December 3

• Ethiopia: The Adama One Wind Power Project Inaugurated

  The Adama One Wind Power Project, built at a cost of US$117 million was inaugurated on Saturday (December 1st) in the presence of Prime Minister Hailemariam and other high level... Read more »

November 30

• Ethiopia: Prime Minister Hailemariam Appoints New Ministers

  The House of People's Representatives today approved Prime Minister Hailemariam's appointment of five Ministers. The appointment of the ministers was made after recent changes in... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Dr. Tedros Adhanom Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs

  Dr Tedros Adhanom was today (November 29th) appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia by Prime Minister Hailemariam. His appointment... Read more »

November 29

• Ethiopia: Ethio-German Exchange Forum Opens in Addis Ababa

  The Ethio-German Konnect (EGK), an exchange forum and networking event aiming to create business opportunities and institutional collaboration between Ethiopia and Germany, is... Read more »

• Ethiopia: UN-Led Initiative to Cut HIV/Tuberculosis Deaths in Ethiopia

  A new United Nations-led initiative aimed at reducing HIV deaths caused by tuberculosis (TB) by half was launched yesterday (November 27th) in Ethiopia. Read more »

• Ethiopia: Prime Minister Hailemariam Holds Talks With Somalia's President

  Prime Minister Hailemariam's talks with Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud today focused on ways to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries, and the two leaders... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Conference On Pulses and Oilseeds Opens Today

  A two-day International Conference on Pulses and Oilseeds began today (November 28th) at the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa with the theme: "Agri-Commodity Trade: Challenges and... Read more »

November 28

• Ethiopia: Ethiopia Signs Grant Agreement With EU

  Ethiopia signed a grant agreement of 35 million Euros with the European Union yesterday (November 28th). Read more »

• Ethiopia: Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's State Visit to Ethiopia

  Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Addis Ababa this morning on a State Visit. Read more »

November 27

• Ethiopia: Ethiopian Delegation Visits an Indian Technopark

  An 11-member delegation from Ethiopia, led by Ethiopia's Minister for Women, Youth and Children, Wo. Zenebu Tadesse, began a two-day visit to the Indian state of Kerala's... Read more »

• Ethiopia: UNCTAD Launches Least Developed Countries Report

  The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) yesterday (November 26th) launched its Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Report 2012. Read more »

• Ethiopia: President Urges Youth to Contribute to the Green Economy

  President Girma Woldegiorgis has called on the youth of Ethiopia to do their part in the country's drive towards the building of a Green Economy. Read more »

November 26

• Ethiopia: The Great Ethiopia Run Held for the 12th Time

  The Great Ethiopian Run was held for the 12th time yesterday in Addis Ababa. 36,000 people participated including well known athletes from Kenya, Japan, the UK, Switzerland,... Read more »

• Ethiopia: 125th Anniversary Celebrations of Addis Ababa Concluded

  The celebration of the 125th anniversary of Addis Ababa that has been going over the past few months ended on Saturday (November 24th) in a ceremony held at the stadium in Addis... Read more »

November 23

• Ethiopia: Great Ethiopian Run 2012 Takes Place On Sunday

  The 2012 Great Ethiopian Run will take place in Addis Ababa on Sunday (November 25th). The annual 10 kilometer race first took place in 2001 and has become a major fixture in world... Read more »

November 22

• Ethiopia: Prime Minister Hailemariam Makes a State Visit to Kenya

  Prime Minister Hailemariam arrived in Kenya on a two-day offcial visit on Wednesday (November 21st). The Prime Minister and his delegation were met at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta... Read more »

• Ethiopia: A Successful Year for Conference Tourism

  The Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced this week that Ethiopia has earned over US $39 million from Conference Tourism during the last Ethiopian budget year. Read more »

• Ethiopia: Prime Minister Hailemariam Meets the Kenya Business Community

  Prime Minister Hailemariam said today that Kenya and Ethiopia have huge potential with their youthful populations and it was time to engage them especially in the focus of... Read more »

• Ethiopia: UNDP Selects Ethiopia for National Consultations On Post-MDGs

  The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has included Ethiopia as part of a group of 49 countries from across the world to hold national consultations to help produce a... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Airline CEO Wins African CEO of the Year Award

  Ato Tewolde Gebremariam, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines was given the African CEO of the Year on Tuesday this week (November 20th) at a meeting of African CEOs in Geneva. Read more »

• Ethiopia: Brazil's Ex-President Commends Food Security Progress

  Prime Minister Hailemariam on Wednesday (November 21st) held talks with a 12-member delegation led by former Brazilian President, Lula da Silva who had come to call on Ethiopia to... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Kenya - Ethiopia Joint Ministerial Commission Meeting

  The 34th Kenya- Ethiopia Joint Ministerial Commission meeting has been held in Nairobi, this week, (November 19th - 21st), preceded by a meeting of senior officials and experts. Read more »

November 21

• Ethiopia: Study Describes Ethiopia as Model for Health Care

  Ethiopia has made impressive strides in improving its health care system and can serve as a model for other countries, a paper from Yale University suggests. Read more »

• Ethiopia: An International Conference On Pulses, Oilseeds and Spices for Addis Ababa

  The 2nd International Conference on Pulses, Oilseeds and Spices under the theme, "Agri-Commodity Trade: Challenges and Opportunities," will be held in Addis Ababa November... Read more »

• Egypt: State's 'Policy of Cooperation' With Sudan and Egypt

  Ethiopia's Minister of Water and Energy, Ato Alemayehu Tegnu, said this week that Ethiopia was pursuing a policy of cooperation with Sudan and Egypt. Read more »