June 24

• Ethiopia: Big Brother Africa: Betty Evicted, Bolt and Online Reaction

  The Ethiopian beauty, Betty, left behind four weeks in the Big Brother household, dreams to win the grand prize of USD 300,000, an infamous “sex act,” and a lover from... Read more »

June 17

• Ethiopia/South Africa: Fifa Probe Pours Cold Water On Ethiopia Passage

  World governing body FIFA have thrown Ethiopia's dream passage to the final round of the 2014 World Cup qualification into doubt after opening disciplinary hearing over the... Read more »

January 29

• Kenya: Ethiopians Expected At National Cross Country Showdown

  At least four foreign countries among them bitter distance running rivals Ethiopia will participate at the February 16 KCB/AK National Cross Country Championships where Kenya's... Read more »

January 25

• Kenya: President Kibaki in Addis for African Union Talks

  President Mwai Kibaki has left the country on Friday morning for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for a three day official visit. Read more »

January 21

• Kenya/Ethiopia: Ethiopia Starts Afcon Party With Champs Date

  For decades, Kenyan and Ethiopian distance runners have developed an intense rivalry for top honours at international events but on Monday, the former will sit down to watch the... Read more »

December 05, 2012

• Kenya: Ethiopia Deal Signals Cheaper Power in Kenya

  Lower energy costs are on the horizon for Kenyan consumers, after the government secured a Sh37.5 billion ($441 million) credit agreement to import cheaper electricity from... Read more »

November 27, 2012

• Kenya/South Sudan: Wasteful Stars Profit Against South Sudan

  In the end, it was a comfortable 2-0 victory for besieged Harambee Stars over Southern Sudan as they got their 2012 CECAFA Tusker Cup back on track despite toiling hard against... Read more »

• Kenya/Uganda: Stars Turn to Baraza for Do-or-Die Clash

  Veteran forward Mike Baraza will spear head the Harambee Stars attack when they take on Southern Sudan in their do-or-die second CECAFA Tusker Cup match in Kampala Tuesday. Read more »

November 26, 2012

• Southern Africa: Mastercard Gets New Market Manager for EA

  Electronic payment provider MasterCard Worldwide has appointed James Wainaina as Market Manager for East Africa, effective November 5. Read more »

November 25, 2012

• Kenya: Private Sector Applauds Special Status Agreement With Ethiopia [opinion]

  Kenya's business community has expressed their appreciation and welcome the signing of the Special Status Agreement by His Excellency, Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of... Read more »

November 22, 2012

• Kenya: Desalegn Aggressively Markets Ethiopia

  Taking the helm of one of Africa's fastest growing non-oil economies after a predecessor as influential and at times controversial as Meles Zenawi, is indisputably a daunting task. Read more »

• Kenya: Security Tops Agenda As Ethiopia Pm Visits Kenya

  It has not been the most secure of times in the East Africa region and it is to this that President Kibaki and the Ethiopian Prime Minister Desalegn directed their statements... Read more »

November 16, 2012

• Kenya: Turkana MPs Sought for Defending Police Attack

  Two ministers and an MP from Turkana who addressed a news conference on Thursday defending an attack against police officers are now wanted for questioning. Read more »

November 07, 2012

• Kenya: President Urges Public to Shun Conflict

  President Mwai Kibaki has called on Kenyans to live in harmony in order to realise meaningful development in the country. Read more »

November 02, 2012

• Kenya: Eritrea Blames Ethiopia for IGAD Woes

  The government of Eritrea on Thursday blamed Ethiopia for its delay in being accepted to rejoin the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD). Read more »

October 31, 2012

• Kenya: Tullow Oil Strikes More Oil in Turkana

  Exploration firm Tullow Oil plc on Wednesday announced a fresh discovery of oil deposits at Twiga South-1 exploration well, on Block 13T in Northern Kenya. Read more »

October 29, 2012

• Kenya: No Impact On Tourism Over MRC Crackdown

  The recent crackdown on the separatist Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) in Coast region does not seem to have adversely affected the hotel industry. Read more »

September 27, 2012

• Kenya: He's Capable of Becoming World's Fastest Marathoner

  He was virtually untouchable last year when he bulldozed to the Boston and New York titles in course record times. Read more »

September 20, 2012

• Kenya: AfDB Grants U.S.$348 Million for Ethiopia-Kenya Power Project

  The Board of the African Development Fund has given the nod to a $348 million (Sh30 billion) funding of a $1.26 billion electricity highway project between Kenya and Ethiopia. Read more »

September 19, 2012

• Kenya: 20 Illegal Somali, Ethiopian Aliens Nabbed in Eastleigh

  Twenty three Somali and Ethiopian aliens were arrested in a security operation in Nairobi's Eastleigh estate on Wednesday afternoon. Read more »

September 02, 2012

• Kenya: Kibaki Attends State Funeral of Ethiopian PM

  President Mwai Kibaki on Satuday joined other world leaders for the state funeral of the late Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, who died... Read more »

September 01, 2012

• Kenya: Kibaki Jets to Ethiopia to Attend PM Funeral

  President Mwai Kibaki left the country on Saturday for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for a two-day official visit. Read more »

August 31, 2012

• East Africa: Ethiopia Assures Kenya of Continued Cooperation

  Ethiopia on Friday assured Kenya of continued co-operation in trade and security after the death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who was the country's key regional ally. Read more »

August 21, 2012

• Kenya: NEP Leaders Blame Ethiopia Conflict for Kenya Killings

  A section of leaders from North Eastern province are now blaming tribal clashes in Ethiopia for the ongoing conflict in the north. Read more »

• Kenya: Kenyan President Mourns Zenawi

  President Mwai Kibaki has sent a message of condolence to the family, the government and people of Ethiopia following the death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Read more »