Anadolu Agency Ethiopian-informed diplomatic sources said on Saturday that Addis Ababa agreed on holding a tripartite meeting between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia to tackle the Renaissance Dam project. Talks are still ongoing over possibility of holding the meeting between Cairo or Khartoum. Each of Ethiopia and Sudan agreed in principle on holding the preparatory
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By René Lefort It may be that, in Ethiopia, history is so powerful that the past permeates the present, and it repeats itself. In this case, what we see today is simply another interregnum between two powerful men. “Can you tell me who is in charge in the government?”, asks Tamrat Gebregiorgis, publisher Addis Fortune, at the
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Nampa Kenya’s security forces said Thursday they have launched a manhunt for suspected Turkana bandits who shot dead two Ethiopian teachers in a border town along the Kenya-Ethiopia border. Kibish Sub-County Commissioner Eric Wanyonyi said the bandits who are suspected to be Turkana tribesmen crossed into Kangaten border town in Ethiopia and shot dead two
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Agence France Presse ADDIS ABABA: Hundreds of Muslims protesters demonstrated in Ethiopia Friday, demanding the release of 17 of their leaders jailed under terrorism charges last year. “What the government is doing doesn’t solve the problem, rather it will worsen the situation,” said protestor Mohammad Seman, speaking at the demonstration following busy Friday prayers at
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BBC An Ethiopian opposition leader, who was sentenced to death while in exile for plotting a coup, has been extradited from Yemen to Ethiopia, his group says. Andargachew Tsege, who is also a British national, is secretary-general of the banned Ginbot 7 movement. The Ethiopian government allegedly requested his extradition after he was arrested in
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Reuters By Aaron Maasho Ethiopia will start setting up a new industrial park in September and will expand another at a total cost of $250 million, an official said, part of efforts to shift away from farming and become a hub for textiles and other industries. The Horn of Africa nation aims to attract investors
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By George Akpayen Supersport African champions, Nigeria, could come under an international suspension from the world football governing body, Fifa. This follows an order from a High Court in Jos, Plateau State restraining the Nigeria Football Federation [NFF] headed by Aminu Maigari, to control, command or manage football matters in the country pending the hearing
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By George Akpayen Supersport African champions, Nigeria, could come under an international suspension from the world football governing body, Fifa. This follows an order from a High Court in Jos, Plateau State restraining the Nigeria Football Federation [NFF] headed by Aminu Maigari, to control, command or manage football matters in the country pending the hearing
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The Guardian By Martin Plau Andargachew Tsige, a British national, may face death penalty after extradition from Yemen The Foreign Office has been accused of failing to act to prevent the extradition to Ethiopia of an opposition leader facing the death penalty. Andargachew Tsige, a British national, is secretary general of an exiled Ethiopian opposition
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World Bulletin A U.N. General Assembly committee approved on Thursday a new troop-reimbursement rate for countries contributing nearly 100,000 peacekeepers to 16 missions, overcoming an impasse that left the world body’s operations in financial limbo for three days. Budget negotiations between the 193 member states had hit a standstill on the monthly reimbursement rates for
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