

Phone Monopoly Is Big Prize in Ethiopia Sell-Off
ADDIS ABABA/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - In the weeks since Ethiopia announced sweeping privatization plans after decades of state control,...


GERD chief engineer Simegnew Bekele found dead
GERD chief engineer Simegnew Bekele found dead in his car around Meskel square in Addis Abeba this morning July 26, 2018. Engineer...


Ethiopia obtains 1.3 bln. USD loan as foreign debt reaches 24 bln.
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia has obtained 1.3 billion USD foreign loans over the first six months of the 2017/18 fiscal year. During the medium...


The Diaspora,enduring democracy
For long, the Ethiopian Diaspora has had significant influence on the politics at home. Members of the Diaspora have been actively...


What should be done to ease ethnic conflicts?
The government should identify the factors which trigger ethnic conflicts and set up their possible remedies, scholars say. What are the...

Ethiopia has 'no option' but multiparty democracy, PM says
JOHANNESBURG – Ethiopia has "no option" but to pursue multi-party democracy, the country's reformist new prime minister said Sunday,...


Telecom CEO replaced by erstwhile deputy of ETC
Andualem Admassie (PhD), the long-serving CEO of Ethio Telecom, has been replaced by the erstwhile deputy of Ethiopian...


Ethiopia’s Somali region frees all political prisoners from Ogaden jail
President of Ethiopia’s Somali regional state has reportedly ordered the release of all political prisoners held in the region’s...


Supporters, opponents of Ethio-Somali region admin clash in Addis
While at a gathering at Friendship Hotel in Addis Ababa in two different halls, the supporters and opponents of the administration of the...


PM Abiy’s leadership pulling Ethiopia, East Africa out of political stress
ADDIS ABABA—Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed’s leadership has brought meaningful success both at home and regionally, the Ministry of...