28 October, 2009
(Bloomberg) -- Guna Trading House Plc, owned by Ethiopia’s ruling party, said it plans to become one of the nation’s biggest coffee exporters, raising concern among industry observers that private industry may get crowded out. more >>
23 October, 2009
WASHINGTON - The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank today approved a $350 million grant and a $130 million credit from the International Development Association to the Government of Ethiopia to support an innovative program that is keeping millions of families out of extreme poverty and helping them to achieve food security. more >>
22 October, 2009
BBC NEWS - The Ethiopian government has asked the international community for emergency food aid for 6.2 million people. more >>
20 October, 2009
Yorkshirepost - Ethiopia is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe if next month's harvest fails, International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander has warned. more >>
20 October, 2009
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia has recorded a third straight month of deflation with an annual negative inflation rate of 4.1 percent in September on falling food prices, the government said on Tuesday. more >>
13 October, 2009
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – Ethiopian art, which for centuries has been synonymous with portraits of saints and political figures, now has a new breed of "bohemian" painters tackling bolder subjects, including sex-themed works. more >>
13 October, 2009
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – When Teddy Afro leaps onto the stage the crowd goes wild, clapping in the air and singing along with the man seen by many as the voice of Ethiopia's conscience. more >>
11 October, 2009
(Bloomberg) -- An alliance of Ethiopian opposition parties may boycott elections scheduled for May 2010 unless the government releases imprisoned opposition leader Birtukan Mideksa and others they say are political prisoners. more >>
08 October, 2009
While 80% of the world’s Muslims live in countries where Muslims are in the majority, significant numbers – about one-fifth of the world’s Muslim population – live as religious minorities in their home countries. Of the roughly 317 million Muslims living as minorities, about 240 million – about three-quarters – live in five countries: India (161 million), Ethiopia (28 million), China (22 million), Russia (16 million) and Tanzania (13 million). Two of the 10 countries with the largest number of Muslims living as minorities are in Europe: Russia (16 million) and Germany (4 million). Muslimpopulation.pdf
01 October, 2009
BEIJING (AFP) – China on Thursday celebrated 60 years of communist rule with a military parade and elaborate pageant on Beijing's Tiananmen Square showcasing the nation's revival as a global power. more >>