A New Government in Ethiopia Promises Major Political Changes
June 11, 2018 Following three years of protests in Ethiopia, former Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned in February and now a new government is taking over, which promises to recognize a peace treaty with Eritrea, possibly bringing a long period of tensions to an end. We speak to Glenn Ford of the Black Agenda Report […]
Ethiopian rebel group military figures return home after discussions with gov’t
Source: Xinhua 2018-06-12 00:34:44 ADDIS ABABA, June 11 (Xinhua) — Two Ethiopian rebel group military leaders on Monday returned home after years of military preparations in exile following discussions with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The two rebel group leaders, Yonatan Dubissa and Abebe Geresu, who had been operating in Ethiopia’s neighboring country Eritrea after […]
Egypt, Ethiopia agree to set up joint fund for infrastructure projects
By Amwal Al Ghad English updated Jun 11, 2018 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Egypt and Ethiopia have agreed to take steps to put into effect an agreement – which also includes Sudan – to set up a fund for investing in infrastructure in the three countries. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi […]
Government To Cede Minority Stake in Ethiopian Airlines
by Kaleyesus Bekele – June 11, 2018, 10:24 AM Ethiopian Airlines recently celebrated the delivery of its 100th aircraft, a Boeing 787-9. As part of an effort to alleviate a foreign currency crunch, the government of Ethiopia has passed a resolution to partially privatize the country’s giant state-owned enterprises, including the 100 percent publicly owned national flag […]
Cairo Receives Strong Assurance from Addis Ababa over Renaissance Dam Crisis
Monday, 11 June, 2018 – 09:30 Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi (R) meets Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at the Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. (Reuters) Cairo – Mohammed Abdo Hassanein Cairo has received strong assurances from Addis Ababa over the Renaissance Dam, which Ethiopia is building on one of the main reaches of […]
Bomb Attack Injured Nine People in Ethiopia
Monday, June 11, 2018 Addis Ababa, Jun 11 (Prensa Latina) A bomb attack in a higher education institution located in the southern regional state of Ethiopia injured nine people, today reported official sources. Kalkidan Negash, director of the Dilla University, in Gedeo, said that a grenade was thrown in the library of the entity. […]
Residents protest peace deal on Ethiopia-Eritrea border
By AFP PUBLISHED: 11 June 2018 Residents of Badme are protesting the Ethiopian government’s move to hand over the town to Eritrea Residents of the flashpoint town of Badme on Ethiopia’s northern border protested on Monday Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s move to hand over the town to Eritrea, a government spokesman said. Abiy announced last week […]
“በጣሊያናውያኑ የተሰሩ ካርታዎችን አምኖ ለማስረጃነት መቅረቡ ጅልነት ወይም በአገር ላይ የተሰራ ደባ ነው!!” (ዶ/ር ያዕቆብ ሃይለማርያም)
11/06/2018 ፋሲል የኔ አለም የአለማቀፍ ህግ ባለሙያው ዶ/ር ያዕቆብ ሃይለማርያም ኢትዮጵያ ከጣሊያን ጋር በተደረጉ የቅኝ ግዛት ውሎች ለመዳኘት መስማማት አልበረባትም ብለዋል፤ ችግሩን በድርድር መፍታት ይቻል እንደነበርም ተናግረዋል። የዶ/ር ያዕቆብ አስተያየት ትክክል ነው ብዬ አምናለሁ። በጣም የሚገርመው የግልግል ፍርድ ቤት እንዲመሰረት ሃሳብ ያቀረበችው ኢትዮጵያ እንጅ ኤርትራ አለመሆኗ ነው። ኤርትራ የድንበሩ ጉዳይ በካርታ ስራ ባለሙያዎች ( […]
Ethiopian syndicate acquires 30% stake in Kefi Minerals’ Tulu Kapi gold project
StockMarketWire.com Emerging gold producer KEFI Minerals said Monday an Ethiopian investment syndicate struck an agreement to acquire a 30% stake in the company’s Tulu Kapi Gold project for $30m. Following closing of project finance, the Ethiopian government would own a about 23% of the Tulu Kapi gold project, while 77% would be owned by KEFI’s […]
Ethiopia’s PM assures Egypt of water supplies
BBC World Service AFPEthiopia’s leader tried to allay the fears of his Egyptian counterpart Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has promised that water supplies to Egypt will not be disrupted by the massive dam under construction on the River Nile. On a visit to Cairo, he told President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi the Grand Renaissance Dam […]