Source: Fana Broadcasting Corporation The Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE) said it has sold Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) bonds worth $6.4 million in the first quarter of this Ethiopian fiscal year. According to Dr. Behailu Kasie, Corporate Communication, and… Read more ›
Source: IBTimes UK Jawar Mohammed, political analyst and executive director of the Oromia Media Network (OMN), believes the Ethiopian government would kill him, should he return to his homeland. “I am probably the most wanted person by the Ethiopian government… Read more ›
Source: Associated Press Swiss police raided a mosque in a northern city on Wednesday, detaining eight people including an Ethiopian imam who allegedly called for the killing of Muslims who refused to participate in prayers, the state prosecutor’s office said.… Read more ›
Source: BBC News Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has dropped or moved several of his key allies in the cabinet, including the minister of foreign affairs and finance. The changes are seen as part of the reforms which the government… Read more ›
Source: Voice of America News The Ethiopian government has ruled out holding new nationwide elections to address the grievances behind nearly a year of deadly protests. But the opposition says the changes the government is undertaking are not good enough.… Read more ›
Source: Africa News Ethiopia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has slammed Human Rights Watch (HRW) for its reportage of the ongoing unrest in the East African country. Dr. Tedros accused HRW and its senior Ethiopian and Eritrean… Read more ›
Source: Daily Mail UK An asylum seeker has been stabbed to death by a lynch mob of people traffickers near Calais after he tried to flee to reach the UK on his own, French authorities have revealed. Mohamad Omar Eyman… Read more ›
Source:Fruitnet.com Dutch suppliers have halted imports and production at their Ethiopian operations after anti-government protesters damaged their facilities. Prices have spiked in the Netherlands for products such as fine beans and exotic vegetables due to the disruption in supply from… Read more ›
Source: Africanews.com The Danish ambassador to Ethiopia, Mette Thygesen, has revealed that the Ethiopian government has failed to give concrete promises on when mobile internet and social media services will be restored. Thygesen, who is also the Danish representative to… Read more ›
Source: Newsweek.com Ethiopian Paralympian Tamiru Demisse showed solidarity with Oromia protesters—who have clashed with the country’s government—as he claimed a silver medal, following a protest gesture made by Olympic counterpart Feyisa Lilesa. Demisse, who competed in the men’s 1,500-meter T13… Read more ›
Source: BBC News Ethiopia’s national football team kept their faint hopes alive of qualifying for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Seychelles 2-1 at the Hawassa International Stadium in Awassa on Saturday. The win gives Ethiopia a chance… Read more ›
Source: VOA News As protests continued to engulf parts of Ethiopia’s Amhara and Oromia regions this month, citizens are shaving their heads as a sign of solidarity with jailed opposition leaders, VOA News reported. People posted videos online of themselves… Read more ›
