30 October, 2008
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Ethiopian Premier Meles Zenawi on Thursday reshuffled 9 of the 15 ministries in his government, including the key ministries of defense and information. more >>
30 October, 2008
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopian Airlines said on Thursday operating revenues rose 34 percent to 9.2 billion birr in the year ended June 2008 despite increased fuel prices and stiff global competition. more >>
29 October, 2008
The self-declared state of Somaliland was rocked as three simultaneous blasts ripped through its capital Hargeysa. The presidential palace, Ethiopia's diplomatic compound and the offices of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) were all hit. more >>
29 October, 2008
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – A former marathon champion was one of 19 people who died in road accident in Ethiopia, police said on Wednesday. more >>
28 October, 2008
NAIROBI (AFP) – Ethiopia, whose forces toppled an Islamist regime in Mogadishu two years ago, on Tuesday blamed the failure to restore stability in Somalia on the transitional rulers it helped bring to power. more >>
28 October, 2008
MOGADISHU (AFP) – Thousands of people gathered Monday to witness 50 Somali men stone a woman to death after an Islamic court in the southern port of Kismayo found her guilty of adultery, witnesses said. more >>
28 October, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two white supremacist skinheads were arrested in Tennessee over plans to go on a killing spree and eventually shoot Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, court documents showed on Monday. more >>
27 October, 2008
(Addis Fortune) The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) disclosed on Friday, October 24, 2008, that it had secured back the 27 million dollars illegally withdrawn from its account at Citibank of New York. more >>
27 October, 2008
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – Ethiopia's foreign ministry on Monday vowed to comply with a UN-sponsored deal signed a day earlier by rival Somali factions for a phased withdrawal of Ethiopian troops in Somalia. more >>
26 October, 2008
(Brussels Airport) Thursday night Brussels Airport for the second consecutive year organised the Brussels Airport Awards ceremony. At the gala night held in the Sky Hall under the theme "50 years of passion - building our future together", awards were presented to the airlines and other airport partners for their outstanding performance over the past twelve months. more >>
26 October, 2008
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Anchorage Daily News, Alaska's largest newspaper, has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president. more >>
26 October, 2008
Addis Ababa (WIC) – Activities are underway to get the Dire Shakena Hussien Mosque registered on World Heritage list by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council announced. more >>
24 October, 2008
PARIS (AFP) – Giants of the auto, airline and technology industries ordered emergency action against the global financial crisis on Friday as shares took a new hammering amid mounting gloom. more >>
24 October, 2008
KHARTOUM (AFP) — Sudan has apologised to Ethiopia after police arrested the Ethiopian military attaché's sister and impounded liquor from the diplomat's home in the capital Khartoum, an Sudanese official said on Friday. more >>
24 October, 2008
Djibouti's president has said his country will have to go to war with Eritrea unless the UN acts to resolve growing tension over a border dispute. more >>
23 October, 2008
SEOUL (AFP) – South Korean police said Thursday they had arrested three Nigerians for allegedly obtaining millions of dollars from Citibank with a forged document purportedly from Ethiopia's central bank. more >>
21 October, 2008
(Capital) Geological, geophysical and hydro geological phenomena have caused construction of the nearly complete hydropower dams in the country to lag behind schedule. more >>
21 October, 2008
(Addis Fortune) The ongoing drought in Ethiopia, which many in the government, including the Deputy Prime Minister have repeatedly claimed is under control, has left the country with only 50,000tn of National Food Reserve stock. more >>
20 October, 2008
TAMPA, Florida (AFP) – Barack Obama Monday aimed to put another dent in John McCain's comeback hopes with a double-bill rally in Florida with ex-foe Hillary Clinton to kick off a frenetic final fortnight of the White House race. more >>
19 October, 2008
WASHINGTON – Colin Powell, a Republican who was President Bush's first secretary of state, endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president Sunday and criticized the tone of Republican John McCain's campaign. more >>
19 October, 2008
Somali Islamists say they will attack Kenya if it goes ahead with plans to train 10,000 government troops. more >>
18 October, 2008
(Times Online) Britain is to withhold future aid commitments to Ethiopia over concerns that its Government is obstructing efforts to help millions at risk of famine in the drought-stricken Somali region in the east of the country. more >>
17 October, 2008
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Thursday did not rule out pulling his troops from Somalia but warned his country would not hesitate to come back to crush hardline Islamists. more >>
17 October, 2008
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters Life!) – Got 48 hours to spare in Addis Ababa -- Africa's diplomatic hub and one of the highest capital cities in the world? Reuters correspondents with local knowledge give tips on how to make the most of a short stay. more >>
15 October, 2008
SODO, Ethiopia (AFP) - Okume Ochubo's tiny plot of land in southern Ethiopia is lush with waist-high maize sprouts and other crops, but she and her seven young children are struggling to feed themselves. more >>
15 October, 2008
UNESCO and Whiz Kids Workshop cooperate to increase the diversity and quality of children’s media content in local Ethiopian languages. more >>
14 October, 2008
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) - Ethiopia on Tuesday condemned Human Rights Watch's call on the country's lawmakers to reject a draft law that would give government more control in the affairs of foreign aid groups. more >>
14 October, 2008
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia said on Tuesday that 6.4 million of its people now needed emergency food aid due to drought, and appealed for a further $265 million (150.6 million pounds) from donors. more >>
14 October, 2008
KHARTOUM (AFP) — Sudan's foreign ministry on Monday summoned the ambassadors of Kenya and Ethiopia over concerns their countries had shipped arms to the semi-autonomous South Sudan government, a ministry official said. more >>
14 October, 2008
(Xinhua) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has transmitted to the Security Council the last report issued by the independent commission on Ethiopia and Eritrea's common boundary, said the United Nations in a statement Monday. more >>
14 October, 2008
(Addis Fortune) The management of the Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) is in the process of acquiring a state-of-the-art information technology (IT) system, at a budgeted cost of 30 million dollars, reliable sources disclosed to Fortune. more >>
14 October, 2008
(Addis Fortune)After going through a number of procedures and hurdles over the past five years, Ethiopia's wind power project last week leapt forward and started to roll. more >>
06 October, 2008
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) - Ethiopia, which subsidises petrol, has raised prices by more than five percent and public transport fares accordingly, the government said in a statement received by AFP on Saturday. more >>
06 October, 2008
ADDIS ABEBA(The Africa Monitor) - University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) partnered with Zemen Development and Management Institute (ZDMI) in Addis Ababa is to launch associate partnership which is said to bring a major capacity building qualification Ethiopia. more >>
06 October, 2008
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Ethiopia has sacked the president of the Somali regional state, which is one of the country’s nine regional states bordering Somalia, APA learns here Sunday. more >>
04 October, 2008
The country that we call Ethiopia contains a region that is said to be the most important in the history of humanity. more >>
04 October, 2008
(The Reporter) To qualify for the Diversity lottery Visa (DV) 2010, you either have to have an Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate Examination (ESLCE), ESLCE and a teacher training certificate, post-secondary diploma (10+3) from a vocational or professional study, training, or proof of training from the Ethiopian Military Academy. more >>
04 October, 2008
The ink was barely dry on accounts of Haile Gebrselassie’s latest world record before the Ethiopian star was signing up for his next record attempt, in the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon in mid-January. more >>
02 October, 2008
Ethiopia's fractious political opposition is planning a unified parliamentary campaign to demand a complete withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from Somalia. more >>
02 October, 2008
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) - Ethiopian track great Kenenisa Bekele announced Wednesday on state television he would finance the construction of a multi-million dollar sports complex in Ethiopia. more >>
02 October, 2008
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Instability in U.S. financial markets could cut vital remittances to Ethiopia, now worth $1.2 billion annually, a central bank official said on Thursday. more >>
02 October, 2008
Ethiopia and Norway on Wednesday agreed to restore their relations to the previous status following a meeting of their foreign ministers held on Sept. 25 in New York, Ethiopia's Foreign Ministry said. more >>
01 October, 2008
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) - An outbreak of African horse sickness has killed more than 2,000 horses, mules and donkeys in Ethiopia since March, an official said Wednesday. more >>
01 October, 2008
Thirteen illegal immigrants were found hiding in a refrigerated lorry full of yogurt which had been heading for Worcestershire. more >>