May 11
Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Djibouti Take Over Management of Ethio-Djibouti Railway After Six Years of Commercial Operations
Six years after to the commencement of the Ethio-Djibouti Railway's operations, the Chinese Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) has formally relinquished management… Read more »
October 21, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Authorities Discuss Release of U.S.$1.3 Billion Suspended Loan With Chinese Counterparts
Ethiopian Finance Minister Ahmed Shede led a delegation that recently held a crucial meeting with Wu Fulin, Chairman of the China Export-Import Bank. The objective of their… Read more »
October 17, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopia, China Announce 'All-Weather Strategic Cooperation Partnership'
Ethiopia and China have announced the elevation of existing bilateral ties between the two countries to an "All Weather Strategic Cooperation Partnership". Read more »
September 09, 2023
Ethiopia: A Traveller From Addis Abeba With Suspected Cocaine Worth $700,000 Arrested At Hong Kong Airport
Customs officers at the Hong Kong International Airport seized about 900 grams of suspected cocaine worth $700,000 from a 48-year-old male passenger who arrived in Hong Kong from… Read more »
May 16, 2023
Ethiopia: Law Makers Approve Bill On Extradition, Mutual Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters With Türkiye and UAE
The bills were "approved by majority vote with three objections and one abstention." Photo: HoPR Read more »
February 22, 2023
Ethiopia: Japan Gives U.S.$1.14 Million to Improve Health of Women and Girls in Two Regions
Japan and UNFPA, the UN's sexual and reproductive health agency jointly launched on 20 February a project with 1.14 million USD that aimed to improve health and address the… Read more »
February 01, 2023
Ethiopia: Gunmen Kill Chinese National in Oromia, Embassy Advises Travel Caution
A Chinese citizen was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in the Gerba Guracha town, in North Shewa Zone of Oromia region. Media reports attributed a statement from the Chinese… Read more »
November 29, 2022
Ethiopia: China Provides Ethiopian Federal Police With Equipment Worth More Than U.S.$600,000
The Chinese government has provided the Ethiopian Federal Police with five Corolla Cross patrol vehicles, a bullet-proof vehicle, a Communication Upgrading System worth more than… Read more »
October 12, 2022
Ethiopia: Western Countries 'Profoundly Concerned' About War in Tigray
A group of western countries issued a new statement of concern at "the escalation of the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia." Read more »