Ethiopian maids rush to get to new passports
Large number of workers seek to rectify illegal status under amnesty following loss of passports kept with sponsors. Dubai: A large number of Ethiopian housemaids, who claim to have lost their...
View ArticleISRAELI POLITICIAN ON ETHIOPIAN JEWS: ‘ZIONISM IS COLORBLIND’
Avraham Neguise (Likud) welcomes Israeli PM’s decision to greenlight immigration of 1,000 Ethiopians, but he and other advocates argue decision does not go far enough. BY MAYA MARGIT/THE MEDIA LINE The...
View ArticleInterview with Dr Assegid Habtewold based on his new book dedicated to...
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View ArticleEthiopia, Egypt, Sudan discuss hydro-dam on Nile
By Addis Getachew Water ministers of Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan met on Tuesday in capital Addis Ababa to discuss a report on a multi-billion dollar dam project on the Nile. In May, leaders of the three...
View Article‘Abiy Ahmed is our miracle’: Ethiopia’s democratic awakening
Under the transformative regime of prime minister Abiy Ahmed, a reformist from Oromia, exiled dissidents are being welcomed home. Yet the loosening of state control has also sparked an upsurge in...
View ArticleIOM Provides Return Assistance to 76 Ethiopian Returnees from Libya
Addis Ababa – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, assisted in the voluntary return of 76 Ethiopian stranded migrants from Libya on 24 September 2018. The group comprised 12 women and 64 men. Among the...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia eyes Ethiopian hydropower link to cut reliance on oil and gas
The Gulf Cooperation Council’s grid operator is studying the feasibility of a cable to Ethiopia, which would run through currently war-torn Yemen By Megan Darby Arabian Gulf countries are considering...
View ArticleEthiopia charges five with terrorism over grenade attack at PM’s rally
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s attorney general on Friday filed terrorism charges against five suspects held for involvement in a grenade attack at a rally attended by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in...
View ArticleEgypt backs out of verbal agreement on 4-7 year timeframe to fill Ethiopian...
The irrigation ministers of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan met on Tuesday in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa to be briefed on the latest recommendations on the timeframe to fill the Grand Ethiopian...
View ArticleReform in Ethiopia: Turning Promise into Progress.
Written Testimony by Yoseph Badwaza Senior Program Officer U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International...
View ArticleEthiopia’s deadly violence show the fragility of a nation in democratic...
By Abdi Latif Dahir |QUARTZAFRICA| Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed’s reformist agenda is facing a major test. In recent days, Addis Ababa has experienced violent unrest that has led to dozens of...
View ArticleEthiopia accord tops agenda as Eritrea cabinet meets
By Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban President Isaias Afwerki presided over a cabinet meeting on Friday with Eritrea’s recent peace accord with Ethiopia topping the agenda. The extensive discussions of the...
View ArticleNever Trust Volunteer Slaves! [Belayneh Abate]
It is perplexing to watch people seeing a glitter of hope on the volunteer slaves that made speech at their annual party conferences in Bahir-Dar and Jimma in September, 2018. Most of the speakers...
View ArticleOromo festival in Ethiopia hopes for ethnic reconciliation
|By AFP| Tens of thousands of Ethiopians gathered in upbeat mood for the annual festival of the Oromo people, the biggest ethnic group in the country, a year after the event turned into an...
View ArticleWinds of change in the Gulf
Ethiopia and Eritrea didn’t pen their peace agreement in Addis Ababa or Asmara, but in Saudi Arabia with the Emirates alongside. Are economic and military interests increasingly binding Gulf states and...
View ArticleEthiopia and Abiy Ahmed: What a Difference 180 Days Make? [Prof Alemayehu]
Celebrating the six-month anniversary of Abiy Ahmed’s service as prime minister October 2, 2018 marks the six-month anniversary of the appointment of Abiy Ahmed as prime minister of Ethiopia. Six...
View ArticleDr Abiy Ahmed Speech at EPRDF Convention Hawasa
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View ArticleEthiopian PM pushes for unity after months of ethnic violence
Aaron Maasho HAWASSA, Ethiopia (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told members of his ruling coalition that “an attack on one is an attack on all” on Wednesday as he pushed for unity...
View ArticleEthiopian foreign affairs spokesperson talks about recently recalled ambassadors
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View ArticleEthiopian Gov’t Refuses to Deploy Army in Violent Areas
Addis Ababa, (Prensa Latina) The Ethiopian government refused Friday to deploy the army in the areas affected by violence, considering that talks can initially resolve the differences. The measure of...
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