Ethiopia and Portugal to Expedite Trade and Investment Ties
Ambassador Antonio Luis Cotrim, Portugal's Ambassador to Ethiopia, underlined this week (Wednesday, November 26) that the long-standing diplomatic ties between Ethiopia and Portugal need to be...
Actor Mickey Rourke Beats Boxer Half His Age
Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke has beaten a boxer less than half his age in a comeback bout in Moscow.
The 62-year-old put 29-year-old Elliot Seymour on the canvas twice, before the referee stopped...
Trio who kidnapped a girl sentenced to four years in prison
Three individuals who are caught by police after they kidnapped a 17 year old girl are sentenced to four year in prison. Abduction for marriage is one of the traditional practices which is mainly...
Ambo Mineral Water launched fundraising project to support a charity working on Autism
Ambo MINIRAL WATER S.C is launching a CSI (charity) project, sponsoring the Nehemiah Autism Center. This project began on November 22nd, 2014 and is on going for next 3 months.
The purpose of this...
Ethiopia, South Sudan to establish new airline
The management of Ethiopian Airlines is finalizing negotiations with the Government of South Sudan to establish a new regional airline in Juba, which will serve as a flag carrier for the newly-born...
Somali sex gang members who abused and raped British girls aged 13-17 are jailed for 40 years between them
Seven Somali men who were part of a 13-strong sex gang involved in the abuse, rape and prostitution of British girls have been jailed for more than 40 years.
Victims aged between 13 and 17 were...
AfDB agrees to finance Egypt’s Suez Power Project
Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has recently agreed to revise the financing plan for the ongoing Suez Thermal Power Plant Project.
The move will allow the Government of...
Coca Cola, Ambo Water to be under one umbrella
The oldest modern mineral water, Ambo Mineral Water, a.k.a. Ambo Tsebel, was bought jointly by the UK-based multinational brewer, SABMiller PLC, and SouthWest Development (SWD), will join the Coca...
Teen’s Rape in Addis Ababa sounds alarm
Hanna Lalango, 16, died on Nov. 1, from a brutal rape after five men kidnapped and held her captive for several days in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. Hanna attended a private high school in the...
Top Aid recipients in Africa per capita
Which African countries are big recipients of Official Development Assistance (ODA)[1]?
There are a number of ways to compare. One way is to compare the nominal amount of aid received by each...
Nine charged for spying on Ethiopia’s defence force
Seven Ethiopian and two Eritrean nationals this week were charged with espionage on Ethiopia’s defence force stationed at the Ethio-Eritrean border.
The charge filed at the nineteenth criminal...
Ethiopia issues USD 1 billion sovereign bond
Following the decision that was passed by the Government of Ethiopia to dip into the international money market, it announced to investors on Wednesday that it has issued a sovereign bond amounting...
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