State.gov Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo spoke today with Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed. Secretary Pompeo congratulated Dr. Abiy on the prestigious honor of being the 100th recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. The Secretary highlighted the importance of the strong partnership between the United States and Ethiopia and the United States’ support […]
Forigen Policy, BY Addisu Lashitew Egypt and Ethiopia have once again locked horns over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile. On Feb. 26, Ethiopia temporarily suspended its participation in the U.S.-mediated negotiations over the filling and operation of the GERD, requesting more time to deliberate on the draft agreement. With the dam […]
My modern met, By Jessica Stewart on April 1, 2019 Macedonian-Australian photographer Biljana Jurukovski has been fascinated by different cultures since childhood. For the past five years, she has focused her craft on taking moving portraits of different cultures around the world. In particular, her Tribal Muse series hones in on the beauty of the Surma tribe—and more specifically the Suri. […]
The World Bank has suspended the $500 million it had pledged for Ethiopia as emergency financial support. Local media reported that the Bank cited two reasons to suspend financial support; the first was the country’s sluggish effort to improve its currency exchange rate against the dollar. Both the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) […]
Enqutatash is an Ethiopian (Amharic)word, which represents the Ethiopian New Year. It is called Ri’se Awde Amet (“Head Anniversary”) in Ge’ez, the term preferred by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. It occurs on September 11th in the Gregorian Calendar; except for the year preceding a leap year, when it occurs on September 12th. The Ethiopian Calendar Year 2011 Amätä […]
Bloomberg After restoring Russia as a key power in the Middle East, President Vladimir Putin is turning his attention to Africa to raise Moscow’s profile in the struggle for geopolitical influence. Putin hosts leaders from more than 50 African states on Wednesday in Russia’s first conference with the continent, underlining a Kremlin push to rival […]
Addis Ababa (AFP) – A palace that once housed Ethiopia’s emperors and also served as a torture site under the communist Derg regime is to open to the public in a controversial government tourism project. The palace compound in Addis Ababa, which Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government has rebranded “Unity Park”, was formally launched Thursday […]
Nyamilepedia The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is reportedly angered by the decision by Sudan last week to abstain from a resolution endorsing Egypt on its Nile water dispute with Ethiopia, sources at the Sudanese embassy in Riyadh said. Sudan last week abstained in an Arab League voting on a resolution introduced by Egypt that aimed […]
By Catherine Lamb, Thee Spoon Ethiopia is known as the birthplace of coffee, which, legend has it, was discovered in the eighth century by a shepherd who noticed his goats were bleating and jumping after eating coffee berries. More recently, the home of coffee has started experimenting with a new technology: blockchain. Last June, Ethiopian-Dutch company Moyee Coffee partnered with its sister […]
UNFPA By Meron Negash BASOLIBEN, Ethiopia – When Fikre Molla was preparing to have her baby, she wanted the childbirth traditions she had grown up with, but the safety of professional care in a proper health facility. Yet she lived in Ethiopia’s rural Amhara Region, 31 km from the nearest health centre. For her safety, she […]
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