Recent News Headlines : Addis Ababa - Ethiopia

ETHIOPIA SEEKS RETURN OF LOOTED TREASURES FROM LONDON MUSEUM


In 2007, Addis Ababa launched a formal restitution claim to have the treasures returned back to Ethiopia... READ MORE

5th April, 2018 2493

CHINA FLOODS AFRICA WITH NEEDED DOLLARS, STOKING U.S. CONCERN


And African nations realize that China's investments don't come with the same nagging about human rights and good governance that often accompanies U.S. assistance... READ MORE

16th March, 2018 7

AFRICAN UNION CHIEF SAYS TILLERSON VISIT MAKES UP FOR TRUMP'S DEROGATORY REMARKS


Tillerson is on a five-nation tour that began in Ethi-o-pia with a visit to the African Union... READ MORE

8th March, 2018 92

REX TILLERSON SEEN AFRICA-BOUND WITH 'NO DELIVERABLES' BUT A LOT OF EXPLAINING TO DO FOR TRUMP


As far as Africa's concerned, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and the Trump administration have some explaining to do. President Donald Trump's descriptio... READ MORE

7th March, 2018 0

ETHIOPIA RULING COALITION TO NOMINATE NEW PRIME MINISTER


Former ambassador Shinn said making sure everyone benefits from Ethiopia's boom would go a long way toward defusing protests... READ MORE

5th March, 2018 1074

U.S. STEPS INTO ETHIOPIA'S POLITICAL CRISIS AS REX TILLERSON HEADS TO ADDIS ABABA


Addis ababa, cairo and brazzaville among top cities to visit in 2018... READ MORE

3rd March, 2018 1808

AKON IN ETHIOPIA TO MARK 122ND ANNIVERSARY OF BATTLE OF ADWA


The global music icon, however, arrived at the Bole International Airport in the capital Addis Ababa aboard an Ethiopian Airlines plane... READ MORE

3rd March, 2018 287

ADDIS ABABA, CAIRO AND BRAZZAVILLE AMONG TOP CITIES TO VISIT IN 2018


Top travel agents have told renown American magazine Forbes, that Addis Ababa, Cairo and Brazzaville are among the top ten cities to visit in 2018... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 43

E. AFRICA SEEKS $78 BILLION TO FUND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS


South Sudan is the newest member of the regional bloc that includes Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi... READ MORE

25th February, 2018 38

CANADIANS CALL FOR RETURN OF RELATIVE HELD IN ETHIOPIA


Bashir Makhtal is not an Ethiopian, he is imprisoned due to the terrorist crimes he committed, Tadesse said... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 2558

ETHIOPIA PRIME MINISTER HAILEMARIAM DESALEGN RESIGNS


Hailemariam Desalegn says he has submitted his resignation as both Ethiopia's prime minister and chairman of the ruling coalition... READ MORE

15th February, 2018 15466

NAMIBIA BANS FOREIGN TRAVEL FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS


The ban will be in place until at least February, the country's presidency said in a statement on Wednesday... READ MORE

1st February, 2018 887

BEIJING ACCUSED OF BUGGING AFRICAN UNION HQ FOR YEARS


Kwang said they were another example of the West's belief that China was pulling strings in Africa... READ MORE

31st January, 2018 579

CHINA DENIES BUGGING AFRICAN UNION HEADQUARTERS IN ETHIOPIA


The African Union headquarters, in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, was built by the Chinese... READ MORE

30th January, 2018 362

AFRICAN LEADERS DISMISS CHINA'S "SPYING" ON AU


Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Monday rejected a French media report that alleged China was spying on the African Union AU headquarters in Addis Ababa... READ MORE

30th January, 2018 0

CHINA DENIES REPORT IT HACKED AFRICAN UNION HEADQUARTERS


Chinese and African officials gathered in Addis Ababa for the bloc's annual summit both denied Le Monde's report... READ MORE

30th January, 2018 0

EGYPT, ETHIOPIA AND SUDAN HOPE TO BREAK NILE DAM TALKS DEADLOCK IN ONE


Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have agreed to finish the initial technical study within one month, the Egyptian state news agency said, citing the foreign minister... READ MORE

29th January, 2018 102

MALIAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN AL-QAEDA ATTACK ON ARMY BASE


The Malian armed forces were attacked early this morning, around 4 am, in Soumpi Timbuktu region ... READ MORE

28th January, 2018 100

AFRICA STILL IN UPROAR OVER 'SHOCKING' TRUMP SLUR AHEAD OF HIS DAVOS MEETING WITH RWANDAN LEADER


Africa's leaders cannot stay silent after President Donald Trump's vulgar remarks about African countries and Haiti, the chairman of the African Union Comm... READ MORE

26th January, 2018 0

MEETINGS, DEALS AND NETWORKING; THE AFRICAN AGENDA AT DAVOS 2018


The IMF director also met with South Africa's Deputy President, Cyril Rampahosa, Guinea's president Alpha Conde and Angola's president Joao Lourenco... READ MORE

26th January, 2018 59

AFRICAN UNION TO TRUMP: WE'RE STILL MAD ABOUT THAT COMMENT


As African leaders prepare to meet, no one has forgotten President Trump's comment about their continent... READ MORE

25th January, 2018 387

Trending News Headlines : Addis Ababa

CRISIS DEEPENS IN HAITI IN AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE


Compound in Les Cayes, 299 deaths have been confirmed just in parts of southern Haiti... READ MORE

7th October, 2016 24176

'DOWN WITH TRUMP' SIGNS AND TEARS AT FUNERAL FOR KANSAS SHOOTING VICTIM IN INDIA


Some Indians here have linked what they see as a rise of racism in the United States to Trump's election... READ MORE

28th February, 2017 9792

DEATH TOLL SOARS TO 72 IN ADDIS ABABA GARBAGE LANDSLIDE


The collapse late on Saturday destroyed 49 makeshift homes inside the landfill site on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, city spokesman Amare Mekonen said... READ MORE

14th March, 2017 9492

POP STAR TEDDY AFRO SUPPRESSED IN ETHIOPIA


The world loves Ethiopian pop star Teddy Afro. His own government doesn't... READ MORE

17th September, 2017 8409

JOYOUS AFRICANS TAKE TO THE RAILS WITH CHINAS HELP


He predicted that the new train would transform Djibouti and Ethiopia, and eventually all of Africa... READ MORE

8th February, 2017 7073

DEATH TOLL FROM HURRICANE MATTHEW RISES ABOVE 100 AS HAITI TALLIES DEVASTATION


LES CAYES, Haiti -- The death toll from Hurricane Matthew soared above 100 Thursday as the scope of the devastation in Haiti became clearer, officials said... READ MORE

7th October, 2016 7068

IN ZIMBABWE, AN ANXIOUS WAIT TO SEE IF MUGABE WILL RETURN AFTER MILITARY TAKEOVER


In Zimbabwe, an anxious wait to see if Mugabe will return after military takeover... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 5077

CHINA BUILDS WORLD'S FIRST OFFSHORE FISH FARM


Desalegn also formally signed Ethiopia's membership to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank AIIB, making the Horn of Africa nation the 77th member... READ MORE

4th June, 2017 5017

MEXICO CITY RESIDENTS SEARCH THROUGH THE NIGHT FOR SURVIVORS OF QUAKE THAT KILLED MORE THAN 200


At least 44 buildings collapsed or partly collapsed in Mexico City alone, according to Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera... READ MORE

20th September, 2017 4769

OBAMA SAYS I COULD WIN 3RD TERM AS PRESIDENT


Nobody should be president for life Mr. Obama declared in a speech at the African Union the continent's umbrella organization... READ MORE

28th July, 2015 4405

KENYA SUPREME COURT ANNULS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS IN FIRST FOR AFRICA


The 4-to-2 court ruling came in response to a petition filed by challenger Raila Odinga, 72, who alleged widespread fraud in the election... READ MORE

2nd September, 2017 4183

TEXT OF MERYL STREEP'S GOLDEN GLOBES SPEECH THAT HAS EVERYBODY TALKING


Thank you, Hollywood Foreign Press, just to pick up on what Hugh Laurie said... READ MORE

9th January, 2017 4023

ETHIOPIA IS FACING A KILLER DROUGHT. BUT IT'S GOING ALMOST UNNOTICED.


The United Nations World Food Program WFP, which is working in Ethiopia's drought-hit Somali region, has started cutting its food rations to 80 percent... READ MORE

1st May, 2017 3753

HOW ETHIOPIA BECAME A LAND OF PRYING EYES


Mr. Alene is a government official, whose job includes elements of both informant and enforcer... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 3737

TRUMP COMMENTS INFURIATING AFRICANS MAY SET BACK US INTERESTS


Mr. Brigety said that Mr. Trump's remarks were on the agenda for the annual African Union summit meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this month... READ MORE

15th January, 2018 3292

ADDIS ABABA: DEATH TOLL HITS 113 IN RUBBISH LANDSLIDE


Koshe is the largest rubbish dump in Ethiopia and home to hundreds of people who collect and resell rubbish trucked in from around Addis Ababa... READ MORE

15th March, 2017 2993

AVALANCHE BURIES ITALIAN HOTEL, RESCUERS SAY 'MANY DEAD'


Last Sunday the Hotel Rigopiano had 200 guests, staff included -- yesterday there were between 20 and 30 people, including some kids, Ilario Lacchetta told La Stampa newspaper... READ MORE

19th January, 2017 2834

KRISTOF WOMEN WITH FISTULAS ARE OUR MODERN-DAY LEPERS


Jamila, 31, another woman treated at Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia, was radiant... READ MORE

21st March, 2016 2792

AFRICAN UNION DEMANDS DONALD TRUMP APOLOGISE FOR 'SH**HOLE' COMMENTS


African Union demands Donald Trump apologise for shhole comments... READ MORE

14th January, 2018 2702

ETHIOPIA BLAMES 'FOREIGN ENEMIES' FOR STOKING UNREST


Demonstrations started among the Oromo, Ethiopia's biggest ethnic group, and later spread to the Amhara, the second-most populous one... READ MORE

11th October, 2016 2564

BRITAIN SAYS MANCHESTER BOMBER 'LIKELY' HAD ACCOMPLICES AS FOCUS TURNS TO LIBYA VISITS


But there was ample evidence of a widening security operation, with the arrest of a 23-year-old from south Manchester in connection with the bombing... READ MORE

24th May, 2017 2492

DOZENS KILLED IN ETHNIC CLASHES IN ETHIOPIA'S OROMIA


Ethiopian government says it has launched an investigation into the violence in Hawi Gudina and Daro Lebu districts... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 2466

'THEY SLEEP WHEN THEY'RE TOO HUNGRY'


'They sleep when they're too hungry' South Sudanese trapped by war, famine grow increasingly desperate... READ MORE

3rd May, 2017 2435

ETHIOPIAN POLICE KILL FIVE AT FESTIVAL


Anti-government demonstrators in Ethiopia have been calling for political and economic reforms and an end to state corruption and human rights abuses... READ MORE

21st January, 2018 2382

ANALYSIS | ETHIOPIA'S CANDIDATE FOR THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DOESN'T LIKE MENTIONING A CERTAIN DISEASE


Ethiopia's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is a candidate for director general of the World Health Organization... READ MORE

18th May, 2017 2360

ETHIOPIA TARGETS ACTIVISTS WITH ISRAELI SPYWARE


More oversight on commercial spyware is needed, says author of new report on how Ethiopia allegedly spies on dissidents... READ MORE

11th December, 2017 2330

FOR OBAMA PERSONAL AND PRESIDENTIAL INTERSECT IN KENYA


Two advocacy groups, Haki Africa and Muslims for Human Rights, or Muhuri, were placed on a list of entities suspected of ties to the Shabab... READ MORE

25th July, 2015 2299

LONDON UNDERGROUND EXPLOSION AT PARSONS GREEN STATION INJURES SEVERAL COMMUTERS


At the time, neither the London police nor the British government had said anything publicly beyond describing the detonation as a suspected terrorist attack... READ MORE

16th September, 2017 2298

GARBAGE DUMP LANDSLIDE LEAVES AT LEAST 46 DEAD IN ETHIOPIA


In the long run, we will conduct a resettling program to relocate people who live in and around the landfill, the Addis Ababa mayor said... READ MORE

13th March, 2017 1982

OBAMA IN ETHIOPIA PLANS TO ADDRESS SOUTH SUDAN CONFLICT


ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia For President Obama the birth of South Sudan four years ago was the capstone of his Africa policy... READ MORE

27th July, 2015 1770


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