EIB to Loan Ethiopia $200 Million for Migrants Jobs Plan
ADDIS ABABA — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to lend Ethiopia $200 million to build two industry parks that will employ 30,000 refugees
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Ethiopia: S. Sudanese raise funds for war victims
September 18, 2016 (ADDIS ABABA) –The South Sudanese Nuer community residing in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, successfully raised funds to support conflict affected people’s
Critics Skeptical that Prisoner Release Signals Change in Ethiopia
The Ethiopian government pardoned more than 700 prisoners in celebration of New Year’s Day on the Ethiopian calendar and the Muslim holiday Eid. Among those
No joy in Ethiopia region even as New Year fete approaches
ADDIS ABABA –As Ethiopians prepare to celebrate their New Year and the Muslim feast of Sacrifice, shops in the town of Burayu are shuttered and
Turning up the volume on Ethiopia?
by Peter Fabricius On 6 and 7 August, Ethiopian security forces were reported to have shot dead about 90 demonstrators in both the Oromia region, which
Ethiopia fire kills 23 at prison ‘holding Oromo protesters’
WATCH ROW VIDEO FROM INSIDE THE PRISON. CLICK THE BELOW LINK At least 23 inmates have died after a fire at an Ethiopian prison where
Gunfire heard inside maximum-security jail near Addis Ababa
Media and activists report gunfire and blaze at jail where politicians are held, as anti-government protests continue. By Yilu Mo, yilu.mo@alleastafrica.com ADDIS ABABA – Gunfire
Angry protestors attack foreign firms in Ethiopia
by Yilu Mo, yilu.mo@alleastafrica.com ADDIS ABABA – Hundreds of rampaging protesters have attacked foreign-owned businesses in the Oromia and Amhara regions, sources said on Friday. The protesters
Why Ethiopian Silver medalist refused to return home after Rio games
Long distance Ethiopian athlete, Feyisa Lilesa, failed to return home at the close of Rio 2016 Olympics despite being assured he would not be punished