Karlheinz Boehm, Founder of Menschen fuer Menschen (“People for People”), Dies
BERLIN May 30, 2014 (AP)
Karlheinz Boehm, an Austrian actor and human rights activist who founded an aid group dedicated to helping people in Ethiopia, has died. He was 86.
Boehm’s group,...
A New Constitution Will Be Drafted: Eritrean President
On an event held to commemorate the country’s Independence Day, Eritrean president Isayas Afeworki said that he is ready to draft a new constitution and incorporate some changes in the country’s...
Ethiopia: Tendaho Sugar to be inaugurated, Indians blamed for delay
Shiferaw Jarso, director general of Ethiopia’s Sugar Corporation, under a ministerial portfolio lamented the performance of the Indian companies involved in the construction of Tendaho Sugar...
The Minister Explains Why Below the Standard Chinese Goods Besieged the Country
While delivering a ten months report to the parliament on Tuesday, Ministry of commerce Ato Kebede Chane explains while below the standard Chinese goods are entering the country.
When asked by the...
World Bank Approves $200m Loan for Geothermal Projects
The World Bank’s board of directors, based in Washington DC, US, has approved two hundred million dollars of credit for the Ethiopian government to develop its potential geothermal sites at Aluto...
Special report| Ethiopian Sugar Corporation’s “May Day Dam”
The construction of the May Day dam, a massive dam being built for irrigation of the Welkait sugar plantation, in Tigrai region, is now 30% complete.
It is confirmed that completion of “the...
Ethiopia’s female filmmakers make an impact
As the Ethiopian film industry grows, Ethiopian Film Initiative (EFI) founder (and Swedish filmmaker) Ragnhild Ek says there is also a rise in the number of female filmmakers in the African...
Missing Malaysia Plane Not Believed to Be in Search Area
HONG KONG — The search area in the Indian Ocean that recovery teams have been scouring for more than a month is likely not the final resting place of a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner, the...
South Sudan Conflict Destabilizes Ethiopia’s Regional Strategy
If the past century’s dominant image of Ethiopia was that of an impoverished, war-torn state, epitomized by the horrendous 1984-1985 famine in Tigray and Wollo provinces, the early 21st-century...
Egypt’s FM meets Ethiopian counterpart for dam talks
Two ministers meet in Algeria do discuss Ethiopia’s proposed Nile dam project, a source of contention between the two countries since last May
Ahram Online
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Nabil...
Arabsat Traces Intentional Jamming to Ethiopian Source
By Peter B. de Selding, spacenews.com
PARIS — Satellite fleet operator Arabsat of Saudi Arabia on May 29 said it has suffered intentional jamming on multiple television channels on its fleet at 26...
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