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92 inmates escape from Ethiopia prison
Ninety-two prisoners have escaped from a prison in Gambella regional state in Western Ethiopia, state media, Ethiopia News Agency reported on Tuesday. John Umod, Chief Police Inspector of Gambella City...
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Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein probe ‘labor abuses’ in Ethiopian factories
by Amy Woodyatt LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Fashion giant PVH, which owns Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, said it will investigate reports that Ethiopian workers who make clothes for their...
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All 13 sugar factories, active and under construction, will be privatised
April 13 , 2019 By BERHANE HAILEMARIAM FORTUNE STAFF WRITER The government has begun the process of privatising 13 sugar factories that are operational or under construction. The Ministry of Finance...
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Ethiopia Prepares for Compensation Claim
By Fasika Tadesse FILE – In this March 11, 2019, file photo, rescuers work at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines flight crash near Bishoftu, Ethiopia. A published report says pilots of an Ethiopian...
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Ethiopia’s Worknesh Degefa cruises to Boston Marathon title
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer Apr 15, 2019 BOSTON (AP) — Worknesh Degefa had never set foot on the Boston Marathon course before she toed the start line in Hopkinton, Massachusetts on Monday...
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The Devastating tragedy of the conflict displaced Gedeo communities (IDPs)....
By Ataklti Tsegay Tesfay,MD On part one of my article, I tried to write about the depth and magnitude of the ethnic conflict induced crisis of the internally displaced peoples (IDPs) in Ethiopia which...
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PM ABIY AHMED Among The TIME 100 Most Influential People of 2019
ABIY AHMED By Feyisa Lilesa In 2016, the situation in Ethiopia was very bad. People were being killed and many were in jail, and I wanted the world to know what the government was doing. That’s why,...
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Sudan: Former president Omar Al-Bashir must be tried by ICC for war crimes
17 April 2019 Amnesty International spokespeople are available for interview Responding to news that former Sudan president Omar Al-Bashir is being detained in Kober prison in Khartoum, Joan Nyanyuki,...
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CAN ABIY AHMED CONTINUE TO REMODEL ETHIOPIA? (EXPANDED VERSION)
Abel Abate Demissie & Ahmed Soliman The prime minister has made great strides at reforming the authoritarian state in his first year. But how will he confront the hurdles ahead? PM Abiy Ahmed...
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Boeing Max Jets Move Closer to Flying Again
April 17, 2019 by Johnathon Gustin Boeing 737 Max planes are one step closer to flying again. The Federal Aviation Administration has released a new draft on changes made to training. The report by a...
View ArticleIs Ethiopia Doomed as a Failed State? Not yet but the prognosis is alarming
Zekarias Ezra The failure of States is nothing new. But in the aftermath of a plethora of global terrorism, the consequences of state failure for the international order are potentially much more...
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Ethiopia Appoints New Defense, Foreign Ministers
Reshuffling his cabinet for the third time since coming to power a year ago, the reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia today appointed new foreign affairs, defense and construction ministers....
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Five Africans have been listed on Time magazine’s annual list of the 100 most...
Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia. After a first year in office marked by sweeping changes, Abiy Ahmed, prime minister of Ethiopia, has seen his stock and influence rapidly...
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Rose: The Flower impairing Blue Nile River and Communities in Ethiopia
Ayele Addis Ambelu March 2019 This story was produced in partnership with InfoNile and Code for Africa with support from the Pulitzer Center. Ayele Addis Ambelu – journalism and communication lecture...
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Amelga, LLC announces Ermyas Amelga’s debut book Ethiopia
Contact AmelgaLLC@gmail.com Wednesday, April 20, 2019 ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — Amelga, LLC announces Ermyas Amelga’s debut book Ethiopia: Tipping Point, available worldwide at Amazon.com. “Ethiopia is...
View ArticlePUBLIC SERVICES AND PRIVATISATION
By Bekele Gessesse (Dr.) Preamble: The most important responsibilities of caring Governments is to ensure the provision of vital public services such as health care, education, energy, water and public...
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Ethiopia Collects $5 Billion Tax
The revenue authority of Ethiopia says it has collected 145 billion birr ($5 billion) during the first nine months of Ethiopian fiscal year started July 8, 2018. This is indicated at a panel discussion...
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Washington Post: “Ethiopia Brightest Light in the World”
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Last week, two important announcements were made attesting the fact that Ethiopia is a rising bright star in the world. In the Washington Post-Reporters Without Borders open...
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37 Primary Students Collapse In Ethiopia
Thirty-seven primary school students at the outskirt of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, collapsed on Thursday hospitalized, says ruling party media. Out of the fainted 37 students of General Waqo Gutu Primary...
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After years of repression, Ethiopia’s media is free — and fanning the flames...
By Paul Schemm April 21 at 6:00 AM ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — From a collection of modest offices in a half-empty high rise, one of Ethiopia’s most prominent journalists publishes his weekly paper with...
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