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  • The Ministry of Justice said that it has been working to improve Ethiopia’s justice system

    Justice State Minister, Berhanu Tsegaye, told WIC today that the Ministry has been undertaking various training programs pertaining to the justice sector with a view to delivering quality, efficient and timely justice. Building capacity of all actors in ...
  • A senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) pledged Wednesday to cement party-to-party cooperation with the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF).

    Li Changchun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks in a meeting with a five-person delegation led by Ato Redwan Hussien, EPRDF Secretariat Head and a member of the EPRDF executive commit...
  • PM Meles calls on Diaspora Ethiopian to strengthen dev't efforts

    Addis Ababa, February 21 (WIC) –Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has urged Ethiopians in the Diaspora to strengthen their joint efforts in the endeavors to successfully implement the five-year Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP).   In an exclusive in...
  • Ethiopia Committed to Achieve Millennium Development Goals: Bereket (November 11, 2010)

    Government Communication Affairs Minister, Bereket Simeon said Ethiopia has been working hard to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Bereket made the statement while conferring here on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 with the delegation of All Chin...
  • IGAD holds Extraordinary Summit on Somalia, Sudan and Kenya

    During the African Union Assembly, IGAD’s Assembly of Heads of State and Government held its own 17th Extraordinary Summit in Addis Ababa, on 30 January. Prime Minister Meles chaired the meeting attended by President Omar Al Bashir of Sudan, President I...
  • The 16th Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa

    The African Union held the 16th Assembly of the Heads of State and Government under the theme: "Towards Greater Unity and Integration through Shared Values", in Addis Ababa, on Sunday and Monday this week, January 30th and 31st.  The Summit elected M...
  • Ethiopia beckons Indian firms to invest in mining sector

    Ethiopia today sought investments from Indian companies in the mining sector, as the African nation’s natural resources remain widely unexplored. “I would like to invite you all to invest in the mining industry of Ethiopia for the mutual benefit...
  • Indian investment to Ethiopia reaches 5 billion USD

    Addis Ababa, July 16, 2010 (ENA) – Indian investment to Ethiopia has reached five billion USD now, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said. Addressing a 24-member Indian investor’s team which is here on a business trip, Trade and Industry State Minis...
  • National Bank of Ethiopia amends directive on currency allowances

    The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has issued an amended directive that aims to relieve travellers of the inconveniences associated with travellers’ cheque by increasing the amount of cash they can carry upon entrance and departure.Signed by NBE’s ...
  • National Bank of Ethiopia amends directive on currency allowances

    The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has issued an amended directive that aims to relieve travellers of the inconveniences associated with travellers’ cheque by increasing the amount of cash they can carry upon entrance and departure.Signed by NBE’s Go...
  • Africa’s Lone Wolf: New Species Found in Ethiopi

    During a field expedition toEthiopia, a team of scientists noticed something odd: The golden jackals there looked more slender with a whiter coat than they do elsewhere. Now, genetic analyses suggest these oddities are not jackals at all but instead more ...
  • National Bank of Ethiopia amends directive on currency allowances

    The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has issued an amended directive that aims to relieve travellers of the inconveniences associated with travellers’ cheque by increasing the amount of cash they can carry upon entrance and departure.Signed by NBE’s Go...
  • Ethiopian Airlines receives 2nd Boeing 777-200 LR Aircraft

    Addis Ababa, December 18, 2010 (Addis Ababa) - Ethiopian Airlines said it has received the second delivery of a Boeing 777-200LR, makes it the first African airliner to possess and operate using the ultra-long-range aircraft. The aircraft arrived at Bol...
  • Earquake Hits Ethiopian Town, Hossannan

    Addis Ababa, December 20, 2010 (Addis Ababa) - Earth Quake hits Hossanna Town and its environs on Sunday, the Addis Ababa University said. The earth earthquake measuring 5.3 at Richter scale hit the town and its environs at 3.15 PM local time, the Geoph...
  • Gebreselassie to race in Tokyo; puts 2012 Olympics back on schedule

    Haile Gebreselassie, world record holder, revealed that he will compete in next year’s Tokyo marathon on 27th February, reversing his decision to quit racing during the New York City Marathon at the beginning of November, when he had a knee injury. Geb...
  • New York Marathon 2010

    The New York City Marathon was held on 7th November. The ING New York Marathon is one of the best in the world. The event attracts more than 100,000 registrants a year including many world-class professional athletes.   For the Men’s Open Divisio...
  • Great Ethiopian Run 2010

    The 10th anniversary of Africa’s biggest mass road race, the Great Ethiopian Run, was held in Addis Ababa on 21st November. A new addition to this year's event was a prize category for eight government organisations representing the eight Millennium Dev...
  • 3rd Africa Water Week

    The African Minister’s Council on Water (AMCOW) held the 3rd African Water Week (AWW3) at the UN Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, from 22nd to 26th November, in keeping with its decision to institutionalise the annual Africa Water Week. With only five...
  • Africa Health Conference 2011

    The IV Corporate Africa Business Coalition Partnerships for Prevention and Care Africa Health Conference will be held under the patronage of the Ethiopian Health Ministry, taking place at the Sheraton Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 7th - 9th Febr...
  • Ethiopia to host next AU summit in January

    The 16th Session of the Conference of the African Union Heads of State and Government will be held on 30th and 31st January 2011 in Addis Ababa. The theme of the summit will be “Africa’s Shared Values: Implementation of a Pan-African Governance Archi...