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 receives Chinese donation of 520,000 masks, medical…
Ethiopia received on Tuesday the donation of 520,000 masks from five Chinese business companies and Dongguan Municipal government. The COVID-19 medical supplies donation to Ethiopia's Addis Ababa city administration which also includes a large number…
Ethiopia coronavirus: 131m masks needed, active cases pass…
Ethiopia is one of East / Horn of Africa’s least impacted nations as compared to rate of COVID-19 case growth and infection of its neighbours. A state of emergency lasting five-months has been imposed by…
News: Ethiopia calls for truce amid escalating border…
Ethiopia says it is dismayed at recent cross border incursions along its common border with Sudan and has called for Sudanese authorities to allow for diplomacy to lead the search for an amicable solution. In…
Amnesty accuses Ethiopia of extrajudicial killings
Ethiopian security forces in the Oromiya region have executed 39 opposition supporters and arrested thousands of others accused of being members of an armed group, Amnesty International said on Friday. The rights group said in…
Ethiopian militias, Sudanese army clash close to the…
Clashes between Sudan’s military and Ethiopian militias have taken place near the border with Ethiopia over the past three days, a spokesman for the Sudanese army said late Thursday. Brigadier General Amer Mohamed Al Hassan…
Ethiopia coronavirus: field hospital on Addis outskirts nears…
Ethiopia is one of East / Horn of Africa’s least impacted nations as compared to rate of COVID-19 case growth and infection of its neighbours. A state of emergency lasting five-months has been imposed by…
Breaking: Ethiopia unlocks one of the world’s last…
For delivery man Sisay Alebachew, the difference between a good and bad day depends on Ethio Telecom, Ethiopia's monopoly telecoms provider. When the internet is down or too slow to use, customers struggle to place…
Ethiopia coronavirus: 193 cases in 5 days as…
Ethiopia is one of East / Horn of Africa’s least impacted nations as compared to rate of COVID-19 case growth and infection of its neighbours. A state of emergency lasting five-months has been imposed by…
SPLM-IO denounces an assault on South Sudanese students…
The SPLM-IO Saturday condemned the brutal attack by the Ethiopian police on South Sudanese students in Addis Ababa and called to summon the foreign minister to elucidate the incident. On Thursday Ethiopian police charged a…
Business: Ethiopia’s synergy electricity
Transformation of the agricultural sector… Ethiopia turns to alternative energy sources to counter the harmful effects of coronavirus. Coronavirus disruptions are strongly impacting world economies. On the continent, in the horn of Africa, like Ethiopia,…
Ethiopia admits shooting down Kenyan plane
Ethiopia has admitted that they shot down on Monday a Kenyan plane carrying humanitarian and medical supplies, killing all six people onboard. In a statement to the African Union, the Ethiopian military said they interpreted…
Ethiopia coronavirus recoveries pass active cases: 66 to…
Ethiopia recorded two new cases in over 900 tests run as at close of day April 30. The first tallies for May thus stood at 133 according to Health Minister Lia Tadesse. The two new…
Ethiopia coronavirus cases at 117, Tigray relaxes state…
Northern Tigray regional state, the first to declare a COVID-19 state of emergency have announced a relaxing of the measure, the regional information outfit reported. The state of emergency declared in late March is now…
Ethiopia coronavirus cases hit 92, Chinese experts arrive
Chinese doctors arrived in Ethiopia on Thursday to support government efforts in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Another group are in Burkina Faso for the same purpose. State-owned China Global Television Network reported their departure…
Ethiopia coronavirus cases hit 82, Bill Gates donates…
Ethiopia’s COVID-19 file as of April 14 has 82 cases (eight new cases) with three deaths and 14 recoveries. The total number of tests stands at 4,557. Active cases stand at 63 representing about 77%…
Coronavirus: Ethiopia cases reaches 74
Ethiopia’s COVID-19 file as of April 13 has 74 cases (three new case) with three deaths and 10 recoveries. The country is seeking to boost its ventilator reserves according to Health Minister Lia Tadesse. She…
Ethiopia to Press Ahead With Africa’s Biggest Hydropower…
Ethiopia’s government vowed to continue work on a massive dam that’s stoked tensions with Egypt, even as the Horn of Africa nation contends with the growing spread of the coronavirus. Completing what would be Africa’s…
Ethiopia MPs approve 5-month coronavirus state of emergency
The Ethiopian Parliament has today approved the five-month state of emergency declared to fight coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Council of Ministers led by PM Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday declared the measure to control the spread…