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Kenya and Ethiopia, two nations that have co-existed peacefully for five decades in one of Africa’s toughest neighbourhood, last week deepened their economic ties with a major energy-sharing deal. Read the rest of this entry »
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - As Temesgen Afework decided to drop by his motherland after spending 12 of years abroad giving a unique opportunity for his fans in Addis Ababa to see the young artist in action once again. What better way could the young artist could have come up with as an entrance than to come out and have a play on the theatre stage? Currently preparing for his performance in the different cities of Ethiopia, Temesgen, has found the opportunity to act in Addis Ababa as a blessing; especially considering he does not do that on a full time basis any more. Read the rest of this entry »
Reporting on the eerie silence of Western diplomats in Addis Abeba on Birtukan Midekssa, the first woman political party leader in Ethiopian history and Ethiopia’s # 1 political prisoner, Xan Rice, a reporter for the Guardian wrote last week: Read the rest of this entry »
WINDHOEK, Feb 6 (Bernama) — Ethiopia called on member states to assist Haiti through financial, material and other means, including scholarships for students. Read the rest of this entry »
Addis Ababa, February 6, 2010 (Addis Ababa) An Amharic version of Microsoft Vista software was launched here last Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
SEARCHERS located the black boxes of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed in the sea off Lebanon last month killing 90 people, Lebanon’s Transport Minister Ghazi Aridi said today. Read the rest of this entry »
On Jan. 13, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi inaugurated the Gilgel Gibe 2 scheme, the country’s biggest hydropower project. “It is possible to speed up development without polluting the environment,” Zenawi proudly declared as he cut the ceremonial ribbon. Yet this was wishful thinking. Read the rest of this entry »
The African Union Commission Chief Jean Ping, has informed Eritrea to send an ambassador to represent it in Addis Ababa, the seat of the African Union (AU), despite Eritrea’s frosty relations with hosts, Ethiopia. Read the rest of this entry »
BOSTON — Double 2008 Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia has her sights set on reclaiming the indoor 5,000m world record at the Boston Indoor Games on Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »
By Jason McLure
Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) — Ethiopia’s economy is expected to grow 10.1 percent in the year to July 7, from 9.9 percent the previous year, a finance ministry official said. Read the rest of this entry »