Egyptian officials are outraged by remarks by Ethiopia’s communication minister that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is about 70 percent complete. Minister Getachew Reda said this week that the completion of the mega-dam has become a “reality,” and that… Read more ›
The 9-year-old daughter of a British man, who was arrested in Yemen and transported to Ethiopia, where he has been imprisoned for 22 months, is suing the British government for not demanding for her father’s release. Menabe Andargachew is the… Read more ›
An Ethiopian woman in Washington, D.C. is suing a former U.S. diplomat and her late husband’s estate for sexual abuses suffered while she worked for the couple as a maid in Yemen. Sarah Roe filled charges against Linda Howard and… Read more ›
Forty Ethiopian juveniles, who were incarcerated in adult Zambian prisons, have been released after receiving a presidential pardon. On Tuesday, Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu pardoned about 554 prisoners in celebration of Wednesday’s Africa Freedom Day. The president’s expression of his… Read more ›
Officials in Britain have arrested 28 illegal African immigrants who were found hiding in the back of a refrigerated lorry. Police reportedly discovered the truck at a lorry park located in Portsmouth, Hampshire this week. Officials reportedly stopped the articulated… Read more ›
Eritreans across the globe are celebrating 25 years since their country attained independence. Thousands in the diaspora are expected to travel to Asmara for the national holiday which remains a special occasion for many despite Eritrea’s repressive reputation in the… Read more ›
Eritrea has released nine Filipino fishermen who were arrested in February for illegally fishing in the waters of the East African country. The Filipino fishermen who were detained for about nine months reportedly arrived in Manilla this week. The men… Read more ›
Kuwaiti officials are pursuing a proposal for the government not to renew the work and residence permits of all Ethiopian maids as a short-term approach to ridding the country of the women. According to Arab Times, the proposal was submitted… Read more ›
Debris from EgyptAir Flight 804 has been found in Alexandria on Friday. The Airbus 320, which was heading to Cairo from Paris, crashed into the Mediterranean with 56 passengers and ten crew members aboard. The items which were reportedly found… Read more ›
A new study has revealed that climate change and aggressive farming may make growing coffee impossible by the end of the century. The study, complied by eighty scientists, warned that countries like Ethiopia and Brazil may lose large chunks of… Read more ›
The trial of a 22-year-old Somali illegal immigrant charged with murdering his pregnant Ethiopian wife in Britain is scheduled to begin next month. The suspect, Abdirashid Khadar, reportedly entered the United Kingdom from Italy on the back of a lorry.… Read more ›
Ethiopia’s legendary long distance coach Dr. Woldemeskel Kostre has died on Monday at the age of 69. The exact cause of his death has not been revealed Kostre, who guided Ethiopia to claim 28 of its 38 Olympic medals, had… Read more ›
Up to eight immigrant-owned business in South Africa’s Eastern Cape have been attacked and looted by a mob following two murders. The xenophobic attacks occurred this week after the death of a South African citizen who is suspected of killing… Read more ›
A group of gunmen, suspected to be from Eritrea, have attacked and killed over 20 Ethiopian soldiers in the southern region of Arba Minch. The surprise attack, which occurred on Wednesday, led to the death of the regional army commander.… Read more ›
An Eritrean migrant, claiming to be 15 years old, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old Swedish girl, whose family had agreed to shelter him. The suspect Isak Andai was accepted into the Swedish family home located in… Read more ›
Over 40 people have been killed by a series of landslides that struck Kindo Didaye, one of the woredas (or districts) in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region of Ethiopia. The deadly landslides reportedly occurred on Monday after heavy… Read more ›
A Swiss court on Monday sentenced an Ethiopian pilot who hijacked his own plane in 2014 with 202 passengers aboard to receive supervised psychiatric treatment. Former Ethiopian Airlines pilot Heilemedehin Abera Tagegn has been ruled as mentally unstable after he… Read more ›
Violence erupted in Tel Aviv this weekend as thousands of Eritrean migrants gathered to celebrate the east African country’s 25th independence anniversary. The massive brawl at the event organized by the Eritrean Embassy to Israel on Friday occurred between pro-… Read more ›
Ethiopia hosted another tripartite meeting over the technical studies of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Addis Ababa this week. The irrigation and foreign ministers of Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia reportedly met to reach a consensus on the hydro-dam.… Read more ›
A former spokesman for Ethiopia’s main opposition group the Blue Party has been charged with inciting violence after his Facebook post critical of the government’s response to the protests in Oromia went viral. Yonatan Tesfaye was reportedly charged on Wednesday… Read more ›
Ethiopian coffee farmers are in a tug-of-war with the government over the amount and quality of coffee beans to be exported and consumed locally. The Ethiopian government wants to take advantage of the high global demand for coffee and has… Read more ›
Thirty Ethiopian women, who arrived in Dubai on Tuesday, are scheduled to be deported back to Addis Ababa after immigration officials denied them entry because they did not have return tickets. The group of women reportedly arrived at Dubai’s International… Read more ›
A 21-year-old Somali migrant to Australia, identified as Hadon Yasin, is recovering from burns after she set herself on fire on Tuesday in an apparent protest against the living conditions in a migrant detention center in the island of Nauru.… Read more ›
Kenyan rescuers have found a one-year-old girl hidden in a bucket in the rubble of a residential building that collapsed in Nairobi on Friday. Rescue workers found the child, who was wrapped in a blanket, in the bucket around 4.a.m… Read more ›
The United States (US) has expressed concern over Ethiopia’s indictment of prominent opposition figure Bekele Gerba and 21 others on terrorism charges under its much criticized Anti-Terrorism Proclamation (ATP). The defendants, which includes students, civil servants and members of the… Read more ›
The head coach of Ethiopia’s national football team Yohannes Sahle and his entire technical staff have been sacked. Shale’s dismissal has not been officially confirmed by the Ethiopia Football Federation (EFF). However, there are reports that EFF President Junedin Basha… Read more ›
Ethiopia’s Zone 9 bloggers were on Wednesday nominated for the 2016 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders. The Ethiopian blogging group shared the nominations with activists from China and Syrian. Chinese activist Ilham Tohti, a Uyghur intellectual, is currently… Read more ›
Norway has offered to pay asylum seekers about $3680.61 to voluntarily leave and return to their home countries. The offer which begins this Monday was announced by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration’s (Utlendingsdirektoratet- UDI). The payment program has been increased… Read more ›
Ethnic violence has claimed 14 lives in Gambella, western Ethiopia this weekend after the car of a non-governmental organization (NGO) struck and killed two Nuer children. According to AP, the death of the children, who are from a South Sudanese… Read more ›
Kenya has condemned Tanzania’s decision to drop-off 74 Ethiopian ex-convicts at the Kenyan side of the Taveta border. Tanzania reportedly transported the Ethiopians, who had finished their prison terms in the country, to the border early Tuesday morning. Kenyan immigration… Read more ›
Atsede Baysa, the Ethiopian winner of the 2016 Boston Marathon, has given her trophy to Bobbi Gibb, the first woman to finish the prestigious annual marathon. Baysa, 29, won the women’s division of the 120th edition of the Boston Marathon… Read more ›
The death toll from Friday’s attack on members of the Nuer ethnic group in Ethiopia’s Gambella province has been increased from 140 to 208. The attackers, who are reportedly members of the Murle tribe from South Sudan, allegedly also abducted… Read more ›
Armed groups from South Sudan have attacked and killed over 100 Ethiopian members of the Nuer ethnic group. The deadly attack reportedly happened on Friday morning in Jakawa, located in Ethiopia’s border region of Gambella. About ten villages reportedly inhabited… Read more ›
A 34-year-old man of Eritrean descent is considering legal action after being sent off an EasyJet flight by armed guards because a fellow passenger did not feel safe with his presence aboard. According to Meghary Yemane-Tesfagiorgis of North London, the… Read more ›
An Ethiopian man in his 30s has been found dead from gunshot wounds in his Chickasaw, West Louisville home on Tuesday morning following an overnight shooting in the neighborhood. At around 3 AM, police officers were reportedly called to his home… Read more ›
Ethiopia has denied claims that the government deliberately cut Internet access to the Oromia region which has been affected by months of bloody protests. Bloomberg reported that for over a month, people in Oromia and the surrounding regions have not… Read more ›
Three Ethiopian tourists knelt in gratitude before two Chinese construction workers who found and returned their lost briefcase containing $356,000 on Friday in China’s Guangdong province. The migrant workers Peng Xiaoliang and Hu Guohui discovered the white suitcase while waiting… Read more ›
Ethiopia has been given an ultimatum to conduct mass doping tests on about 200 athletes by November or be banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). “We will move fast. It is… Read more ›
Ethiopia has announced the construction of a 2,000 MW capacity dam, which would be funded by an Italian credit firm. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn announced the deal for the dam named Koysha this week. The announcement came after successful… Read more ›
More than 28 people in Ethiopia have been killed by severe flooding after a river overran its banks on Sunday. According to Ethiopia’s Broadcasting Corporation, the fatal incident occurred in two remote regions of the east African country. About 23… Read more ›
Turkey’s Athletics Federation (TAF) has banned suspended Ethiopian-born Turkish middle and long distance runner Elvan Abeylegesse for two years. The TAF’s disciplinary committee announced Abeylegesse’s ban on Thursday after a new analysis of her urine samples from the 2007 World… Read more ›
An Ethiopian long distance runner has died after being struck by a truck while training with other athletes along a highway in Addis Ababa. The tragic incident happened over the weekend on a road in Sululuta, north of Addis Ababa,… Read more ›
Ethiopia and Algeria drew 3-3 on Tuesday in a dramatic 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match. Host Ethiopia started the game with fervor; their attacks on the Algerian defense in the first four minutes of the game earned… Read more ›
A suspended Turkish-Ethiopian athlete has sued the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) for technical lapses during the analysis of her urine samples. Elvan Abeylegesse reportedly filed a suit against the IAAF at the Monaco administrative court on Wednesday. The… Read more ›
The African Union (AU) on Monday praised Eritrea’s decision to release of four Djiboutian prisoners of war who had been imprisoned since 2008 after a three-day border conflict between the two countries. The Djiboutian soldiers were set free on March… Read more ›
Kenya’s Wildlife Service (KWS) on Friday captured a lion which attacked a 63-year-old man after straying from Nairobi’s National Park. The lion named Cheru reportedly attacked the man on a busy street along Mombasa Road. The male lion is said… Read more ›
Egypt has questions for Ethiopia regarding the construction of a new 2,000-megawatt dam which was announced by Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn during a speech in parliament last week. Egypt’s Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazy said on Tuesday that Cairo needed more… Read more ›
An Ethiopian rights group on Monday accused the government of mass human rights abuses during the recently ended protests in the Oromia region. A report by the Human Rights Council (HRC) alleges that Ethiopian security forces carried out over 100… Read more ›