June 16, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Indicates Insurance Industry's Probable Opening for Foreign Firms
Following years of speculation, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) announced their intention of allowing foreign insurers to operate in the country after the creation of an… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Ethiopia: Tigray Publishes Preliminary Findings on Food Aid Diversion
The committee established by the interim regional administration of Tigray to investigate diversion of humanitarian food in the region has revealed that the Ethiopian federal… Read more »
June 14, 2023
Ethiopia: Newborn Mortality Rising in Tigray's Seharti Samre District
An alarming increase in newborn mortality rates in Seharti Samre district, located 40km from the capital of the Tigray region. At least 32 newborns have reportedly perished within… Read more »
Ethiopia: Towns in West Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region Return to Normalcy After Deadly Civil Unrest
Three fatalities and multiple injuries have been reported in the West Gojjam Zone, following civil unrest since Sunday in the towns of Denbecha, Jiga and Finote Selam, Zemenu… Read more »
Ethiopia: Coffee Megaproject - Unleashing the Power of Ethiopia's Genes and Beans for a Flourishing Industry
A potential transformative coffee megaproject can amplify Ethiopian coffee's rich history and untapped potential, leveraging its remarkable genetic diversity for global impact… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Refugees, Asylum Seekers Evacuated From Libya Arrive in Rwanda
The 17 Ethiopians are among 134 refugees and asylum seekers from other African countries. Photo: Ministry of Emergency Management, Rwanda Read more »
June 13, 2023
Ethiopia: A Hobbled Transition: the Intractable Task of Tigray Interim Administration
In office since March 2023, the Tigray Interim Regional Administration - tasked to oversee the political transition integrating Tigray into the constitutional order of Ethiopia -… Read more »
Ethiopia: Wars Devour More Than U.S.$28 Billion in Economic Loss, Damages
Authorities estimated the economic loss and cost of damages to infrastructure due to Ethiopia's wars to have reached some US$28.765.7 billion, while they estimate post-war… Read more »
Ethiopia: Election Board Declines New Request for TPLF As Regional Party
National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) said it has declined a request from four individuals asking the Board for registration certificate of the Tigray People's Liberation… Read more »
Ethiopia: Former Nigerian Aviation Minister Snubs Nigeria Air Launch As Marketing Scheme for Ethiopian Airlines
The debut of the Nigeria Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft flown into Abuja last month was Ethiopian Airlines' idea, not that of the government, said Hadi Sirika, Nigeria's former… Read more »
June 12, 2023
Ethiopia: Budget Deficit Warning Lights Drowning Out Deeper Economic Issues
The Ethiopian federal government's budget deficit for the current fiscal year is projected to reach 309 billion birr, exacerbating the macroeconomic stress currently faced by the… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Appoints Air Force Commander As ET Group Board Chairman Replacing Girma Wake
Ethiopian Airlines Group has confirmed the appointment of Lieutenant General Yilma Merdassa, the Commander of Ethiopian Air Force, as board chairman of the Ethiopian Airlines… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Army Refutes Involvement in 'Country-Wide Diversion' of Food Aid
Ethiopian Ministry of Defense has vehemently denied recent allegations that the country's defense forces, along with other governmental bodies, have been involved in what the USAID… Read more »
Ethiopia: Unidentified Assailants Kill Police Chief, Injured Another in Southwest Region
Unidentified armed assailants killed Godere Woreda police chief while another police sustained serious injury in an attack on a vehicle traveling from Mizan city, in the southwest… Read more »
June 10, 2023
Ethiopia: Militants Kill At Least Five, Wound Several People in Renewed Attacks in Western Oromia
Armed militants described as members of the irregular Fano militia killed at least five people, injured dozens in a new attack in Amuru district of Horo Guduru Wollega zone of the… Read more »
Ethiopia: US Senator Accuses 'Leaders At the Top' of Aid Organizations After Ethiopia Food Aid Theft Revelations
In a strongly worded statement issued last night, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member, Senator Jim Risch, denounced Wednesday's news revelations that… Read more »
June 09, 2023
Ethiopia: World Bank Group Pledges Support for Safaricom Ethiopia's Internet Expansion
The World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) have revealed plans to fund the ongoing expansion of Safaricom… Read more »
Ethiopia: Safaricom Ethiopia Gets Additional Investment, Loan to Support Affordable Internet, Reliable Mobile Connectivity
World Bank Group signing an agreement with Safaricom Ethiopia (Photo: Anuwar Soussa, CEO, Safaricom Ethiopia) Read more »
June 08, 2023
Ethiopia: Blinken, Demeke Meet As USAID Suspends Food Aid to Ethiopia After Widespread, Coordinated Diversion
DPM/FM Demeke Mekonnen with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in March. Photo: Antony Blinken Read more »
Ethiopia: Donor-Funded Food Diversion in Ethiopia 'Coordinated, Criminal Scheme'
Following the suspension of food aid delivery by the USAID and WFP, which at first appeared to have been triggered by food aid diversion in the war-torn Tigray regional state, an… Read more »
Ethiopia: Oromia President Pledges to Address Muslim Community's Concerns Over Demolition of Mosques
Following a five-hour intensive discussion between the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council, under the leadership of Sheikh Haji Ibrahim Tufa, and Shemelis Abdissa, the… Read more »
June 07, 2023
Ethiopia: World Food Programme Refutes Report Saying Senior Staff in Ethiopia Resigned
The World Food Program (WFP) has denied what it described as an inaccurate media report about the resignation of its senior leadership in Ethiopia. Read more »
East Africa: Ethiopian Forces in Somalia Foil Attack By Al-Shabaab Militants - Foreign Ministry
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Ethiopian forces "foiled an attack by the terrorist Al-Shabaab group in Dolow town on the Ethiopia-Somalia border." Read more »
Ethiopia: Ceasefire Monitoring Experts' Term Extended Until December
Members of the African Union Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Mechanism (AU-MVCM) team during the launching ceremony in Mekelle. Read more »
Ethiopia: Kebena Community in Gurage Zone to Replace Ge'ez Alphabet With Latin to Develop Kebena Written Language
Members of the Kebena community in the Kebena Woreda of the Gurage zone in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's (SNNP) regional said they are about to switch the use of… Read more »