South Sudan leaders discuss ties, peace implementation with Ethiopian PM Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar on Monday met with visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali to discuss bilateral ties and outstanding issues in implementing a 2018 peace …
Read More »China visa application center opens in Ethiopia’s capital
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia on Friday inaugurated the China visa application center in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. According to a statement from the Chinese Embassy, the newly inaugurated visa application center is responsible for handling some consular document applications and consular authentication, as …
Read More »New details show that ICU aided travel to Ethiopia of 273 ‘missing Christians’
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fresh details have emerged about the missing members of the Christ Disciples’ Church show that they were aided to travel to Ethiopia by the Iteso Cultural Union- ICU. Correspondences seen by our reporter indicate that ICU was in touch with the leadership of Nyangatom …
Read More »Five detained as police intensifies search for missing Christians
Ngora, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least five leaders of the Christ Disciples Church in Ngora district are in police custody over the alleged disappearance of several church members. Their arrest came after the East Kyoga police leadership that oversees districts in the Teso sub-region, issued a statement on Thursday …
Read More »Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan and the matter of River Nile water
The Elephant in The Room: What is behind the stalled GERD negotiation and how should it move forward? COMMENT | DR TIRUSEW ASEFA | Every roadblock in the tripartite negotiation between Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Sudan leads to one issue: Nile water use allocation. Both Egypt and Sudan are adamant …
Read More »Ethiopia earns over 400 mln USD from horticulture exports in first 7 months of fiscal year
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopia earned 413.82 million U.S. dollars from horticulture exports in the first seven months of the current Ethiopian Fiscal Year 2022/2023 which started on July 8, an Ethiopian official said Thursday. The revenue amount was collected from the export of flowers, fruits and vegetables, Mekonen Solomon, horticulture …
Read More »Africa should apply own solutions to own problems: Ethiopian PM
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The African continent should apply its own solutions to a wide range of problems affecting the continent, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Saturday. Ahmed made the remarks while addressing the 36th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly, which is underway from Feb. 18 …
Read More »UN says 22.6 mln Ethiopians food insecure due to drought, conflict, rising food prices
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | About 22.6 million people in Ethiopia are food insecure due to a combination of drought, conflict and increase in food prices, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has warned. The UNOCHA said in its latest situation update issued late Thursday that …
Read More »Ethiopian PM meets Tigray leaders for first time since peace deal
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday met with leaders of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) for the first time since the two-year conflict ended late last year with a peace deal, official media reported. The meeting was held three months after the government and …
Read More »Ethiopia to resume public transport into conflict-affected Tigray region
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Ethiopian government on Friday disclosed that preparations have been finalized to resume public land transport services into the country’s conflict-affected northernmost Tigray region. The Ethiopian Ministry of Transport and Logistics said instructions have been sent to public transport associations to start land transport from Addis …
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