Italy`s leftist leader, Giuseppe Conte, was received in Addis Abeba last week by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) and his senior ministers at the start of Conte`s two-day visit here…
A Legislation is making its way through the Council of Ministers (CoM) that would regulate the use of nuclear energy in Ethiopia. It would also re-establish the existing Ethiopian Radiation…
Metals & Engineering Corporation (MetEC), the state-owned military-industrial conglomerate, is changing its name to National Industrial Engineering Corporation, and narrowing down its activities to the manufacturing of industrial products only.…
Phase one construction work on the development of the Berbera Multi-Purpose Port has started with a ground-breaking ceremony held in Hargeisa without the presence of delegates from Ethiopia, which owns…
Effective September 27, 2018, importers of solar energy appliances are no longer subject to quality assessment processes and invoice guarantee payments. The Ministry of Trade exempted importers from payments made…
The completion period for the stalled headquarters building of the Ethiopian Shipping & Logistics Services Enterprise has been extended for an additional six months. The Enterprise and contractor Tekleberhan Ambaye…
Two local companies and partnership with one foreign firm have been recruited to build a 98.8-million-Br data centre facility and to install network and security systems for the newly built…
Two international investors and one local company have teamed up to develop high-end real estate in the capital. Rockstone Real Estate, a German real estate company, in partnership with Schulze…
Member states of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) are set to form a regional labour union in Addis Abeba at the end of this month. The idea of establishing…
Employers in the transport industry have formed, the Ethiopian Transporter Employers Federation, during a ceremony held at Capital Hotel & Spa last August. The Federation aims to modernise the nation’s…
Oromia Water, Mineral & Energy Bureau terminated the exploration and extraction concessions of 84 mine developers and operators in mid-September. The firms were unable to execute their duties, failed to…
When Hawassa, capital of a Southern regional state, hosted the 11th congress of the ruling EPRDF last week for the third time in the post-Dergue era, none of its 20…
Though the International Monetary Fund indicated that inflation could remain a source of macroeconomic risk this fiscal year, the government has reported that the rate dropped to 12pc in September…
Kifle Horo, former head of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, has been named the new chief engineer of the project, replacing the position held by the deceased Simegnew Bekele. Ethiopian…
The government announced that the first talent youth academy for tech-savvy, math and science enthusiasts will be established in Burayu town, Oromia Regional State. The 1.1-billion-Br academy will occupy 7.2ht…
Three local software companies are competing for a bid to supply, install and commission plagiarism checking software at the oldest university, which has faced problems with duplication of research work…
Many that followed Ethiopia’s politics for the past six months would...
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To the fury of British diplomats in Addis Abeba and...
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) last week attended the inauguration of...
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