June 17

• Ethiopia Joins Africa's Last Ten Teams Competing to Qualify for 2014 World Cup

  ERTA

  Ethiopia reaches the third and final round of African qualifying by shattering South Africa's hope for 2014 World Cup after a 2-1 victory at Addis Ababa Stadium on Sunday. Read more »

• PM Hailemariam Invites More Chinese Investors to Ethiopia

  ERTA

  Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn invited Chinese investors to invest in the manufacturing sector where Ethiopia gives priority. Read more »

• Egyptian Foreign Minister to Visit Ethiopia

  ERTA

  Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr is to visit Ethiopia on Sunday. The Minister is expected to hold talks with Ethiopian officials on the issue of the Grand Ethiopian... Read more »

• Ethiopia, UNOAU Signs Host Country Agreement

  ERTA

  The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) signed a Host Country Agreement on Thursday, June 13th. The... Read more »

• Brazil 2014 World Cup - Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia Reach Play-Offs

  Vanguard

  Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt and Ethiopia Reached the Play offs in the African qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup after wins over Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa. Read more »

June 16

• Examining the Depths of Ethiopia's Corruption

  IPS

  Ethiopia may be one of the fastest-growing, non-oil producing economies in Africa in recent years, but corruption in this Horn of Africa nation is a deterrent to foreign investors... Read more »

• Peacekeeper Killed in South Kordofan

  Radio Dabanga

  The office of the spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has confirmed that one Ethiopian peacekeeper was killed and two others injured on Friday morning as a result of... Read more »

• We Are Ready for Ethiopia - Igesund

  SAFA

  Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund is happy with how preparations for the 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifier against Ethiopia have gone and is confident his charges will deliver the... Read more »

• We Are in Good Form to Win Against South Africa - Saladin Seid

  CAF

  The Ethiopian national striker Saladin Seid has so far scored four goals in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. Injury problems saw him sidelined for sometime but the fit again striker... Read more »

• There Is No Plan B, Ethiopian Head Coach Sewnet Bishaw

  CAF

  The Ethiopian national football team head coach Sewnet Bishaw has expressed confidence to collect the full three points in his crucial match against South Africa in their 2014... Read more »

June 15

• Rebels Launch Fresh Attacks in South Kordofan

  Sudan Tribune

  Sudan People's Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) said they captured a locality, west of the capital of South Kordofan Kadugli, while the United Nations announced that an Ethiopian... Read more »

• War of Words Between Egypt and Ethiopia Over Dam Project

  Deutsche Welle

  The row between Egypt and Ethiopia over water from the River Nile goes back many years. Now it is escalating as Ethiopia forges ahead with the construction of a huge dam. But there... Read more »

• Bafana Bafana Arrive in Addis Ababa

  SAFA

  Bafana Bafana last night safely arrived in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia for their Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup match against the host nation. Read more »

• Foreign Minister to Visit Ethiopia Next Week - Sources

  Aswat Masriya

  Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr is expected to visit Ethiopia next week, diplomatic sources have said. Read more »

• Ethiopian PM Calls for Cooperation With Egypt

  Aswat Masriya

  Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn called for prioritizing cooperation with Egypt in order to achieve the best interest of both countries. Read more »

June 14

• Kenya-Ethiopia Power Deal Brings Hope, Controversy

  AlertNet

  Each week, Lucy Wangui, 51, walks from her home, in an isolated hamlet in Kenya's Narok County, to the local shopping centre 15 kilometers away. Read more »

• Museveni - Africa Won't Let Egyptians Bully Ethiopia

  ERTA

  President Yoweri Museveni has sternly warned the Egyptian "government and other groups" against making "chauvinist and irrational statements" in the wake of Ethiopia's decision to... Read more »

• Govt Urges Egypt, Ethiopia to Cooperate On Nile

  ERTA

  The construction of Ethiopia's dam on the Blue Nile River will benefit current and future generations of Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia, Pagan Amum, Chief Negotiator of South Sudan,... Read more »

• Dousing the Flames - Reasonable Discussion of Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam [opinion]

  Pambazuka

  Tensions and misinformation have arisen surrounding Ethiopia's renaissance dam. To douse the flames of tensions an International Panel of Experts and their report must be allowed... Read more »

• Parliament Ratifies the Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement

  Ethiopia Government

  The House of People's Representative unanimously ratified the Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) today (June 13th ) in an ordinary session. Read more »

• Ethiopia Signed a Host Country Agreement With UNOAU

  Ethiopia Government

  The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) signed a Host Country Agreement on Thursday, June 13th. The... Read more »

• Ethiopia to Host the 2013 U.S.-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum

  Ethiopia Government

  A statement issued on Tuesday said the Government of Ethiopia in association with the Government of the United States would host the 2013 U.S.-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic... Read more »

• Somalia - President Hassan Sends Confidant to Mend Ties With Ethiopia

  Garowe Online

  Government sources informed GO that Somali Federal Government (SFG) Minister of the Presidential Palace Farah Abdiqadir has been in Ethiopia trying to mend deteriorating ties,... Read more »

• Ethiopian PM Arrives in Beijing for Visit

  Focac

  Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn arrived in Beijing on Wednesday afternoon, kicking off his five-day official visit to China. Read more »

• Govt Endorses Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement

  ERTA

  The House of People's Representatives on Thursday unanimously endorsed the Nile Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement. The endorsement of the Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA)... Read more »