Africa
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Ethiopia says plans for textile export to generate US$1 billion annually in GTP II
In the second phase of the growth and transformation plan (GTP II), the textile and garment industry is planned to…
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Forty Ethiopians arrested in Nairobi for being in Kenya illegally
More than 40 Ethiopians were arrested on Tuesday April 14th from two separate houses in Kiamaiko and Eastleigh area, Nairobi…
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IOM begins evacuation flights from Yemen; Ethiopians among evacuees
On Sunday 12th April, IOM organized its first charter flight to evacuate 141 third country nationals (TCNs) from Sana’a, Yemen.…
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Sweden shares experience in road safety to Ethiopia
The National Road Transport Safety Council (NRTSC) of Ethiopia in collaboration with the Swedish Embassy in Addis Abeba has organized…
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Bring them back now
Gordon Brown London – It has been nearly a year since the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram kidnapped 276 girls…
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Thai police drop slavery case against Dr Yonas Tegegn of the World Health Organization
Police on Friday April 10th 2015 dropped an investigation into allegations of slavery leveled by an Ethiopian maid at her…
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Ethiopians badly burned in S. Africa anti-foreigner violence; Zulu king walks back attack remarks
Two Ethiopian nationals suffered serious burns when their shop in a South African township was set alight by a mob,…
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Tripartite Committee to Select Consulting Firm
The Tripartite Committee of Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt kicks off its meeting 5th round meeting here in Addis Ababa on…
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COMESA at twenty: Of the successes, challenges and promises
Sindiso Ndema Ngwenya is the fifth Secretary-General of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) since it was…
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Connected through her absence: The journey of an Oromo woman to keep high the language dear to her and forty million others
Now in her late twenties, Toltu Tufa specializes in connecting with diverse communities. As the recipient of numerous international awards,…
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