Ethiopian Airlines Commences New Flight Service to Porto in Portugal

Addis Ababa, July 2, 2025 (ENA) --- Ethiopian Airlines announced the commencement of a new passenger flight service to Porto, Portugal, effective as of today. In a colorful event attended by ambassadors, ministers, and Ethiopian Airlines...

Expert warns of potential devastating flood from Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam turbine stoppage

Abbas Sharaki, Professor of Geology and Water Resources at Cairo University, stated that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) poses a threat to the security of Egypt and Sudan due to its massive reservoir and its location in a geologically...

Analyzing Military Interventions and Insecurity in Amhara National Regional State of Ethiopia: Insights from Custodian Theory

Abstract This piece employs custodian theory to analyze why Ethiopia’s military intervention in the Amhara region has failed to restore peace. It argues that the 1995 Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia’s (FDRE) constitution, rooted in ethnic...

Meet the First Female-Only Skateboarding Group in Ethiopia

Every Saturday morning, at the Addis Skate Park in Ethiopia’s capital city, countless girls gather to skateboard. That wasn’t always the case, especially because skateboarding has so often been associated with men. But once 27-year-old Sosina...

Ethiopian parliament passes law to allow foreigners to own houses

ADDIS ABABA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian House of Peoples' Representatives, the lower chamber of the parliament, has approved a law to allow foreigners to own properties in Ethiopia. Under the previous laws in Ethiopia, foreign nationals were...

Ethiopian Gov’t Concludes MoU with its Official Creditor Committee Under G20 Common Framework

Addis Ababa, July 2, 2025 (ENA) – Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance announced the conclusion of an agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its Official Creditor Committee (OCC), formalizing the debt treatment agreed in principle in...

BRICS: A counterweight to G7 and a forum for Global South cooperation

The BRICS bloc—originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—was formed in 2009 and has recently expanded in early 2024 to include Iran, the UAE, Ethiopia, and Egypt. Saudi Arabia has also been announced as a prospective...

Sekgodiso reaches podium again at Eugene Diamond league

World indoor champion Prudence Sekgodiso delivered another superb result on the top-flight Diamond League circuit, taking second place in the women’s 800m race in Eugene on Saturday night. Sekgodiso pushed eventual winner Tsige Duguma of Ethiopia...

Daily World Briefing, July 7

China ready to promote flagship Belt and Road project, boost trade, investment with Ethiopia -- Premier Li China stands ready to work with Ethiopia to promote the sustainable development of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway, a flagship project of...

Ethiopia Stresses Need for ‘Sevilla Commitment’ to Address Debt Distress, Inequality, & Climate Vulnerability

Addis Ababa, July 2, 2025 (ENA) -- At a high-level special event during the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Sevilla, Spain, Ethiopia called for urgent action to reform global economic governance. Ambassador...

Defense Research, Dev’t Prioritized to Build Comprehensive Military Capability in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, July, 3, 2025 (ENA)—The ongoing draft policy on defense research and development should integrate considerations of artificial intelligence (AI), as well as emerging trends in cyber and technological warfare, emphasized Lieutenant...

‘Live Aid at 40’ review: Recording chaos, Boy George’s Concorde scramble and Ethiopian dictator’s shocking demand

Superb BBC docuseries charts the ups and downs of Bob Geldof’s crusade to rescue one African country from famine Bob Geldof reminisces about Live Aid. Photo: BBC/Brook Lapping/Live Aid Trust Today at 06:30 When you talk about Live Aid, you can...

Chinese medical team donates medical supplies to Ethiopian hospital

ADDIS ABABA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The 25th batch of the Chinese medical team in Ethiopia has donated much-needed medical supplies to the Tirunesh-Beijing Hospital, also known as the Ethio-China Friendship Hospital, located on the outskirts of Addis...

Ethiopia agrees debt restructuring memorandum with official creditors, state news agency says

Ethiopia has agreed a memorandum of understanding with its Official Creditor Committee on debt restructuring, the government's official news agency said on Wednesday. The memorandum formalises the debt restructuring agreed in principle in March...

Egypt rejects Ethiopia's 'unilateral' moves on Nile dam

Egypt and Sudan have long raised concerns that it could severely impact their water supplies [Getty] Egypt on Thursday rejected what it called Ethiopia's "unilateral" actions over its controversial Nile dam project, after Addis Ababa announced the...

Ethiopia: New draft law threatens to dismantle civil society

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders express grave concern over a newly proposed proclamation...

Gov. Mbah felicitates Nnaji as AFTU Vice President

The Executive Governor of Enugu State, Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has congratulated Chief Dr. Jonathan Nnaji on his recent election as the Ist Vice President of Africa Taekwondo Union (AFTU). In the congratulatory message signed on his behalf by the...

Metro Atlanta nonprofit heads to Ethiopia on fourth mission to improve cardiac care

A metro Atlanta nonprofit organization called Heart Attack Ethiopia will leave July 4th on its fourth mission to improve cardiac care in that country. NEWNAN, Ga. - While families across metro Atlanta celebrate July 4th, a team of doctors and...

Ethiopia reports over 520,000 malaria cases in May: WHO

ADDIS ABABA, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said malaria coordination and surveillance efforts are underway in Ethiopia, as the country reported more than 520,000 malaria cases in a single month. The WHO, in an Ethiopia...

Nonprofit heads to Ethiopia