HIV/AIDS infection rate drops in Ethiopia
The HIV/AIDS prevalence rate has drastically dropped in Ethiopia in 2013, an Ethiopian official said Saturday.
"Currently, 734,000 people are living with HIV in the country," Asfaw Degefu, the...
23-year-old Ethiopian surprises his mother with a cheque that pays off her mortgage [May 2013]
Canada Press, May 2013
Aba Atlas surprises his mother with a cheque to pay off her mortgage
Most people don’t make headlines for writing mortgage cheques, but a payment made by a 23-year-old...
Ethiopian Jazz Singer Meklit Hadero Speaks
Ethiopian music, jazz, and Eighties radio hits find their way onto the singer-songwriter's second solo album.
By Lee Hildebrand
Meklit Hadero's singing voice has a fast-fluttering vibrato that's...
Ethiopia Rift Valley Second in Lonely Planet Top 10 World Wonder List
They’re the great wonders of the world that every intrepid traveller must have on their wish list.
From Ireland’s Giant’s Causeway, Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, to India’s Taj Mahal and the...
Ethiopia Orthodox Church To Open a Branch Church in Ghana
The Ethiopia Orthodox Tewahedo Church will take firm roots in Ghana with the establishment of a branch of the church in Ghana after the acceptance of a fact-finding report that recommends that it is...
Fears over Somali community response to khat ban in UK
The Home Secretary has rejected calls to rethink a planned ban on the drug khat, which is most commonly used by people of East African origin including a sizable Somali community in the West...
Kenya to Develop Nuclear Power Plant by 2025
Kenya is forging ahead with plans to build a nuclear power plant by 2025 as part of an ambitious development agenda. However, the project is not without its doubters, who wonder whether nuclear power...
Lebu to be hub of nationwide rail-network
The Lebu area, located in the south western end of the capital has been selected to serve as the hub of the up and coming nationwide railway network ultimately extending 5060kms and currently under...
Health Benefits of Laughter
One of the best feelings in the world is the deep-rooted belly laugh. It can bring people together and establish amazing connections. Everything from a slight giggle to a side-splitting guffaw can...
Twenty Killed in the Negele Borena Crisis
The conflict between Guji and Borena communities in and around the small town of Negele Borena is still continuing.
In this conflict that was raised on March 24, 2014 on the naming of the town,...
GRD new ambassador to Ethiopia – Bereket
The Grand Renaissance Dam (GRD) is new ambassador in building positive image of Ethiopia, according to office of National Council for the Coordination of the Public Participation on the construction...
Exhibition center attracts 4mln br worth of shares during official launch
Addis-Africa International Convention and Exhibition Center, on the 18th of March, managed to sell shares worth more than 4 million birr during the official opening of share sales.
This formal...
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