos. “It has become fashionable to blame TPLF…
Ethiopia girds to fill GERD regardless, Abiy jabs…
Ethiopia will proceed with filling of its gigantic dam on the Blue Nile despite inconclusive talks with impacted neighbours, Sudan and Egypt. Addressing lawmakers on Tuesday, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that recent domestic unrest…
Ethiopia protest death toll 166, mass arrests, net…
Ethiopian police over the weekend were patrolling the country’s troubled Oromia region and the capital, Addis Ababa, following a week of unrest in which 166 people were killed and more than 2,000 arrested, after a…
Breaking: Normalcy returning to Ethiopia capital, AU speaks,…
Four days since the murder of famed Oromo entertainer Hachalu Hundessa, normalcy is returning to the Ethiopian capital after last few days of deadly protests, bomb blasts and deployment of the army to curb rising…
Business: Could Nile dispute be opportunity to boost…
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile river has become a major point of contention between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan. Ethiopia, which hopes to double its electricity generation capacity through the project,…
Over 50 killed in Ethiopia protests, 35 arrested,…
Ethiopia’s prime minister says “several people” have been killed in unrest that followed the killing of a popular singer this week. Some reports say over 50 people were killed. Three bombs exploded in the capital…
Busines: African, global telecom giants bid to enter…
Twelve telecom companies have thrown their hat into the race to enter the Ethiopian market according to the country’s communications regulator. The bidders range from top players across the continent and a number of global…
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 the three sides, Sudan state news agency (SUNA) said late Friday. The decision comes as…
A year on: Ethiopia remembers ex-army chief, 2019…
Ethiopia remembered former army chief Seare Mekonnen on Monday, on the first anniversary of his assassination in 2019 via a failed regional coup d’etat in the Amhara regional state. A memorial ceremony in Seare’s native…
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 dam on the River Nile. The Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry was responding to comments…
Breaking: Ethiopia rejects UN Security Council role in…
Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister, Gedu Andargachew has rejected Egypt’s call to refer the dispute over Addis Ababa’s construction of the giant Nile dam to the United Nations Security Council. The $4.6 billion project, on the Blue…
