August 01

• South Sudan: Salva Kiir Appoints New Cabinet

  South Sudan President Salva Kiir issued a decree on Wednesday naming 18 cabinet ministers and 10 deputy ministers, eight days after he had sacked Vice-Preisdent Machar and... Read more »

• Sudan: Sudans Agree to Stop Support to Rebels

  The Joint Security Committee of Sudan and South Sudan held its second meeting in Juba on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Read more »

• Ethiopia: Ethiopian Signs Code Share Agreement With Australian Airlines

  Ethiopian Airlines on Wednesday entered to code share partnership with various Australian airlines. Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority Director-General, Colonel Wesenyeleh Hunegnaw... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Four Russians Injured in Ethiopian Helicopter Crash

  A helicopter en route to the United Nations mission in South Sudan crashed in Ethiopia, with four Russian crew members injured but no one killed, civil aviation officials said. Read more »

• Ethiopia: Ethiopia Vows Continued Support to Sudan, S. Sudan

  Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said Ethiopia would strengthen support to Sudan and South Sudan with a view to help them end crisis permanently. Read more »

• Africa: Kuwait Invites Africa to 3rd Kuwait-Africa Summit

  African Union Commission headquarters in Addis Ababa saw an event in connection to Kuwait-Africa Summit to be held in Kuwait in November this year. Read more »

July 31

• Ethiopia: Tedros Meets EU Special Representative for Sudans

  Foreign Minister, Dr. Tedros Adhanom held talks on Wednesday 31July, 2013 with the European Union's Special Representative for Sudan, Mrs. Rosalind Marsden. Read more »

• Ethiopia: North Shoa Gets Gypsum Producing Company

  A company with a capacity to produce 840 thousand tons of gypsum per annum is to be erected in North Shoa by three Diaspora Ethiopians. Read more »

• Ethiopia: Hailemariam Confers With Kenyan Investors

  Prime Minster Hailemariam Desalegn meets Kenyan business delegation at his office to look into interest of Kenyan investors wanting to invest in Ethiopia. They are here to see the... Read more »

• Ethiopia: FDI to Ethiopia Second Best in Africa

  Japan says the fact that Ethiopia achieves 1 billion dollar Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flow in to the country shows how focused the government is to develop the sector. Read more »

• Ethiopia: General Samora - Military Vital to Stability

  Chief of Staff of the Military, General Samora Yenus reminded the graduates that stability is fundamental to economic growth and it is up to the Military to maintain the stability... Read more »

• Ethiopia: More Finance for African Smallholder Farmers

  Ministry of Agriculture said Ethiopia has best experience in extensively financing smallholder farmers to make sustainable development in the agriculture sector. Read more »

• Ethiopia: Ethiopia Exemplary in Accommodating Diversity

  Ethiopia has become exemplary in accommodating diversity with the democratic system that accepts the rights of groups and individuals simultaneously, Speaker of House of... Read more »

July 30

• Ethiopia: Ethiopians in Middle East Unite to Combat Human Trafficking

  Ethiopian communities in the Middle East have formed a union to fight the abuse and suffering of Ethiopian migrant workers in the region. Read more »

• Somalia: Eritrea Continues Support to Al-Shabaab, Says Ethiopian Ambassador

  Ethiopia's Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Ambassador Dina Mufti, said on Monday that efforts to maintain peace and stability in Somalia were taking longer that they should due to... Read more »

• East Africa: AU PSC Holds Ministerial Meeting On Sudan, South Sudan

  The AU Peace and Security Council held a meeting on Monday on the current situation between Sudan and South Sudan. Read more »

• Ethiopia: U.S. Embassy Organizes a Business Matchmaking Event

  The U.S Embassy in Ethiopia has organized a one day business to business matchmaking program which would take place on August 9, 2013, 2merkato.com reported. Read more »

• Africa: AfDB Approves U.S.$45 Million for Creation of PAU

  The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved African Development Fund (ADF) grant of $45 million to support the creation of a Pan African University (PAU), The Africa Report... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Premier Says Ethiopia Keen to Boost Ties With Gambia

  While conferring with Gambian Foreign Affairs Minister, Susan Waffa-Ogoo, the Premier said his country will exert maximum efforts to further enhance bilateral relations with... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Ethiopia Fosters Its Foreign Relations in 2012/13

  Briefing the press on current affairs on Tuesday, spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dina Mufti, said remarkable improvements have been made in 2012/13 in terms of... Read more »

July 29

• Sudan: Juba Confirms Joint Security Meeting With Khartoum

  The South Sudanese army on Sunday confirmed the delayed and long-awaited joint security meeting with the neighbouring Sudan will take place on 29 Monday, 2013. Read more »

• East Africa: COMESA Signs Private Sector Deal With AMSCO

  The private sector across the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is set for a major boost following the signing of a development agreement between the regional... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Country Becoming Investment Destination

  Ethiopia is becoming an investment destination in the sub-region for the fast paced economic progress it has been experiencing, for the lucrative business opportunities it... Read more »

• Africa: International Peace-Keeping Training Center to Establish in Addis

  Monday saw a signing ceremony that aims to establish international peace keeping training facility in Ethiopia. The signing of the agreement happens among UNDP, Japan Embassy to... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Addis Ababa to Stage Agoa Forum

  Sub-Saharan African countries are gathering momentum to come to Addis Ababa for African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum promoting "Sustainable transformation through Trade... Read more »