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Oromo land protests rock Addis Ababa
Oromo people oppose government plan to expand Addis Ababa.
More than 50 people have allegedly been killed, hundreds injured and thousands detained over a month of land protests in the greater Addis...
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Ethiopia faces power shortages
Ethiopian drought leads to power cuts.
In addition to severe food shortages the drought in Ethiopia is also causing power cuts across the country. Over 90 per cent of Ethiopian's electricity is gen...
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Ethiopia faces worst drought in 30 years
UN says millions in Ethiopia need food aid.
Over seven million people out of a population of over 94 million are now facing severe hunger in Ethiopia, especially in North Wollo, one of the regions...
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Addis Ababa to open first section of light rail
North-south section of line to become operational
Half of the long-awaited Addis Ababa Light Railway, running from the north to south of the capital, is scheduled to open on 20 September, accordin...
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US president flies to Addis Ababa after Nairobi visit
President Barack Obama has made history by becoming the first US president to visit Ethiopia, where he is holding talks with the country's pre...
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Ethiopia's first space observatory is now operating its two 1-m optical telescopes. The two telescopes at the Mount Entoto observatory have been inaugurated in time for the fifth annual East African A...
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Ethiopian ruling party wins landslide election
Opposition allegations of vote rigging
The ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) celebrated a landslide victory in parliament in Addis Ababa on 22 June, following the an...
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African Union honours Wangari Maathai
AU gardens in Addis Ababa named after Kenyan Nobel Prize winner
The African Union (AU) has named the gardens at its headquarters in Addis Ababa after Kenya's Wangari Maathai, the Nobel Peace Prize-...
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Ethiopia prepares for elections
Incumbent premier faces first election
Ethiopia is holding national elections to elect a new government on Sunday 24 May and around 37 million Ethiopians are registered to vote.
This will be the...
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New HQ for Commerical Bank of Ethiopia
Chinese company to build tallest building in east Africa
The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) is to build a new headquarters in Addis Ababa following a deal with the China State Construction Engin...
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The Ethiopian government declared three days of mourning to start on Tuesday 21 April to honour its Christian nationals executed by Islamic State (IS) terrorists at two different locations (one by the...
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Faster internet for Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa rolls out 4G mobile service
Ethiopia's state-run telecoms monopoly has launched a fourth generation (4G) mobile service in Addis Ababa as part of a $1.6 billion project whose costs are...
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Ethiopian Airlines to operate between Dublin and Los Angeles
First service to connect Africa with Ireland and US west coast
Ethiopian Airlines is set to operate three weekly flights direct from the Irish capital Dublin to Addis Ababa and Dublin direct to Lo...
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Ethiopia burns ivory to discourage poaching
Government sets fire to six tons of ivory in Addis Ababa
The Ethiopian government set fire to a giant stockpile of confiscated ivory in Addis Ababa on 21 March, in a bid to discourage poaching and...
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Increasing numbers of Eritreans seek asylum in Ethiopia
Most Eritrean refugees continue their journey after Ethiopia, often to Europe
There has been a sharp increase in the amount of Eritrean refugees crossing into neighbouring Ethiopia in recent month...
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United Nations facility launched by UN chief Ban Ki-moon
A new United Nations office was inaugurated by the UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon in Addid Ababa on 28 October.
Located off Menelik II...
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Addis Ababa takes anti-Ebola measures
Temperature sensors installed at Addis Ababa airport
Ethiopia is using temperature-reading devices at its airports in a bid to prevent the Ebola virus from reaching the country from the west Afric...
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Tri-partite Renaissance dam committee formed
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan form technical committee
The water ministers of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have agreed to form a tripartite technical committee – comprising experts from the t...
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Educational facility to be built outside capital
Ghana's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to create a botanic garden on a 40-hectare site located 30 km north of Accra. Situated at Danfa,...
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World class medical centre for Addis Ababa
Project by Ethio-American doctors
The foundation stone was laid at the site of a €100 million medical facility in Addis Ababa on 28 June by Ethiopia's foreign minister Tedros Adhanom.
The h...
