Ethiopia Bans Distance Education, Cracks Down on Private Universities

31 August, 2010

VOA News - Ethiopia has banned off-campus education, and ordered private universities to close degree programs in law and education. more >>

Gaddafi wants EU cash to stop African migrants

31 August, 2010

BBC News - Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi says the EU should pay Libya at least 5bn euros (£4bn; $6.3bn) a year to stop illegal African immigration and avoid a "black Europe". more >>

Ethiopian Airlines and the Boeing 777-200LR - A Winning Combination

29 August, 2010

With the delivery of its first 777-200LR in November 2010, Ethiopian will be the first airline in Africa to operate the world’s most technologically advanced, and longest-range airplane in the world, further reaffirming its leading position on the continent. more >>

Flooding displaces thousands in Ethiopia

25 August, 2010

ADDIS ABABA (IRIN) - Heavy flooding in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia has displaced more than 8,000 people, say officials. more >>

Ethiopia Faces Era Of One-Party Rule

20 August, 2010

VOA News - Ethiopia's 2010 election all but wiped out the country's once vibrant political opposition. This means that Ethiopia faces the prospect of one-party rule for the foreseeable future. more >>

Beijing To Be Aviation Hub For Ethiopian Airlines

19 August, 2010

Chinahospitalitynews - Beijing, the capital of China, is scheduled to become the East Asian aviation hub for Ethiopian Airlines, due to the fast development in economy and trade between China and Africa. more >>

Ethiopia Hotel Back on Auction Floor

19 August, 2010

Fortune - The Privatisation and Public Enterprises Supervising Agency (PPESA) is auctioning Ethiopia Hotel again, from September, claiming that Bazeto Industry Trading Plc has failed to make the down payment on time. more >>

Eritrean exiles prepare for regime's downfall

12 August, 2010

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) – A group of exiled Eritreans say they're setting up an interim government to serve in case Eritrea's authoritarian government collapses. more >>

UN welcomes Ethiopian policy to allow Eritrean refugees to live outside camps

11 August, 2010

UN News – Ethiopia has recently decided to take a new approach to Eritrean refugees by allowing them to live outside camps, a move welcomed by the United Nations refugee agency. more >>

Djibouti Denies Ethiopian Flights Operation Permit

11 August, 2010

Fortune - Civil aviation authorities in Djibouti have denied the Ethiopian Airlines permits for operation flights last week, reliable sources disclosed to Fortune. more >>

Coffee helps boost Ethiopia exports to $2 bln

07 August, 2010

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Resurgent coffee sales and diversification into other products lifted Ethiopia's exports to a record $2 billion in 2009/2010 from $1.5 billion in the previous year, the trade ministry told Reuters on Friday. more >>

Southern Sudan prepares own anthem ahead of referendum

07 August, 2010

BBC News - The South Sudan National Anthem Committee said the contest did not mean that it was backing separation, However it said the region needed to be prepared for independence. more >>

Ethiopian Sponsors the 2010 Great Ethiopian Run

04 August, 2010

Ethiopian Airlines - proudly announces that it took again the title sponsorship of the 2010 Ethiopian Great Run, the biggest road race in Africa. more >>

Three-dimensional theatre makes its debut in Ethiopia at Matti Multiplex Cinema

03 August, 2010

Fortune - Matti Multiplex Edna Mall introduced three-dimensional (3D) films on the big screen on Friday, July 30, 2010, to a full house of by including government officials and well-known businesspeople among the invitation only crowd of moviegoers. more >>