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Ethiopia And Senegal Agree to Increase Cooperation
Ethiopia and Senegal have agreed to boost their decades-long diplomatic relation and work closely on culture and tourism, trade, air transport and education, among others.
Ethiopia Says Farewell to Opposition MPs
Ethiopia said farewell to opposition members of Parliament (MPs) who were in the parliament for the past five years as the opposition scored poorly following the May national elections compared to the 2005 national election.
Ethiopia Inaugurates $500m Hydro-electric Power Plant
Ethiopia has inaugurated a multi-purpose hydro-electric power project built with a self-financed investment of around $500 million. The plant, the Beles Multi-purpose Hydro-electric Power Project, was constructed in the Amhara regional state of Ethiopia,...
Ethiopia Revokes Licenses of Nine Orphanages
Ethiopia has revoked the licenses of nine orphanages (charity organizations) who they claim to be involved in ‘illegal’ activities of child rights abuse. The nine charity organizations have been working to adopt children for the past few years to...
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Threatens to Jam Voice of America
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has disclosed that he was ready to order jamming of Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts in Amharic, the country’s main official language. While speaking to journalists,Meles said that the country has been testing...
Ethiopia Will Host the Ninth High Level Group Forum on Education for All
Ethiopia is to host the ninth High Level Group forum on Education for All (EFA), scheduled to take place from 23 to 25 February 2010, in the country’s capital, Addis Ababa organizers said on Monday. The impact of the global economic crisis on education...
African Development Bank Regional Governors Endorse 200% Capital Increase
The meeting of the regional governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has unanimously endorsed a general capital increase for the bank. According to a statement issued by the AfDB on Saturday, the communiqué issued at the end of the meeting said...
Kenya And Ethiopia to Inter-connect Power Grids
President Mwai Kibaki, who is attending the 14th AU Summit in Addis Ababa, has met and held talks with the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi where it was agreed that the inter-connection of the power grids of the respective...
