Tag: PM Abiy Ahmed

Ethiopia pardons dozens of political detainees

February 26, 2020

Ethiopia will release from jail 63 opposition activists and other high-ranking government critics by the end of the week, a spokesman for the attorney general's ... Read More

Mike Pompeo ends Africa tour, praises Ethiopia’s reforms

February 19, 2020

The United States will provide financial assistance to Ethiopia as it pursues political reforms, the office of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in a ... Read More

Ethiopia inaugurates Gidabo irrigation dam

February 28, 2019

Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation (ECWC) has completed the Gidabo dam in central Ethiopia. The dam has the capacity to reserve 62.5 million cubic meter and ... Read More

Ethiopia offers amnesty to 13,200 prisoners

January 23, 2019

The Ethiopian government has pardoned about 13,200 people who were previously charged with or convicted of terrorism and/or treason. According to state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate, ... Read More