Groovin’ and Jammin’ With Teddy “Ethiopiawinet” Kassahun in L.A.

May 4, 2018 Al Mariam’s Commentaries, On May 4, 2018 Who’s is the hardest working man in show business? Back in my day, it was James Brown. Down in Augusta, GA where I went to college. “In my hometown where I used to stay, The name of the place is Augusta, GA.“ sang it J.B. […]

Burundi to ban BBC and VOA broadcasts

Burundi’s government says BBC and VOA broadcasts will be banned for six months from 7 May for “falling short of laws governing the press” and “breaching professional ethics”. It accuses the BBC failed to challenge a Burundian activist interviewed on its French service. The BBC broadcasts to Burundi on FM relay stations and on two […]

Tanzania court halts new blogging laws

The High Court of Tanzania has halted the implementation of new rules by the government requiring bloggers to pay $920 (£660) for the privilege of posting content online. The new regulations were due to come into effect today. The court says it will explain on 10 May why it has issued the injunction. A news […]

In Ethiopia, U.K. Chief Rabbi calls on Jews to take on global social concerns

  “We must never lose sight of the reality that there has scarcely been a more empowering time to be Jewish.” By Jeremy Sharon May 4, 2018 09:50 President Revuen Rivlin and UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis meet in Addis Ababa. (photo credit: MARC NEYMAN/GPO) ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – Chief Rabbi of the UK Rabbi […]

Ethiopia inflation falls to 13.7 percent in April -Stats Office

May 4, 2018 / 3:11 AM Reuters Staff ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s year-on-year inflation rate fell to 13.7 percent in April from 15.2 percent the previous month, its statistics agency said on Thursday. People buy vegetables at a busy market in Mercato, Addis Ababa December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri The Central Statistics Agency said […]

Ethiopian PM’s rounds of talks with citizens assure unity, peace: minister

Source: Xinhua   2018-05-05 01:25:45 ADDIS ABABA, May 4 (Xinhua) — Ethiopian Prime Minister’s recent rounds of talks with various groups of the Ethiopian society have brought effective mutual understanding and unity among Ethiopians, according to the Ethiopian Minister of Government Communications Affairs Office, Ahmed Shide. Shide, speaking about Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s first 30 days […]

Egypt’s irrigation minister heads to Addis for more negotiations as Ethiopia promises GERD harmless

Egypt aims to accelerate the pace of negotiations after several fruitless rounds Ahram Online , Friday 4 May 2018 File photo: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in close snapshot (Photo: Bassem Abo Alabass) Related Egypt’s FM discusses GERD developments, other African regional issues with Kenyan President in Cairo Egypt rejects Ethiopian and Sudanese statements on […]

በሱዳን የሚገኙ ኢትዮጵያውያን ከእስር እንዲፈቱ ስምምነት ላይ ተደረሰ ተባለ

ግንቦት 04, 2018 ጽዮን ግርማ ብኝታቸው ከፕሬዚዳንት ኦማር ሀሰን አልበሽር ጋራ ተገናኝተው በተለያዩ ጉዳዮች ያደረጉትን ውይይት በተመለከተ የውጭ ጉዳይ መሥሪያ ቤት ቃል አቀባይ አቶ መለስ ዓለምን አነጋግረናል። ዋሺንግተን ዲሲ — የሱዳንን ወደብ በጋራ ለማልማትና ለማስተዳደር ፣ በአባይ ወንዝ ፍትሃዊ ተጠቃሚነት ዙሪያ በጋራ ለመሥራትናድንበር አካባቢ ነፃ የንግድ እንቀስቃሴ እንዲኖር ስምምነት ላይ መድረሳቸውን የኢትዮጵያ የውጭ ጉዳይ መሥሪያ ቤት […]