Kenya, Ethiopia Move to End Inter-Clan Wars
East African
Kenya and Ethiopian are seeking to dissuade residents from engaging in inter-clan violence and engage in co-operation. Read more »
2019 Most Influential People List Features Six Africans
allAfrica
Time Magazine has published its annual list of the world's most influential people - and six Africans made it on to the list, according to Ugandan website Hire The Youth. Read more »
Ethiopia's Digital Economy: Boom, Bang [opinion]
Addis Standard
A flourishing digital economy is a new feature in the dynamics of the new Ethiopia. Slower as this explosion might be compared to the case in other countries, marked by competitive… Read more »
Ethiopia: Africa's Next Powerhouse? [Blog]
Brookings
Ethiopia’s prime minister, Dr. Abiy Ahmed - the youngest African leader at 42 years old - has initiated a series of unprecedented economic and political reforms in his first… Read more »
Women in Ethiopia Still Struggle Despite Leadership in Government [opinion]
IPS
Following 2018 elections in Ethiopia, a record-breaking number of women now hold leadership positions in the country's government. But women still struggle to rise up the ranks in… Read more »
Ethiopian Airlines Crash - Kenyan Families Advised on Compensation
Nation
The Foreign Affairs ministry has asked families of victims of the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash to secure a Grant of Representation from court in order to get compensation. Read more »
Abiy Disinters Demons Buried Over 3,000 Years [opinion]
East African
I hadn't been back to Ethiopia since its zealously reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power a year ago. I finally did. Read more »
39 People Die in Measles Outbreak - Report
Addis Standard
Addis Standard has quoted a BBC Amharic story that says 39 people have died from measles. Read more »
Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein Probe 'Labour Abuses' in Ethiopian Factories
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Fashion giant PVH, which owns Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, said it will investigate reports that Ethiopian workers who make clothes for their high-street stores routinely face… Read more »
Presidential Advisor Ivanka Trump, OPIC Chief Announce U.S.$1 Billion Women's Investment Initiative [press release]
OPIC
David Bohigian, Acting President and CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government's development finance institution, and Advisor to the President… Read more »
Alarming Rates of Malnutrition Among Displaced People in Southern Ethiopia [press release]
MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is concerned for the welfare of tens of thousands of vulnerable internally displaced people (IDPs) in southern Ethiopia, following an… Read more »
What the IMF Desires to See in Ethiopia [interview]
Addis Fortune
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently announced the world will see a slowdown in growth in the current fiscal year. This is despite estimates for Sub-Saharan Africa… Read more »
Security Forces Injure Arsi Univ. Medical Interns During Protest
Addis Standard
Several interns and last year medical students in Arsi University, Assela city, 175 km south east of Addis Abeba, were injured this morning when security forces attempted to… Read more »
Ogaden Basin: a Mirage of Wealth and a Source of Corporate Greed [opinion]
Addis Standard
On February 27, 2019, a group of friends and I unexpectedly decided to travel to Hilala oil site without prior discussion. This unplanned journey turned to be a long trip towards… Read more »
Ivanka Trump, Advisor to the U.S. President, Arrives in Addis Ababa [press release]
U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa
White House Advisor to the U.S. President Ivanka Trump arrived in Addis Ababa today, April 14, for a two-day visit that will focus on African women's economic inclusion and… Read more »
