26 June, 2010
BBC News - Geologists working in the remote Afar region of Ethiopia say the ocean will eventually split the African continent in two, though it will take about 10 million years. more >>
23 June, 2010
IMF - Ethiopia has made progress in restoring economic stability in 2009, while maintaining strong growth, the IMF says in its regular review of the country’s economy. more >>
23 June, 2010
BBC News - A court in Kenya has ruled that prisoners will be allowed to vote in a
referendum on a new constitution.
It is the first time that prisoners in the East Africa nation have been
given the right to vote. more >>
21 June, 2010
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia's election board confirmed Monday Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's landslide victory in a May 23 election disputed by opposition parties and criticized by the European Union and the United States. more >>
19 June, 2010
VOANews - Ethiopia's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from opposition parties demanding a re-run of the May 23 election. more >>
17 June, 2010
BEIRUT (AFP) – An Ethiopian Airlines plane was forced to return to Lebanon after takeoff early on Thursday when crew noticed a door was rattling, a Beirut airport official said. more >>
14 June, 2010
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Kenyan conservation group has appealed to the nation's high court to prevent the government and an energy company from buying power produced by the vast Gibe 111 hydropower dam in neighboring Ethiopia. more >>
14 June, 2010
BBC News - The world's most valuable individual prize is not being awarded for a second year because no-one is deemed worthy of winning it. more >>
13 June, 2010
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – Ethiopia's main opposition bloc will lodge a court appeal on Monday to contest an electoral body rejection of calls for a re-run of parliamentary polls, a senior official told AFP. more >>
09 June, 2010
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – Ethiopia's electoral body has rejected calls for a re-run of parliamentary polls by opposition groups saying claims of fraud were not backed up by evidence, an official told AFP Wednesday. more >>
08 June, 2010
BEIJING (AFP) – A group of young Chinese web addicts staged a mutiny at an Internet "boot camp", tying up their instructor and fleeing the facility over its tough military-like techniques, state media said Tuesday. more >>
07 June, 2010
APA - Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Ethiopia announced on Monday tax exemptions on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment as part of the country’s “ICT for Development” campaign. more >>
03 June, 2010
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – A century-old Ethiopian prayer book stolen decades ago was returned to the African nation late Wednesday after the American collector who held it agreed to the restitution. more >>
01 June, 2010
VOANews - In Ethiopia, officials of the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) say they will continue to work with the opposition to strengthen the country’s fledgling democracy. The opposition says the EPRDF undermined their campaigns with intimidation and harassment. more >>