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US President Donald Trump has invited the foreign ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to go to Washington to hold talks on the giant hydroelectric dam on Ethiopia’s Blue Nile. The huge project, named Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), is the subject of dispute, mainly between Ethiopia and Egypt. Egypt, which relies almost totally on […]
Talks between Egypt and Ethiopia on sharing the Nile water have hit a dead-end as both parties trade accusations. As Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam, the largest in Africa, nears its completion, Egypt protested that the installation may block its share of Nile water, which secures more than 90% of the water supply in the arid country. […]
The Ethiopian government has rejected outright Egypt’s proposal on the filling and operating of the $4 billion hydropower dam, the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), being constructed by the Horn of Africa country on the Nile. Addressing a press conference in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa Wednesday, Sileshi Bekele, minister for Water, Irrigation and Electricity described […]
The Ethiopian army has captured an undisclosed number of suspected Islamic State members operating in the country, local media reported. General Berhanu Jula, deputy chief of staff and director of military operations in the Ethiopian armed forces, confirmed the arrests but did not specify how many extremists were nabbed. Berhanu said that security forces continue […]
Two people working for a US-based charity have been killed by unidentified gunmen, in Gambella, Ethiopia. The gunmen ambushed and attacked a team of Action Against Hunger during a transit from pediatric Nutrition Stabilization Center in Nguenyyiel Refugee Camp. Two members of the team died in the attack, the NGO said, adding it has suspended […]
Ethiopia will receive $100 million from the UAE Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, KFED, to help promote a culture of innovation and finance prominent projects in the African country. The new agreement, which was signed by Hussain Jasim Al Nowais, chairman, KFED and Admasu Nebebe, Ethiopian Minister of Finance, will help enhance innovation and support […]
The Transitional Military Council (TMC) Thursday said thwarted a military coup involving at least 12 military officers who aimed at killing a recent agreement between the junta and civilians to set up a transitional rule. The coup according General Jamal Omar who spoke live on state television was the work of officers and soldiers from […]
American aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co on Wednesday said it would give $100 million over multiple years to local governments and non-profit organizations to help families and communities affected by the deadly crashes of its 737 MAX planes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. Two crashes within five months—Lion Air Flight 610 in October off the coast of […]
Ethiopia plans to create about 3 million jobs in the 2019-2020 fiscal year. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed while he was presenting the country’s annual report to the House of Peoples’ Representatives at the national parliament. In his address, he raised issues on sustaining economic development and peace and security, as […]
In Ethiopia, nearly 250 people have been arrested in Addis Ababa and the main city of Amhara region since a coup attempt was foiled, state TV reported on Thursday. The state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation did not give any more details on who was arrested or when. But a political party based in the northern region […]