The Colombian singer looked flawless showing her keepy-upy skills alongside Carlos Santana and Wyclef jean ahead of the Germany v Argentina clash Her husband Gerard Pique may have been sent home packing from the World Cup early but Shakira is still here and will grace the Maracana pitch on Sunday. The Colombian singer is due […]

The British oil company that has been prospecting for oil in South Omo, Tullow Oil, recently drilled the fourth oil exploration well in South Omo named Gardim 1. Reliable sources told The Reporter that the drilling crew of Tullow drilled Gardim 1 with Exalo 205 rig to a total depth of 1,900 meters and reached […]

Ethiopian soda companies, East Africa Bottling SC and Moha Soft Drinks, are facing a problem due to scarcity of sugar in the country. Since they were not provided the needed amount of sugar from their supplier, the Ethiopian Sugar Corporation is causing interruption of their products. The Ethiopian sugar factory claims there is a solution […]

AEUP and UDJ’s unity facilitating committee submitted a charge document to the federal first instant court at Arada on the National Information and Security Service (NISS) and federal police collaborative anti terrorism group on July 11, 2014. The charge document accused the detention on June 8, 2014 of UDJ’s Habtamu Ayalew and Daniel Shibeshi, Arena […]

Speaker of the house of People’s representatives, Ato Abadula Gemeda, has given a press conference on Friday July 11, 2014 about this year’s performance of the House. At the press conference, he was asked as to why license hasn’t yet been issued to private television channels those the house approved the bill ten year ago. […]

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Khadija, 29, was a domestic worker in Bahrain when she was raped in circumstances she preferred not to replay. She became pregnant, and by June it began to show. She knew then she had to go. Desperate, Khadija (who declined to have her real name used) called a friend back home […]

Khartoum (HAN) July 13, 2014 – Nile water News Update. In light of Egyptian new startagy about the Nile waters and the Ethiopian expectation of the visit of Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Ethiopia, the Egyptian-Ethiopian committee is working on resuming dialogue on the Renaissance Dam issue. Egypt’s State Information Service Chairman, Ambassador Salah […]

When the goal finally arrived, 112 minutes into a long, wearing night of tension, there were members of the German entourage who seemed intent on re-enacting the infamous end to the Ryder Cup at Brookline. Their victory run, en masse, took them all the way from the dugout to the opposite side of the pitch […]

A graduation ceremony is being held for about ten thousand students at Addis Ababa University (AAU) today. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, other higher government officials and ambassadors are attending the ceremony that is being held at the millennium hall. In his address to the graduates, the university’s president Dr. Admassu Tsegaye reminded that the present […]

SANA’A, July 9—Forty-four Ethiopians who have been held since Monday in Taiz governorate are currently awaiting deportation and are not seeking refugee status. Coast Guard spokesperson Major Hussein Al-Harazi confirmed the arrest and said the 44 Ethiopians were taken to Mocha Security Department. Colonel Saleh Alfani, the director of operations for the Coast Guard, told […]

Addis Ababa University (AAU) has given today honorary doctorate degrees to four individuals. The famous Ethiopian Athlete and Olympic medalist Tirunesh Dibaba, The great Ethiopian theater personality Tesfaye Abebe (‘Father’), history professor Angelo Delboca and Psychiatrist Claire Penn have received their honorary doctorate degrees from the guest of honor Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. Tirunesh Dibaba […]

Hans Kandel, NDSU Extension agronomist, traveled to Ethiopia from June 1 through June 18 to share his technical skills and expertise with farmers. Kandel’s assignment was part of Catholic Relief Services’ Farmer-to-Farmer (FTF) program. The FTF program promotes economic growth, food security and agricultural development in East Africa. Kandel represented the NDSU Plant Sciences Department […]

Scratch off prints like in the case of pre-paid mobile cards and lotto lottery tickets are to be available in the country starting from next year. Such prints are currently done abroad. As the leading printing house in the country, Birhanena selam printing house recently told FBC machineries that worth half billion birr are being […]

  Speaking at the foundation meeting of the Ethiopian milk processing industries, some milk producers have aired their complaint that they are forced to dispose milk for lack of market.   The milk producers said that due to the various fasting seasons and the unavailability of roads, their milk produce couldn’t get to the market […]

The leaders of the major religious groups of Ethiopia announced their united stance to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 during a consultation meeting held on 10 July in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In a joint position paper, the religious leaders made a call to the Government of Ethiopia to uphold the principles of human dignity, […]