Africa
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Ethiopia to host the first African Circus Arts Festival
The African Circus Arts Festival, organized by Fekat Circus, a social circus established in Ethiopia since 2004, will be open…
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EU sets aside €1.8 bln ‘Emergency Trust Fund’ to handle irregular migration from Africa
The European Commission said it has launched an “Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration…
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The Future of Private Security Discussed at a Regional Conference.
A regi Dina Esposito, Director of USAID’s Office of Food for Peace onal conference seeking to facilitate dialogue among states…
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Ethiopia to Receive $97 Million in Additional Emergency Food Assistance from the US
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced it is providing nearly $97 million in additional food assistance to assist…
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Commentary: Ethiopia’s Experiment with Federalism (Part II) – THE BIG U-TURN
Tsegaye R.Ararssa, Special to Addis Standard In the first part of this series of reflection on Ethiopia’s experiment with federalism,…
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Analysis: Ethiopian Coffee: A gold mine on its last leg
Ethiopian coffee, long representing close to 30% of the country’s foreign exchange earnings, is suffering from neglect by a government…
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OPINION – Only in Ethiopia: How to relegate a judge to a public defender
“When you punish/remove a judge, you relegate him to a public defender” Henok G. Gabisa, Special to Addis Standard The…
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USAID support enhances Borena pastoralists’ resilience and livelihoods
Newly rehabilitated micro dam enables more than 15,000 pastoral households to cope with droughts better by making water available for…
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Standard Bank consolidates its East African presence with official opening of Ethiopian representative office
Standard Bank Group has expanded its already extensive East African footprint with the official opening of a representative office in…
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Economist’s Ethiopia Summit Kicks off
The Economist’s first Ethiopia Summit has kicked off Wednesday at the Sheraton Hotel here in Addis Abeba. Part of a…
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