African money for African conflict management: UNECA former Executive Secretary

• Continent’s debt to GDP ratio sees much increase in brief period ADDIS ABABA – African countries must slash dependence on external financial aid and need to commit more and more financial... Read more »

Aviation law remains mute on private operators’ expectations

• Regulation may address concerns: Authority ADDIS ABABA – The long-time concern of private aviation operators to expand their businesses has not been addressed in the amended civil aviation law, The Ethiopian... Read more »

Lawmakers green light hate speech, disinformation prevention bill

ADDIS ABABA – The House of Peoples’ Representatives approved yesterday Hate Speech and Disinformation Prevention and Suppression bill with a large majority voting in favor. The law meant to safeguard the spread... Read more »

Waste plastic export funnels 2 mln USD to gov’t coffer

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia obtained two million USD from waste plastic export over the mid-term of this fiscal year, Chemical and Construction Input Industry Development Institute announced. The export destinations of waste... Read more »

Ethiopian kicks off IATA Cargo handling standards workshop

ADDIS ABABA – The Ethiopian Airlines kicked off yesterday a two-day IATA Workshop on the support of Regional Air Cargo focusing on Cargo Safety and Cargo Handling. Speaking at the event, IATA... Read more »

Public procures GERD bond worth 324 mln Birr

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopians at home and abroad purchased Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) bond worth over 324 million Birr over the last six months. The renewed activities at the GERD site... Read more »

Internal unity for stronger Africa

Our forefathers sacrificed a lot to unite Ethiopians and formed the country with relentless struggle. Even some of them lost their irreplaceable lives for the creation of a vigorous nation. They made... Read more »

Will conditionality of loans be used to influence policy?

As part of the reform, various countries and international financial institutions have given loans to Ethiopia worth billions of USD. But will the conditionality of the loans be used to influence or... Read more »

Ethiopia resettles 90 percent of internally displaced people

ADDIS ABABA – National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) announced that Ethiopia has resettled some 90 percent of its internally displaced population. Indicating that there is no displacement in the country right... Read more »

AU Summit: African leaders call for action to end malnutrition by 2025

ADDIS ABABA – African countries have made progress toward eradicating malnutrition and stunting but need to do more to hit United Nations malnutrition targets by 2025. This was the main message of... Read more »