Will the largest dam in Africa ever be completed?
The Grand Renaissance Dam being built by Ethiopia along the Nile is slated to be the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa upon its completion. But the multi-billion dollar project, which...
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EMPLOYED BY CHINA
It’s often assumed that the Chinese in Africa ‘bring their own’ and don’t hire locals. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Zhang Huarong points out of his office window to a bleak block of grey portacabins at the...
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Car crash exhibition aims to shock Ethiopians
Ethiopia’s transport ministry says that 4,500 people are killed on the country’s roads every year and more than 12,000 are injured because of traffic accidents. An exhibition of wrecked vehicles has...
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Ethiopia debt woes curtail China funding
Chinese train masters look out from a train as they wait for passengers during the inauguration of the new train line linking Addis Ababa to the Red Sea state of Djibouti, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,...
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China’s Xi offers $60bn in financial support to Africa
Xi said China’s investments on the continent have “no political strings attached” [Lintao Zhang/Reuters] China’s President Xi Jinping has offered $60bn in financial support to African countries and...
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Skyscrapers, trains and roads: How Addis Ababa came to look like a Chinese city
Tsehay Real Estate, Addis Ababa. Credit:Jenni Marsh/CNN When Wang Yijun put Ethiopia’s most expensive real estate project on the market, he experienced a strange phenomenon. People preferred the lowest...
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Ethiopia Opens Logistics Sector to Foreign Investment
FILE – Trucks and commericial vehicles are unloaded at a Mercato market in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sept. 11, 2015. As part of recent reforms efforts, Ethiopia has opened its logistics sector to foreign...
View ArticleEthiopia reopens embassy in Eritrea
Ethiopia reopened its embassy in the Eritrean capital Asmara on Thursday, the state-affiliated Ethiopian Fana Broadcasting said, a further sign of improving ties after the Horn of Africa neighbours...
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Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam Manager Committed Suicide – Police
According to the investigation results from Simegnew’s phone call with his secretary, the letter he left and forensic results, the police said that the engineer committed suicide. Top Ethiopian...
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A backpacker’s guide to Ethiopia: a one-month itinerary
Full of natural wonders and ancient culture, this vast country is also home to booming cities and a youthful population. Why go? Ethiopia has astonishing landscapes, ranging from the flat-topped...
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Joy as Ethiopia-Eritrea border reopens
A key crossing point between one-time bitter enemies Ethiopia and Eritrea has reopened after a border war shut it more than 20 years ago. The leaders of the two countries witnessed the reopening at...
View ArticleEx-ambassador to Ethiopia sentenced to one year in jail for sexual violence
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) — The Seoul Central District Court sentenced a former South Korean ambassador to Ethiopia to one year in prison Wednesday on charges of using his position to have sex with an...
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More People Internally Displaced in Ethiopia than Syria – Report
People displaced: Gedeb Woreda, Gedeo zone in Ethiopia. Photo: NRC East Africa worst hit by internal displacement in first half of 2018 Geneva, 12 September 2018 – Latest figures from the Internal...
View ArticleIGAD discusses Eritrea-Sudan relations
The IGAD Council of Minister Wednesday discusses the relations between strained Sudan and Eritrea, as Addis Ababa strives to consolidate the normalization of its bilateral relations with Asmara. The...
View ArticleUS Must Support Ethiopia’s ‘Fragile’ Reforms – US Diplomat
The United States should strengthen its ties to Ethiopia following unprecedented reforms in the East African nation, a top U.S. diplomat said Wednesday. Tibor Nagy, the newly appointed assistant...
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Tear gas fired to quell clashes over flags
The clashes were sparked by objections to OLF supporters displaying the flag and colours of their movement. Police have fired tear gas in Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to disperse people in the wake...
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Ethiopia, Eritrea to sign new peace agreement in Saudi: UN
Leaders of both countries signed a declaration of peace in July that formally ended a two-decade standoff [File: Reuters] – UN chief Antonio Guterres to be among those attending Sunday’s signing...
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Deadly ethnic-based attacks near Addis Ababa
Police said the attacks started late Saturday afternoon in the Burayu and Ashewa Meda areas just outside of the capital. They did not say what prompted the violence. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Government...
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ONLF to Seek Self-Determination Vote
The ONLF has long maintained that the Somali regional state, which it calls the Ogaden and borders war-torn Somalia, hasn’t been properly represented by the federal government. A rebel group in...
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Tripartite committee resumes meetings over Ethiopian Dam
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD September 25, 2018 (KHARTOUM) – The tripartite committee including water ministers of Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt on Tuesday has kicked off a new round of talks on...
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