Mohammed Ali Al-Amoudi, the Ethiopian-Saudi business tycoon, has been released from prison after spending a little over a year in Jeddah, Fortune has confirmed from multiple sources. The circumstances of…
Bereket Simon, a founding member of the EPRDF and a former senior government minister, has been arrested by the Federal government this morning, from his residence off Africa Avenue. Cause…
Tadesse Kassa, a.k.a Tinkishu, former CEO of TIRET, has been arrested this morning at his residence in Addis Abeba. His arrest was made about the same time of police arresting…
Judges at the 10th Criminal Bench of the Federal High Court released Essayas Dagnew, former chief operating officer of Ethio telecom, against a bond of 200,000 Br. The judges stated…
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has appointed one of his aides to serve as the new investment commission, replacing Fistume Arega. Abebe Abebayehu, a lawyer by training, is the new…
A sweeping corruption probe is taking place in Oromia Regional State where investigators have apprehended 77 suspects, including Bahiru Tekle, mayor of Gelan town. The wave of arrests began a…
A former senior staff for the United Nations has been appointed to chair the state owned but troubled bank, the Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE). Tegegnework Gettu (PhD), former regional…
The Ethio Telecom, the state telecom monopoly, has revised its tariff on outgoing international calls, dropping by up to 40pc. The CEO, Frehiwot Tamru, has announced today at a press…
Judges at the Federal High Court have ordered police to bring their preliminary evidence against Midaqe Ahmed, the spouse of Hashim Tofiq (PhD), deputy director of the National Intelligence &…
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has nominated Birtukan Mideqessa, lawyer and former opposition party leader, as the fourth chairperson of the National Electoral Board. More to come.
Federal judges have denied an appeal for bail by Kinfe Dagnew (Maj. Gen), former director general of the MetEC, and his brother, Essayas Dagnew, former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of…
A judge at the 10th Criminal Bench of Lideta Division denied Kinfe Dagnew’s (M. General) plea to receive legal aide from a public defence today. The former General-director of the…
Kinfe Dagnew (M. Gen) has appeared before a judge today following allegations of corruption, misuse of office and mismanagement while managing the state owned military-industrial complex, Metal & Engineering Corporation…
Federal Police have arrested Kinfe Dagnew (B. Gen), former CEO of Metal & Engineering Corporation (MetEC), and Tekleberhan Woldearegay (Maj. Gen), former head of the Information Network Security Agency (INSA),…
A Court has denied 64 suspects the right to bail when federal police brought them before a federal judge at the 10th Criminal Bench of Lideta Division, as late as…
Ethiopia will receive 100 million dollars through a financing facility from the African Development Bank to develop off-grid electricity, a plan designed to reach over five million households by 2025.…
Shimeles Abdisa, a political bureau member of the ODP, and executive committee member of the ruling EPRDF, has replaced Fistum Arega as Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Office.…
The parliament has unanimously approved the appointment of Meaza Ashanafi as president of the Federal Supreme Court. Meaza Ashenafi, a prominent lawyer now working for the UN in Addis Abeba,…
Ethiopia’s Parliament is to downsize the number of standing committees from 21 to 10, while granting their respective chairs the rank of a Minister, sources close to the legislative house…
ROLLING COVERAGE 5.31PM: Mesenbet Shenkute, former president of Abay Bank, becomes the first female president of the Addis Abeba Chamber of Commerce & Sectoral Association by winning 419 votes. Selahedin Kelifa, president of Ethiopian Freight Forwarders &…
Parliament has unanimously approved the presidency of Sahleworq Zewde. Sahleworq was a career diplomat for Ethiopia and served as an ambassador to Djibouti and France. She was also a senior…
Mulatu Teshome (PhD), who has been serving his country as a president for the past four years, has tendered his resignation to a joint session of both legislative houses today.…
TPLF members delegated to the EPRDF Council have opposed the candidacy of their chairman, Debretsion, who has also declined to be a candidate for the deputy chairmanship of the EPRDF.…
Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has been reelected to chair the ruling EPRDF, carrying an overwhelming landslide victory of 176 votes from 177 council members. His deputy, Demeke Mekonnen has been reelected…
Ethiopia will see an impressive expansion in its economy in 2018/19, estimated to grow by 8.5pc in a gross domestic product (GDP), the IMF projected. Although not in the double-digit…
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