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Ethiopia govt says closely monitoring situation in Tigray

March 16, 2025 By  AFP The Ethiopian government says it is closely following the situation in its northern region of Tigray, where tensions between rival factions are threatening a fragile peace agreement. A peace agreement in 2022 ended a brutal two-year war between Tigrayan rebels and the federal government that claimed up to 600,000 lives, […]

Ethiopian Airlines, AfDB partner for airport project  – APAnews 

AFFAIRES | AFFAIRES APA -Addis Ababa(Ethiopia) 16 March 2025 | 13:05 Share Ethiopian Airlines Group and the African Development Bank (AfDB)signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) Saturday, agreeing  to establish a partnership to undertake Ethiopia’s new Bishoftu International Airport Development Project. The new international airport will have the capacity to handle 100 million passengers a year […]

Shaggar city: A new label on an old scar  – Curate Oromia 

Shaggar City: A New Label on an Old Scar Ayehu Teso March 16, 2025 When the Oromia regional government announced the creation of Shaggar City, the name itself sparked debate. Some interpreted it as a nod to the Oromo term shaggaa, meaning good or beautiful in the Tulama dialect of Afaan Oromoo—a term celebrated in Oromo […]

Russia Agrees to Help Landlocked Ethiopia Rebuild its Navy  – The Maritime Executive 14:48 

With the ongoing push for Ethiopia’s seaport access, the country is also advancing in the reorganization of its navy. On Friday, a Russian Navy delegation led by the Deputy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Vorobyev, visited Ethiopian Navy facilities and training center in Bishoftu town, around 30 miles south of Addis Ababa. During the visit, the two […]

Ethiopian Gov’t Accuses TPLF Faction of Working with “Foreign Powers” – Borkena

March 14, 2025 Borkena Toronto – Abiy Ahmed led federal government has been silent about the escalating crisis in the Tigray region as TPLF factions under Debretsion Gebremichael dismantle the Interim Administration in a manner resembling a “coup.” Now it is speaking. Ethiopia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gedion Timotheos, a day after returning from a working […]

Egypt announces its roster for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone matches  – Egypt Independent

EgyptMain Slider  Al-Masry Al-Youm March 16, 2025 Egyptian national team coach Hossam Hassan on Saturday announced Egypt’s roster for the March training camp in preparation for the upcoming matches against Ethiopia and Sierra Leone in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The Egyptian national football team is preparing for two matches in the fifth and sixth rounds […]