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Former CEO of EEP, 49 Others Charged with Grand Corruption
December 27, 2019 (Ezega.com) — The Ethiopian Attorney General has charged 50 individuals, including former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) […]
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Ethiopian, Eritrean Leaders Vow To Cement Bilateral Ties
Addis Ababa, December 27, 2019 (FBC) – President Sahle-Work Zewde and Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed hosted a State Dinner yesterday in honor of […]
Eritrean Embassy construction cornerstone laid in Addis Ababa
Eritrean President Isaias Afeworki vowed to “bolster cooperation” with Ethiopia in a ceremony organized to lay cornerstone for Eritrean Embassy Construction near Siddist Kilo area […]
Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council issues warning
A warning statement is issued calling authorities in Amhara region of Ethiopia to address five demands over burned Mosques in Motta or face a nationwide […]
Rights Group Calls New Law in Ethiopia a Threat to Freedom of Expression.
WASHINGTON – A new law being considered in Ethiopia is being called a threat to free speech and online expression. Ethiopia’s “Hate Speech and Disinformation […]
THE MORNINGAFTER OSLO THE HARD WORK SHOULD BEGIN.
Addis Abeba, December 12/2019 – On December 10, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed accepted the 2019 Noble award for peace. Today, he received a “hero’s welcome” […]
Declaration of ONLF 4th Congress The Ogaden National Liberation Front held its 4th congress in Godey.
OGADEN NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT (ONLF). Declaration of ONLF 4th Congress The Ogaden National Liberation Front held its 4th congress in Godey, Shabeelle region of the Somali […]
War Clouds in the Somali Afar Border
War Clouds in the Somali Afar Border For the last four months, the border situation between Somali and Afar border has been worsening. Afar armed militias […]
Ethiopian Airlines: All 157 on board dead after Addis Ababa-Nairobi flight crashes
(INDEPENDENT) — Everyone on board an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed on the way to Nairobi has died, a spokesman for the airline has announced. […]
Researchers find ties between Africa’s khat use and liver disease
(Africa Times) — A team of medical researchers are calling attention to the links between liver disease in sub-Saharan Africa and the role of chewing […]
Suicide car bomb explosion on Ethiopian soldier base in Somalia leaves casualties
MOGADISHU (REUTERS) — A suicide car bomb exploded outside a military base for Ethiopian soldiers in southern Somalia on Saturday, leaving an unspecified number of […]
Curfew Imposed in Ethiopia’s Gas-Rich East as 47 Face Charges
(Bloomberg) — Authorities in Ethiopia’s gas-rich east imposed a curfew and banned public assemblies as 47 people including the former regional president were charged with […]
Ethiopia’s Oromia state signs ceasefire deal with OLF
(Africa News) — Ethiopia’s regional state of Oromia and the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) agreed to a ceasefire on Thursday, following months of sparring amidst […]
Ethiopian-Eritrean railway study gets financial backing from Italy
Italy has pledged to finance a feasibility study for a planned rail line linking the Eritrean port city of Massawa and the Ethiopian capital Addis […]
ONLF Press Release
ONLF Press Release January 23, 2019 The Somali people in the Somali regional state(Ogaden) have a legal right to manage their political affairs and full […]
60 Ethiopians arrested over suspected role in ethnic violence
ADDIS ABABA (Xinhua) — Ethiopia said on Friday it has arrested 60 individuals for their suspected roles in ethnic violence in the western part of […]
17 Banks Robbed In Oromia Region Of Ethiopia.
17 banks were robbed in Oromia region over the weekend, in one of the largest cash robberies in Ethiopia history, reports say. The first incident […]
Ethiopia Defense Force Begins Airstrike In Western Oromia.
Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) has began airstrikes in Qellem Wellega and its environs in western Oromia, a military source told Addis Standard. According to our […]
Ethiopia charges ex-head of military firm METEC with corruption
Ethiopia charged the former head of military-run industrial conglomerate METEC with corruption on Thursday, nearly two months after his arrest, as part of a nationwide […]
Opinion The Trouble With Ethiopia’s Ethnic Federalism.
The reforms by the country’s new prime minister are clashing with its flawed Constitution and could push the country toward an interethnic conflict. The New […]