Recent News Headlines : Adwa - Ethiopia

ETHIOPIA TO HAVE STAKE IN DJIBOUTI PORT WHILE NIGERIAN ENTREPRENEUR PUSHES FOR THE REVIVAL OF LOCAL LEATHER INDUSTRY[BUSINESS AFRICA]


More than 95 percent of Ethiopia's import and export trade passes through Djibouti's Port... READ MORE

12th May, 2018 6

MUSEVENI INVITES EGYPT'S PRESIDENT TO VISIT SOURCE OF THE NILE


Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni has invited his Egyptian counterpart to visit the source of the Nile in the East African nation... READ MORE

10th May, 2018 38

[EXPLAINER] COLONIAL AGREEMENTS GOVERNING NILE WATERS CAN'T STOP ETHIOPIA - FORMER PM


The nine Nile Basin Initiative countries were Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda... READ MORE

7th May, 2018 215

THE STORY BEHIND AFRICA'S UNFINISHED WAR


The border ruling The war ended in June 2000, but it was another six months until a peace agreement was signed, establishing the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission... READ MORE

6th May, 2018 998

ISRAELI PRESIDENT PRAISES ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES ON ARRIVAL FOR OFFICIAL VISIT


He flew in on board an Ethiopian Airlines flight and was received at the Bole International airport by top government officials... READ MORE

2nd May, 2018 132

CANADIAN MAN IMPRISONED FOR 11 YEARS IN ETHIOPIA RETURNS TO TORONTO


Bashir Makhtal was sentenced to life in prison in 2009 after he was arrested by Ethiopian authorities for his alleged involvement in an independence movement... READ MORE

22nd April, 2018 3139

[PHOTOS] ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX FAITHFUL OBSERVE EASTER RITES IN ADDIS ABABA


Thousands of Orthodox faithful across the East African country are celebrating Fasika, Orthodox Easter April 8 ... READ MORE

13th April, 2018 116

FROM SALUTES TO THE SPLITS IN AFRICA'S TOP SHOTS


Image copyright Getty Images Image caption South Africa's Grace Legote contorts during the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around final at the Games on Thursday... READ MORE

13th April, 2018 98

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

ABIY AHMED SWORN IN AS ETHIOPIA'S PRIME MINISTER


Ethiopia's parliament has elected Abiy Ahmed as the new prime minister, a week after the ruling coalition nominated him to succeed Hailemariam Desalegn... READ MORE

3rd April, 2018 1782

ASSAULT ON PEACEKEEPER BASE IN SOMALIA


Islamist militants have launched a gun and bomb attack on an African Union AU peacekeeper base in Somalia... READ MORE

2nd April, 2018 43

WHAT NEXT FOR ETHIOPIA AFTER EPRDF PICKS ABIY AHMED AS LEADER?


He will be the first prime minister from the Oromo ethnic group since the EPRDF came to power 27 years ago... READ MORE

29th March, 2018 521

ABIY AHMED ELECTED AS CHAIRMAN OF ETHIOPIA'S RULING COALITION


The chairman of the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front EPRDF coalition has historically also taken on prime minister duties... READ MORE

28th March, 2018 5931

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

ETHIOPIA'S OFC SLAMS STATE OF EMERGENCY, ADVOCATES PEACEFUL STRUGGLE


The main base of the OFC, the Oromia region, Ethiopia's largest, is currently experiencing a social shutdown called by activists and youth in the region... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 275

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

ETHIOPIA'S DIBABA SHINES AT WORLD INDOORS, AMERICA'S COLEMAN COULD BE THE NEXT USAIN BOLT


Africanews... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 47

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

EIGHTY-EIGHT MPS REBEL AS ETHIOPIA PARLIAMENT RATIFIES STATE OF EMERGENCY


Ethiopians warned against intimidating mps to vote against state of emergency... READ MORE

3rd March, 2018 118

ETHIOPIA TO JOIN SOMALILAND, UAE PORT DEVELOPMENT VENTURE


Dubai's state-owned DP World said on Thursday the Ethiopian government had taken a 19 percent stake in Somaliland's Port of Berbera... READ MORE

1st March, 2018 2167

DISUSED ETHIOPIAN PLANE TURNED INTO PURE HONEY CAFE IN OROMIA


But what becomes of an aeroplane after decommissioning - i.e... READ MORE

1st March, 2018 67

A WHITE WEDDING DURING ETHIOPIA'S RED TERROR


And so it was for Aynalem and Genet who married each other in 1978 during the height of Ethiopia's brutal Red Terror... READ MORE

25th February, 2018 399

THE 'WATER WAR' BREWING OVER THE NEW RIVER NILE DAM


Egypt and Ethiopia have a big disagreement, Sudan is in the middle, and a big geopolitical shift is being played out along the world's longest river... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 703

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'S REINSTATEMENT OF STATE OF EMERGENCY WORRIES SWEDEN


Continued reform efforts, inclusive dialogue, respect for rule of law and human rights, including freedom of expression should be a priority... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 158

ETHIOPIA REVEALS DETAILS OF 6-MONTH STATE OF EMERGENCY


Ethiopia has released new details about the six-month state of emergency ordered last week amid mass anti-government protests, according to state media reports... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 743

WHY HAS ETHIOPIA IMPOSED A STATE OF EMERGENCY?


Ethiopia's ethnic make-up Who will the new prime minister be?... READ MORE

21st February, 2018 530

DAMMING THE NILE: EXPLORE WITH 360 VIDEO


Join the BBC's Africa correspondent Alastair Leithead and his team, travelling from the Blue Nile's source to the sea - through Ethiopia and Sudan into Egypt... READ MORE

21st February, 2018 916

ETHIOPIA: MASS PROTESTS 'ROOTED IN COUNTRY'S HISTORY'


The 'Other' Ethiopia's largest ethno-national group, the Oromo, are largely concentrated in Oromia, which is also the country's largest region... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 1949

DEFIANCE STRIKE IN ETHIOPIA'S AMHARA REGION OVER STATE OF EMERGENCY


The state of emergency was imposed almost twenty-four hours after the resignation of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 855

Trending News Headlines : Adwa

TRUMP'S REFUGEE BAN IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH FOR SOME, INCLUDING A 1-YEAR-OLD WITH CANCER


The Trump administration said it stopped accepting refugees temporarily to study ways to ensure that the new arrivals don't pose a threat to the United States... READ MORE

31st January, 2017 26522

DETROIT DOCTOR JUMANA NAGARWALA FACES LIFE IN JAIL


Female genital mutilation constitutes a particularly brutal form of violence against women and girls... READ MORE

14th April, 2017 17501

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

NEARLY 200 REFUGEES 'THROWN' INTO YEMEN SEA, 50 MISSING


Since January this year, the IOM said that about 55,000 people had left Horn of Africa nations for Yemen... READ MORE

10th August, 2017 14515

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

ETHIOPIA DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER PM QUITS


Ethiopia has declared a state of emergency, a day after the country's prime minister abruptly resigned... READ MORE

16th February, 2018 6713

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

ISRAEL ISSUES DEPORTATION NOTICES TO AFRICAN MIGRANTS


In December, the Israeli parliament passed a bill authorising the government to force asylum seekers out of the country... READ MORE

4th February, 2018 4018

BLIND FEMALE ETHIOPIAN LAWYER WINS GLOBAL AWARD FOR PROMOTING DISABILITY RIGHTS


The 35-year-old human rights lawyer Yetnebersh Nigussie was awarded the 2017 Right Livelihood Award for her inspiring work promoting the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities... READ MORE

7th October, 2017 3875

ETHIOPIA REPORTS DEADLY RAID BY GUNMEN FROM SOUTH SUDAN


He said Ethiopian troops have not crossed the border into South Sudan in pursuit of the accused attackers... READ MORE

15th March, 2017 3865

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

DJIBOUTI ACCUSES ERITREA OF OCCUPYING DISPUTED AREA


Djibouti's foreign minister has accused neighbouring Eritrea of occupying a disputed territory along their border shortly after Qatar peacekeepers left the location this week... READ MORE

16th June, 2017 3575

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

WHAT IS BEHIND ETHIOPIA ETHNIC CLASHES?


The figures are however disputed by the Somali regional government, which says that more than 30 ethnic Somalis have been killed in the Oromia town of Awaday... READ MORE

16th September, 2017 2795

AL JAZEERA JOURNALIST HAMZA MOHAMED FREED IN SOMALIA


Al Jazeera journalist Hamza Mohamed has been released from detention by Somali security agents in the capital Mogadishu... READ MORE

20th October, 2016 2751

ETHIOPIA LIFTS STATE OF EMERGENCY IMPOSED IN OCTOBER


Demands included an end arbitrary arrests and respect for regional autonomy... READ MORE

5th August, 2017 2745

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

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

GLOBAL WARMING BREWS BIG TROUBLE IN COFFEE BIRTHPLACE ETHIOPIA


Global warming is likely to wipe out half of the coffee growing area in Ethiopia, the birthplace of the bean, according to a groundbreaking new study... READ MORE

19th June, 2017 2397

CHAD'S MOUSSA FAKI MAHAMAT NAMED AU COMMISSION CHAIR


After seven rounds of voting, the Chadian foreign affairs minister defeated favourites Amina Mohamed of Kenya and Senegal's Abdoulaye Bathily... READ MORE

31st January, 2017 2386

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

AL-SHABAB SEIZES SOMALI TOWN AFTER PEACEKEEPER PULLOUT


African Union forces abandon Halgan town in the Hiran region, allowing al-Qaeda-affiliated fighters to enter soon after... READ MORE

23rd October, 2016 2329

'MERKEL SNUBS PARLIAMENT'


El-Ali is at least the second town Ethiopian troops have vacated in recent weeks, having abandoned nearby Moqokori... READ MORE

12th October, 2016 2318

MEMO FROM NAIROBI AFRICA RISING AFRICA REELING MAY BE MORE FITTING NOW


NAIROBI, Kenya -- For decades Africa was eager for a new narrative, and in recent years it got a snappy one... READ MORE

18th October, 2016 2294

ETHIOPIA'S COFFEE INDUSTRY THREATENED BY CLIMATE CHANGE


Coffee plants ideally need mild temperatures between 15 to 26 degrees Celsius to thrive... READ MORE

28th August, 2017 2179


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