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ethiopian airlines
News 

Ethiopian Airlines Begins Direct Abidjan-New York Flight 

May 29, 2023May 29, 2023
The horrific accident involving an Isuzu Truck occurred on Sunday evening.
News 

Car Crash Leaves Six Wedding-goers Dead in Harari Region

May 29, 2023May 29, 2023
nine students represented Ethiopia in the annual ICT competition
Education FEATURED News 

Ethiopian Students Finish third in Global ICT Competition

May 29, 2023May 29, 2023
Zemen Bank has officially inaugurated its new HQ building today.
Business FEATURED News 

Zemen Bank Unveils 1.5bln Birr New Headquarters

May 27, 2023May 29, 2023
AAU Gets Smart Classroom with help of Ethio Telecom
Education FEATURED News Science & Tech 

AAU Gets Smart Classroom with help of Ethio Telecom

May 26, 2023May 27, 2023
Marta Gebretsadik (1932–2023)
FEATURED News Politics 

Ethiopia’s First Woman MP Marta Gebretsadik Passes Away

May 25, 2023May 27, 2023

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Ethiopia, AU Congratulate Turkish President Erdogan for Winning Election
News 

Ethiopia, AU Congratulate Turkish President Erdogan for Winning Election

May 29, 2023May 29, 2023

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia and the African Union congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who won Türkiye’s presidential election on Sunday, securing another five years in power.

AfDB Projects Africa’s GDP to Grow by 4.5% despite Multiple Global Shocks
Africa Business News 

AfDB Projects Africa’s GDP to Grow by 4.5% despite Multiple Global Shocks

May 26, 2023May 27, 2023
Ethiopian and Chinese top diplomats hold talks in Beijing
News Politics 

Ethiopian and Chinese top diplomats hold talks in Beijing

May 25, 2023May 27, 2023
Ethiopian Airlines Bags APEX’s ‘Best Overall in Africa’ Award
News Travel 

Ethiopian Airlines Bags APEX’s ‘Best Overall in Africa’ Award

May 25, 2023May 27, 2023

BusinessView All

UAE’s Etisalat Keen on Entering Ethiopian Telecom Market
Business News 

UAE’s Etisalat Keen on Entering Ethiopian Telecom Market

May 23, 2023May 29, 2023

ADDIS ABABA – Etisalat Group, Abu Dhabi headquartered telecom company, keen on entering the Ethiopian market.

Govt Invites Investors to Bid for State-owned Sugar Mills
Business News 

Govt Invites Investors to Bid for State-owned Sugar Mills

May 23, 2023May 29, 2023
Ethiopia's Finance Minister Ahmed Shide
Business News 

FM Ahmed in Egypt for AfDB’s Boards of Governors Meetings

May 22, 2023May 23, 2023
Invest Commission and China Chamber of Commerce Agree to Revamp Ties
Business News 

Invest Commission and China Chamber of Commerce Agree to Revamp Ties

May 21, 2023May 23, 2023
Ethiopian Airlines Launches Addis Ababa-Copenhagen Flights
Business News 

Ethiopian Airlines Launches Addis Ababa-Copenhagen Flights

May 21, 2023May 23, 2023

HealthView All

The MWU Community today bids farewell to their colleagues and friends who were the victims of the traffic accident.
Education Health News 

19 People Dead in Madda Walabu University Bus Crash

May 21, 2023May 24, 2023

ADDIS ABABA – Education Minister Prof Berhanu Nega on Sunday expressed “deep sorrow” after at least 19 people, mostly university lecturers, died in a tragic traffic accident.

Majority of Traffic Accident Victims in Addis Ababa are Pedestrians: Report
Health News 

Majority of Traffic Accident Victims in Addis Ababa are Pedestrians: Report

May 19, 2023May 23, 2023
AU, Gavi Agree to accelerate Vaccine uptake in Africa
Health News 

AU, Gavi Agree to accelerate Vaccine uptake in Africa

May 15, 2023May 17, 2023
Covid Response Added to Routine Health Programs despite WHO’s Emergency Update
Health News 

Covid Response Added to Routine Health Programs despite WHO’s Emergency Update

May 9, 2023May 16, 2023
Health Ministry Partners France to Rehabilitate Abala’s Hospital
Health News 

Health Ministry Partners France to Rehabilitate Abala’s Hospital

May 8, 2023

CrimeView All

Customs Police Seizes Contrabands worth 225.1mln Birr
Crime News 

Customs Police Seizes Contrabands worth 225.1mln Birr

April 29, 2023May 2, 2023

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Customs Commission (ECC) officers seized contraband items worth 225.1 million Birr in week-long joint operations to clamp down against illicit cross-border trade.

Customs Police Seize Contrabands worth 111mln Birr, Arrest 18 Suspects
Business Crime News 

Customs Police Seize Contrabands worth 111mln Birr, Arrest 18 Suspects

April 8, 2023April 15, 2023
Ethiopian customs seize Contrabands valued at 195.8mln Birr
Business Crime News 

Ethiopian customs seize Contrabands valued at 195.8mln Birr

March 4, 2023March 7, 2023
Chinese Man charged after 5.8kg Milinerals Contraband Bust
Crime News 

Chinese Man charged after 5.8kg Milinerals Contraband Bust

February 18, 2023February 25, 2023

PoliticsView All

Ethiopian Deputy PM Embarks on Four-day Official Visit to China
News Politics 

Ethiopian Deputy PM Embarks on Four-day Official Visit to China

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen has embarked on a four-day official visit to China today.

Ethiopia says Dismayed by Arab League’s Resolution on GERD
News Politics 

Ethiopia says Dismayed by Arab League’s Resolution on GERD

May 22, 2023May 25, 2023
Deputy Premier and FM Demeke met with Canada's International Development Minister Sajjan and MP Arielle Kayabaga in Addis Ababa on Monday.
News Politics 

FM Demeke Holds Talks with Canada’s Intl Development Minister Sajjan

May 22, 2023May 23, 2023
Commission Seeks Public Inputs for National Dialogue Agenda
News Politics 

Commission Seeks Public Inputs for National Dialogue Agenda

May 21, 2023May 21, 2023
Colombia to Reopen Embassy in Addis Ababa after 50 years
News Politics 

Colombia to Reopen Embassy in Addis Ababa after 50 years

May 17, 2023May 19, 2023

Science & TechView All

Nine University Students Represent Ethiopia in Huawei ICT Competition Global Finals
News Science & Tech 

Nine University Students Represent Ethiopia in Huawei ICT Competition Global Finals

May 24, 2023May 29, 2023

ADDIS ABABA – Nine University students traveled to China to participate in the Huawei ICT Competition 2022/23 Global Finals, representing Ethiopia.

Central governor Mamo Mihretu handed over the license to Safricom Ethiopia telecom official on Thursday.
Business News Science & Tech 

Safaricom Ethiopia to Roll Out M-pesa Mobile Financial Services This Year

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023
GebeyaX: Ethiopian Startup to Showcase  Platform in Pan-African Tech Show
Science & Tech 

GebeyaX: Ethiopian Startup to Showcase Platform in Pan-African Tech Show

May 9, 2023May 10, 2023
telebirr
Art & Culture News Science & Tech 

Ethio Telecom Adds Gaming, Music, Video Streaming to its Services

May 4, 2023May 4, 2023
Gas Stations in Addis Start Digital Fuel Transactions ahead of Nationwide Rollout
Business News Science & Tech 

Gas Stations in Addis Start Digital Fuel Transactions ahead of Nationwide Rollout

April 25, 2023April 28, 2023

Culture & ArtsView All

Pianist & Composer Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Passes away at 99
Art & Culture News 

Pianist & Composer Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Passes away at 99

March 27, 2023April 3, 2023

ADDIS ABABA – Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru, the Ethiopian nun revered for her compositions and unique playing style, passed away at the age of 99.

Abrehot Library Gets over 930 Children's Books Support from France
Art & Culture Education News 

Abrehot Library Gets over 930 Children’s Books Support from France

March 20, 2023April 3, 2023
American Classic Play, 'Death of a Salesman', Gets Amharic Premier at national theater
Art & Culture News 

American Classic Play ‘Death of a Salesman’ Gets Amharic Premier

March 7, 2023March 10, 2023
‘American Gibbi’: Merkato’s Historic Building Gets a Facelift
Art & Culture 

‘American Gibbi’: Merkato’s Historic Building Gets a Facelift

February 24, 2023April 2, 2023

AfricaView All

MoFA: Ethiopia will Remain Open to  People Fleeing Conflict in Sudan
Africa 

MoFA: Ethiopia will Remain Open to People Fleeing Conflict in Sudan

May 28, 2023May 28, 2023

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia says it will continue to embrace refugees fleeing armed conflict in Sudan as the number of people arriving from the neighboring country exceeded 31,000.

Museveni: Sudan belongs to its people, Not Army
Africa 

Museveni: Sudan belongs to its people, Not Army

May 27, 2023May 27, 2023
AU, ITC Agree to Empower Small Businesses to Unlock Intra-African Trade
Africa News 

AU, ITC Agree to Empower Small Businesses to Unlock Intra-African Trade

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023
African Ministers Call for Reforms of IMF’s Special Drawing Rights System
Africa News 

African Ministers Call for Reforms of IMF’s Special Drawing Rights System

May 22, 2023May 23, 2023
ECA Chief urges Africa to invest in infrastructure to bolstor free trade
Africa News 

ECA Chief urges Africa to invest in infrastructure to bolstor free trade

May 15, 2023May 15, 2023

WorldView All

Women’s Equality in Agrifood Systems Could Propel Global GDP by $1 Trillion, Report says
Business News World 

Women’s Equality in Agrifood Systems Could Propel Global GDP by $1 Trillion, Report says

April 13, 2023April 15, 2023

ADDIS ABABA – Tackling gender inequalities in agrifood systems and empowering women reduces hunger, boosts the economy, and reinforces resilience to shocks like climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic, a new report reveals.

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks as US President Joe Biden looks on during a listening session at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia on March 19, 2021. (Photo Eric Baradat/AFP )
Africa World 

US will Increase Investment to Africa, says Vice President Harris

March 26, 2023April 3, 2023
Iran, Saudi Arabia Agree to Restore Diplomatic Ties
World 

Iran, Saudi Arabia Agree to Restore Diplomatic Ties

March 11, 2023March 11, 2023
Fatal Accidents, Risks in Global Aviation dropped to 5-year Average: IATA
News Travel World 

Fatal Accidents, Risks in Global Aviation dropped to 5-year Average: IATA

March 7, 2023April 2, 2023
a woman being rescued from under rubble 34 hours after quake hit southern Türkiye - photo AA
News World 

AU Convoys Condolences over Deadly Earthquakes in Türkiye, Syria

February 7, 2023February 15, 2023

SportView All

  • Ethiopian National Football Team Gets Interim Coach
    News Sport 

    Ethiopian National Football Team Gets Interim Coach

  • Ethiopia Finishes African U18 & U20 Athletics Championships with 22 Medals
    News Sport 

    Ethiopia Finishes African U18 & U20 Athletics Championships with 22 Medals

  • Japan Honers Ex Ethiopian Karate Fed VP with ‘Order of the Rising Sun’
    News Sport 

    Japan Honers Ex Ethiopian Karate Fed VP with ‘Order of the Rising Sun’

  • Medina Pips Senbere in 5km Race in Herzogenaurach, Germany
    Sport 

    Medina Pips Senbere in 5km Race in Herzogenaurach, Germany

  • Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda Join in Afcon 2027 Host Bid
    News Sport 

    Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda Join in Afcon 2027 Host Bid

Ethiopian National Football Team Gets Interim CoachEthiopian National Football Team Gets Interim CoachEthiopia Finishes African U18 & U20 Athletics Championships with 22 MedalsEthiopia Finishes African U18 & U20 Athletics Championships with 22 MedalsJapan Honers Ex Ethiopian Karate Fed VP with ‘Order of the Rising Sun’Japan Honers Ex Ethiopian Karate Fed VP with ‘Order of the Rising Sun’Medina Pips Senbere in 5km Race in Herzogenaurach, GermanyMedina Pips Senbere in 5km Race in Herzogenaurach, GermanyKenya, Tanzania & Uganda Join in Afcon 2027 Host BidKenya, Tanzania & Uganda Join in Afcon 2027 Host Bid

EducationView All

close to a million Grade 12 students sat for the exam
Education News 

Schedules for Grade 12 National Exam and University Exit Tests Announced

May 18, 2023May 18, 2023

ADDIS ABABA – The Ministry of Education has today announced the schedules for two major nationwide exams for the 2022/23 Ethiopian academic year.

Bureau Reveals Schedule for Grade 6 and 8 Exams in Addis
Education 

Bureau Reveals Schedule for Grade 6 and 8 Exams in Addis

May 10, 2023May 11, 2023
Embassy Launches Book Co-authored by Ethiopian and Indonesian Scholars
Education 

Embassy Launches Book Co-authored by Ethiopian and Indonesian Scholars

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023
Bonga University to Graduate Students with Coffee Science Degree 
Education News 

Bonga University to Graduate Students with Coffee Science Degree 

April 18, 2023April 27, 2023

EnviromentView All

Tree Planting I
Environment News 

Green Legacy Initiative: Focus on Fruits as Tree Seedlings Preparation Begins

May 23, 2023May 29, 2023

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia is preparing to plant 6.3 billion seedlings as the government plans to resume the green legacy initiative in the upcoming rainy season.

Ethiopia Unveils Long-Term Low-Emission Development Strategy
Environment News 

Ethiopia Unveils Long-Term Low-Emission Development Strategy

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023
AfDB Approves $49.92mln Grant for Solar Power Project in Eritrea
Africa Business Environment News 

AfDB Approves $49.92mln Grant for Solar Power Project in Eritrea

April 6, 2023April 15, 2023
The world is in a water crisis. Agriculture can lead the way out of it
Environment Opinion 

The world is in a water crisis. Agriculture can lead the way out of it

March 21, 2023March 23, 2023

TravelView All

Ethiopian Airlines Launches Direct flight to Atlanta, Georgia
News Travel 

Ethiopian Airlines Launches Direct flight to Atlanta, Georgia

May 17, 2023May 23, 2023

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Airlines on Tuesday inaugurated a direct flight between Addis Ababa and the City of Atlanta, Georgia, increasing its U.S. passenger flight destinations to fifth.

An ethiopian airlines plane at Addis ababa bole international airport getting ready to gear-up and fly (Photo ET)
Business News Travel 

Ethiopian Airlines Begins Direct Flight to Karachi

May 9, 2023May 16, 2023
Ethiopian Takes Delivery of its 20th Airbus a350-900 aircraft
Business News Travel 

Ethiopian Airlines Takes Delivery of its 20th Airbus a350-900 aircraft

April 29, 2023May 3, 2023
ethiopian airlines
Business News Travel 

Ethiopian Airlines Markes 50 years of UK Flights

April 28, 2023May 2, 2023

OpinionView All

PM Abiy Ahmed responding to questions raised by memebers of the Ethiopian parliament on Tuesday, November 10, 2022
Opinion 

On Africa Day, PM Abiy Calls for Advancing Unified Positions

May 25, 2023May 25, 2023

ADDIS ABABA – ‘The complex world we find ourselves in today and the aspirations we carry as Africans summon us to further accelerate our unified positions’, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday.

a wastewater treatment plant of a tannery in Ethiopia
Opinion 

Making a case for ‘Accelerated Change’ in Leather Industry’s Water Consumption

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023
The Africa We Want: a Roadmap out of Poly-crises for Policymakers
Opinion 

The Africa We Want: a Roadmap out of Poly-crises for Policymakers

March 15, 2023March 16, 2023
Forging a Social Contract for Reducing Poverty and Inequality in Africa
Opinion 

Forging a Social Contract for Reducing Poverty and Inequality in Africa

March 14, 2023March 15, 2023
President Sahle-work’s Message on 2023 International Women’s Day
Opinion 

President Sahle-work’s Message on 2023 International Women’s Day

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023
Canada’s Intl Development Minister Harjit Sajjan to visit Ethiopia
News 

Canada’s Intl Development Minister Harjit Sajjan to visit Ethiopia

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023

ADDIS ABABA – Canada’s International Development Minister Harjit S. Sajjan on Friday said that he will visit Ethiopia as part of a three-nation Africa tour.

Ethiopia, South Sudan Sign Deal to Build Cross-border Highway
Business News 

Ethiopia, South Sudan Sign Deal to Build Cross-border Highway

May 19, 2023May 23, 2023

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