Ethiopia arrests ‘terror suspect’ with over half a million dollars cash
ADDIS ABABA – Authorities at a border post in Ethiopia’s east have arrested a man transporting over half a million dollars in cash. Head of...
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Ethiopia: Oromia region observes shutdown called by opposition
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia’s Oromia region has been hit by a five-day shutdown called by the main opposition group – the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC)....
Ethiopia needs 487 million US dollars for drought relief
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia needs 487 million US dollars for drought relief from July 2017 to December 2017. The figure was given by Ethiopia’s National...
Ethiopia’s Tigray Region bags gold award for greening its drylands
ROME, Aug 22 – A major project to restore land in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region to boost millions of people’s ability to grow food won gold...
African scholars commend Ethiopia’s late PM legacy to country’s development
ADDIS ABABA – African scholars, who have gathered in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa as part of the fifth-year commemorative event to tribute Ethiopia’s late Prime...
Oxfam: 700,000 at Risk of Starvation in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA – Food insecurity in the Somali region of Ethiopia has worsened, putting 700,000 people on the verge of starvation, according to Oxfam International....
Ethiopian imam arrested after he said Muslims who do not pray should be ‘burned and killed’
An Ethiopian imam has been charged in Switzerland for inciting violence after he allegedly called for the killing of Muslims who do not practice Islam,...
Ethiopia inflation rises to 9.4 pct year-on-year in July
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia’s year-on-year inflation rose to 9.4 percent in July from 8.8 percent a month earlier, due to higher food prices, the statistics...
Ethiopia MPs to decide on extension or lifting of state of emergency
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia’s parliament will meet on Friday to decide whether or not to extend the state of emergency imposed since October last year....
South Sudan army captures town near Ethiopia border
NAIROBI – South Sudan’s government said on Friday it had taken the last town before the main rebel base of Pagak, where thousands of civilians...
