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Ethiopia’s proposed law risks ‘total closure of civic space’, Amnesty warns
African Insider
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August 20, 2025
Addis Ababa – Amnesty International has sounded the alarm over proposed reforms in Ethiopia targeting the government body overseeing civil society groups, warning the changes risk “a total closure of civic space” in the country. The Horn of Africa...
Ethiopia Sees Growth in Foreign Investment as Debt Restructuring Looms
Arabian Post
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August 20, 2025
Ethiopia’s foreign direct investment reached $4 billion for the fiscal year ending July 2025, according to the country’s Investment Commission. This represents a modest 2.2% increase from the previous year, signalling a steady inflow of capital...
Finchglow Holidays Partners Ethiopian Airlines, Unveils Travel, Tourism Packages
Daily Independent
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August 20, 2025
0 LAGOS – Finchglow Holidays has formed a strategic partnership with Ethiopian Airlines and Ethiopian Holidays to broaden travel opportunities to Ethiopia. Temilade Adu, Public Relations Manager, Finchglow Holdings Ltd, in a statemen, said that...
Fossil discovery in Ethiopia reveals missing chapter in human evolution
Africanews
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August 20, 2025
Just a handful of ancient teeth uncovered in Ethiopia is rewriting what we know about human origins. The fossils, dated between 2.6 and 2.8 million years old, were found at the Ledi-Geraru site in Ethiopia's Afar region, not far from where the...
Fossil find in Ethiopia reveals 2 early human ancestors coexisted
Realnews Magazine
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August 20, 2025
Foreign This discovery reshapes understanding of human evolution in Africa’s Afar Region. A team of researchers working in Ethiopia’s Afar Region has announced the discovery of a previously unknown species of Australopithecus alongside the oldest...
Ethiopian fossils uncover new species in human lineage
GCN
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August 19, 2025
Ethiopian researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery that fundamentally challenges our understanding of human evolution by uncovering fossil evidence of a previously unknown species that coexisted with our earliest ancestors. The remarkable...
DPM Temesgen Launches 62.6 Billion Birr Mieso-Dire Dawa Expressway Project
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 19, 2025 (ENA) -- Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh has launched today the construction of a 144-kilometer Mieso-Dire Dawa Expressway which will be carried out with an outlay of 62.6 billion birr obtained from the World...
Ethiopia Journalists Association Says Reporter Abductions Must End
Zehabesha
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August 19, 2025
The call is simple: follow due process, not force. If there are allegations, journalists should be brought before a court within 48 hours—not taken by unknown individuals and kept without contact. These disappearances weaken the rule of law, sow...
Ethiopia Will Complete Historic Projects that Advance Progress: DPM Temesgen
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 19, 2025 (ENA)— Ethiopia is committed to completing history making projects that strengthen unity and advance progress of the nation, Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh said. Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh today...
Ethiopia Expresses Commitment to Ensure Affordable Housing, Strengthen Urban Resilience
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 19, 2025 (ENA) -- Ethiopia remains committed to working hand-in-hand with partners to expand access of affordable housing, strengthening urban resilience and uplift the most vulnerable groups, according to the Ministry of Urban...
Firm, airline partner to boost Nigeria–Ethiopia tourism
Punch
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August 19, 2025
Finchglow Holidays, Nigeria’s popular name in the travel and tour sector, has announced its partnership with Ethiopian Airlines and Ethiopian Holidays to enhance travel access and tourism experiences between Nigeria and Ethiopia. The development,...
Ethiopia urged to abandon proposed changes to civil society organization law
JURIST
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August 19, 2025
Amnesty International on Monday issued a statement condemning the proposed changes to the Civil Society Organization (CSO) law in Ethiopia, urging that the draft amendment should not enter into force. Amnesty International states that the approval...
Ethiopia: Where Political Power Grows From the Barrel of a Gun
CovertAction Magazine
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August 19, 2025
[Source: bbc.com] There is a brutal civil war being waged in Ethiopia where political power grows from the barrel of a gun. On one side is the Western-backed corrupt, brutal regime of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, he who was bestowed the 2019 Nobel...
Ethiopia Salary Increase How Much Is Lost to Tax and VAT
Zehabesha
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August 19, 2025
Many people are asking: what does the 160 billion birr salary increase really mean for workers in Ethiopia? Will take-home pay rise enough to cover food, rent, and transport? Or will income tax, pension deductions, and VAT swallow most of it? This...
Ethiopia’s First Pediatric Eye Care Unit Inaugurated
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 19, 2025 (ENA)— A Pediatric Eye Unit built with 1,129,412 Euro in the premises of Alert Comprehensive Specialized Hospital was inaugurated today. The nation’s first Pediatric Eye Care Unit designed specifically to combat...
Ethiopian Icon Debebe Eshetu Laid to Rest
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 19, 2025 (ENA)—The legendary Ethiopian artist Debebe Eshetu was laid to rest this afternoon at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa. The funeral held at Menbere Tsebaot Holy Trinity Cathedral was attended by Chief Whip...
Scientists Discover New Human Species in Ethiopia
Greek Reporter
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August 19, 2025
Fossil teeth found in Ethiopia point to a new human species. Credit: Brian Villmoare / CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Scientists have identified a previously unknown species in the human evolutionary line, based on fossilized teeth found in northeastern...
Chinese-contracted expressway starts construction in eastern Ethiopia
Xinhua News Agency
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ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- The construction of the Mieso-Dire Dawa Expressway, a major infrastructure project within the Ethio-Djibouti Transport Corridor, was launched on Tuesday in Dire Dawa, a city in eastern Ethiopia. During the...
Maxim Reshetnikov: trade turnover between Russia and Ethiopia doubled in the first half of 2025
AK&M
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AK&M 19 August 2025 18:55 Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov on Tuesday, August 19, held a meeting in the format of the VKS with the Minister of Trade and Regional Integration of Ethiopia Kasahun Gofe Balami. The focus was...
Rethinking Ethiopia’s National Dialogue
PubAffairs Bruxelles
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August 19, 2025
Navigating Conflict and Growing Repression Ahead of 2026 Elections Ethiopia is entering a critical period ahead of its 2026 general elections, marked by intensifying armed conflicts, shrinking political space, and a faltering economy. In this...