Police have arrested 63 individuals, 27 of which are suspected of alleged corruption, Berhanu Tsegaye, the attorney general, confirmed at a press briefing broadcast live today. The entire investigation took…
President Sahle-worq Zewdie, Ethiopia’s first female President, arrived in Johannesburg today to attend the first investment forum for Africa that its organisers insist is more “transactional” than an event. It…
Ethiopia’s Minister for Water, Irrigation & Electricity, Selishi Bekele (PhD), is one of the Ethiopian officials attending an investement forum that kicked off in Johannesburg, South Africa, today. The forum…
The administration of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) is expected to appointments state ministers today, with nearly 10 of them receiving new appointments, according to people familiar with announcement. Among…
In many ways, the newly installed cabinet of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed`s (PhD) administration could be characterised as a groundbreaker. Not only has the place of women in the highest…
More than 300 soldiers from the Ethiopian Defense Forces marched to the Office of the Prime Minister today, demanding pay raises and a meeting with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD).…
A standoff lasted well over the night was concluded this morning after a Federal police officer was shot down on Africa Avenue (Bole Road). People informed of the incident say…
Abiy Ahmed (PhD), chairman of the ruling EPRDF, has urged for an immediate action in rectifying good governance problems during his opening remarks at his party’s convention kicked off today…
Hawassa, seat of the Southern regional state, is preparing to host the three-day convention by the ruling EPRDF, which is expected to commence tomorrow with close to 1,000 delegates in…
The Oromo Peoples’ Democratic Organization (OPDO), part of the alliance that forms the ruling coalition – the EPRDF – changed its name to the Oromo Democratic Party (ODP) during its…
The National Security Council, chaired by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD), vowed to take all legal and appropriate measures on ‘illegitimate forces and hooligans’ in order to uphold the rule…
No less than five individuals were killed today due to series of and sporadic protests in Addis Abeba, according to Federal Police Commission General, Zeinu Jemal. The protests were seen…
Police said on Friday that the cause of death for Semegnew Bekele, the chief engineer for the Great Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD) ,was suicide. Semegnew was found shot on the…
Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh has agreed to engage in a peace deal with Eritrea to iron out the differences in their ongoing dispute. The peace initiative was forged by…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is forming the Ethiopian Diaspora Agency, an institution with the mandate of ensuring the rights of Ethiopians abroad. The Agency comes to life following the…
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has picked a lawyer, Mulugeta Ayalew, to lead a newly commission in charge of accepting tax grievances and appeals from businesses. The Commission reports to…
Political transformation is unavoidably rocky, if not delicate. It invo...
Ethiopia’s vulnerable children face a murky future. According to a 20...
Yet again, last week saw another season where feder...
Lack of proper medication and diagnosis by doctors has eroded the trust...
The dilemma of policing lies in the fact that both vigilance and approa...
The Addis Abeba Transport Authority and Ride, a popular and an up-and-c...
The private sector is more efficient and customer-oriented than governm...
