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Ethiopia will build the fourth hydro dam along the Omo River despite the concerns from environmentalists, the Nation has established.
Reacting to the news that the Ethiopian Parliament has today passed an Anti-Terror Proclamation in Ethiopia, Amnesty International warns that the law could restrict freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and the right to fair trial, with serious implications in the run up to Ethiopia’s 2010 parliamentary election.
President Sheikh Sharif attended the AU Summit in Sirte, Libya, where he pushed for changing the mandate of AU peacekeepers (AMISOM) in Mogadishu to use force against insurgents.
The United States will focus on boosting farm productivity, through sustainable agricultural development assistance under its foreign assistance programme to Ethiopia, its Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Recourses Jacob J. Lew disclosed.
It was the RPF under the leadership of Paul Kagame that liberarated Rwanda. End of the story.
Disagreement is brewing between officials in the marine sector in Ethiopia and Djibouti over the use of the Port of Djibouti, and whether or not Ethiopia's flagship carrier should continue to pay security fees, reliable sources disclosed to Fortune.
The meeting between members of the business community and authorities from the federal tax office on Thursday was characterized by collective miscalculations, observed Tamrat G. Giorgis, Fortune Staff Writer.
Housing development, road construction and water supply, the three areas Addis Abeba's city government says are its top priorities, remain dominant in this year's budget. Plans for brand new mega projects have been incorporated into the city's draft plan for the coming fiscal year.
Since winning its de facto independence in May 1991, Eritrea has come to represent a tragedy, laments Selam Kidane. Having fought and suffered alongside one another during the country's liberation struggle, Eritreans have seen their country embroiled in conflicts with every one of its neighbours under the leadership of Isaias Afewerki. With President Isaias increasingly viewing power as 'a weapon ...
The Ethiopian troops in Balanbal town in Galgudud region have vacated from their bases in whole the region in central Somalia, witnesses told Shabelle radio on Saturday.
Yesterday, President Paul Kagame, decorated Uganda's Yoweri Museveni, Ethiopian Premier Meles Zenawi, and Tanzania's former leader Mwalimu Nyerere (RIP).
As part of events to commemorate the 15th liberation anniversary of the country, President Paul Kagame conferred upon foreign leaders medals for their support to Rwanda during the liberation struggle. One was the Prime Minister of Ethiopia:
Ethiopian troops have reportedly moved closer to Beletwein after spending weeks at Kala-Beyr junction, a strategic crossroads that connects the central regions to the northeastern State of Puntland and Ethiopia's Somali-inhabited eastern regions.
Former pro government Islamic Courts Union officials who left their offices Saturday have said Sunday that they will attack both TFG and Ethiopian troops in the Beledweyn region in central Somalia.
If African countries have to meet MDG 5, according UNFPA, innovative approaches to human resource planning and quality service provision that are required to avert maternal death are needed.
The Extra-ordinary General Assembly of the Federation of the African Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture and Professions was set to be held here at the UNECA Conference Center in Addis Ababa from July 6-7, 2009.
In close association with the Government and people of Ethiopia, a new paradigm of cooperation and partnership in the true spirit of South-South Cooperation created between Ethiopia and India, Ambassador of India to Ethiopia said on Friday.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is making preparations to start funding the Gibe III dam, a mega project on River Omo whose completion is expected to alleviate electricity crisis in the region, according to a report on Friday.
Ahead of the completion of this year's parliament's regular session for recess, a new draft law enabling to prevent and suppress illegal act of money laundering presented for discussion among Members of Parliaments on Tuesday.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is making preparations to start funding the Gibe III dam, a mega project on River Omo whose completion is expected to alleviate Kenya's perennial electricity crisis.
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) said despite the government's continued efforts, the performance of the industrial sector remains low compared to the other sectors.
A new UN special envoy and head of the UN Support Bureau for Peace in the Central African Republic (BONUCA), Sahle-Work Zewde from Ethiopia, has arrived in Bangui, AFP reported from Bangui citing a UN source on Wednesday.
The Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) disclosed that it was working on mobile phone upgrading project as of March 2009 in a bid to centralize the mobile network service that was formerly rendered separately by different companies and improve the overall quality of the service in the capital.
More Ethiopian troops with armed vehicles have reached near Beledweyn town in central Somalia as Ethiopia said that it does not plan to send troops into Somalia, witnesses told Shabelle radio on Thursday.
The Islamic organization of Hisbul Islam in Gedo region has called for the government officials in Dolow town in Ethiopia to return back to the region, officials told Shabelle radio on Thursday.
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