Local Firms Sign Deals with Govt to Produce Gold in Gambella, Benishangul
ADDIS ABABA – Two local mining companies signed agreements with the government on Wednesday to produce high grade alluvial gold in two
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KOICA Donates Medical, Transport Supplies to Optimize Child Health Care in Ben.-Gumuz, Afar
ADDIS ABABA – South Korean Cooperation Agency, KOICA, handed over medical and transportation supplies to the Ministry of Health, to optimize health
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Ethiopia Begins Building $355mln Gold Processing Plant
ADDIS ABABA – The construction of Kurmuk Gold processing plant in the Benishangul-Gumuz State of Ethiopia has begun after a successful conclusion
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Forests to be Cleared for GERD’s Second Filling
ADDIS ABABA – Authorities have agreed to pay more than 81 million birr to 500 enterprises tasked to clear areas covered with
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Five Officials linked with Ethnic Attack in Metekel Arrested
ADDIS ABEBA – Authorities have arrested at least five regional and federal officials officials including the former deputy governor of Benishangul-Gumuz region
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At least 100 people dead, 36 injured after attack by gunmen in Metekel
ADDIS ABEBA – More than 100 people died in an attack early Wednesday by unknown gunmen in the Metekel zone of Benishangul-Gumuz,
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Ethiopia ‘Eliminates’ Gunmen Linked to Deadly Bus Attack
ADDIS ABEBA – The authorities in Benishangul-Gumuz say they have “eliminated” a group of gunmen linked to an attack on a passenger
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Gunmen Attack Passenger Bus and Kill 34 People, Rights Body Says
ADDIS ABEBA – Gunmen in Benishangul-Gumuz killed at least 34 people in an attack on a bus on Saturday night, the national
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Abiy Holds Talks with Regional, Security Officials over Conflict in Metekel
ADDIS ABEBA – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has held discussions with regional administrations and security sectors of Amhara and Bunshangul-Gumuz regional states
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Renewed Clashes in West Ethiopia Leave at Least 12 People Dead
Twelve people died in renewed clashes in Ethiopia’s western region of Benishangul-Gumuz, the country’s human rights commission said.
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