Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, February 17/2020 – Artist Hawi H. Qeneni, the daughter of the famous Afaan Oromo singer, song writer Elfnesh Qeno, dismissed as “false” the town administration’s and the police’s reports about an incident on Saturday, February 15, in Burayu town, Oromia Regional State Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne, …

Addis Abeba, February 13/2029 – Standard Bank has successfully arranged and structured USD50 million in financing facilities for Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) to support its expansion strategy in Ethiopia over the next five years. The Coca-Cola Company holds a majority stake in CCBA, which is the largest bottler of Coca-Cola …

Addis Abeba, February 13/2020 – A total of more than 12 thousand cases of measles were reported in 36 zones of 5 regions of Ethiopia in the past 13 months beginning January 2019, according to the UN. “Oromia region bore the brunt of the outbreaks, with 67 per cent of …

Hailemariam Desalegn Addis Abeba, February 11/2020 – In the span of a human life, Mozambique’s majestic Gorongosa National Park has flipped: from wildlife haven to killing ground to sacred ground of peacemaking and recovery. This past week, as African Heads of State gathered in Addis Abeba to evaluate progress toward …

Building national and regional capacities for sustainable plant pest control Addis Abeba, February 10/2020 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and partners appealed for urgent scaling up of response actions by all actors to mitigate the devastating impact of the Desert Locust on food security …

Addis Standard staffs Addis Standard, February 08/2020 – All four members of the federal police who were assigned by the government as security detail for Jawar Mohammed have resigned after the federal police commission sent a letter announcing their removal from their posts, Addis Standard has learnt. The news of …

Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, February 05/2020- Two civilians were killed following a police shooting at around midnight last night in Addis Abeba, at an area commonly known as 22 mazoria, behind St Gabriel hospital. One of he two victims is identified as Michias Thomas, according to various social media posts. …

Cash transfer aimed at Enabling beneficiaries to meet their immediate needs and to kick-start productive activities Addis Abeba, February 05/2020 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has provided 4 500 drought-affected pastoral households in the Somali region with unconditional cash transfers to meet their immediate …

Dejen Yemane Messele, For Addis Standard Addis Standard, February 05/2020 – Despite persistent skepticism and resistances, Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan are on a fast-track negotiation to sign a comprehensive agreement regulating the filling and operation of the GERD. The prospective agreement would ultimately be a treaty whose procedures and subsequent …

Alula Alemayehu, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, February 03/2020 – Tuesday, January 28, 2020.  This date will mark an important event in the annals of history when Ethiopia was unjustly coerced by the administration of Donald Trump and his son-in-law to accept the unacceptable and concede its sovereign right on …