Eritrean rebels claim to have killed dozens of intelligence agents
April 28, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – Eritrean rebel group, the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO), alleged on Monday it had killed and wounded dozens of Eritrean government intelligence agents...
Ethiopia says journalists arrested in crackdown ‘criminals’
Addis Ababa (AFP) - Ethiopia said Tuesday they had arrested several people accused of "serious criminal activities", but who rights groups said were journalists and bloggers detained in a sweeping...
Violence will not solve the Addis Master plan Controversy:
OFC and AOPDP While discussion is underway as to how implement the new Addis Ababa City’s master plan, students in various universities are protesting.
Two Oromo political parties, Oromo...
Kuwait to buy Nile water from Ethiopia
Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome met on Monday with Rashad Mustafa Shawa, chairperson of the Swiss water company Mai Resources International, to discuss the mechanisms of exporting his country's...
Oromo Students are Demonstrating at Campuses opposing the new Addis Ababa’s Master plan
Oromo students of the Ambo, Medawelabu, Adama and Dire Dawa universities are demonstrating in opposition to the new Addis Ababa’s Master Plan.
Due to the demonstrations, classes are closed down...
Ethiopian & Chinese Intellectual Property Offices Signed MoU
Ethiopia Intellectual Property Office (EIPO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with its Chinese counterpart, State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples’ Republic of China (SIPO), The...
Swiss firm plans to transfer Ethiopia water to Djibouti
A Swiss water company plans to explore the possibilities of developing and transferring groundwater to Djibouti from Eastern Ethiopia.
"The Swiss company and Kuwaiti diplomats have contacted us...
Sudan’s al-Bashir hails Ethiopia mega projects
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday praised a series mega projects being implemented in Ethiopia, saying it would pave the way for "the new Ethiopia."
Addressing Intellectuals' Forum on...
Coffee Will Be Extinct in 70 Years
A study conducted by scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in collaboration with scientists in Ethiopia, reports that climate change could lead to the extinction of wild Arabica coffee...
Detained Journalists, Bloggers Appear Before Court
Addis Ababa — Three journalists and six bloggers, who were detained starting late Friday and Saturday, appeared before court on Sunday April 27.
All six of them appeared before the Federal First...
Haile Gebrselassie Withdraws From Hamburg Marathon
Former marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie, 41, has withdrawn from the Hamburg Marathon due to an allergy to pollen.
“Unfortunately I have to withdraw from Hamburg marathon. I...
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