A consultation forum organized by Ministry of Peace in partnership with the Ethiopian Reconciliation Commission to promote the critical role of traditional reconciliation mechanisms in conflict resolution kicked off today in Addis Ababa. The three days consultation forum has brought together over 200 participants consisting of religious and traditional leaders, as well as Abba Gedas […]
Month: June 2021
Ethiopia Launches EOI to Partially Privatize Ethio-Telecom
Ethiopia announced today the release of an Expression of Interest (EOI) to partially privatize Ethio-Telecom. This was disclosed during a press conference organized by Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises Holding and Administration Agency on the completion of a key milestone in partial privatization of the Etho-Telecom. Deputy Director General System Design at Public Enterprises […]
UN Welcomes Pledge Made By G7 to Provide 870 Mil COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Developing Nations
(ENA)A senior UN official welcomed on Sunday, the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrialized nations’ commitment to immediately share at least 870 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, supporting global access and helping to end the acute phase of the pandemic. “Equitable access to COVID vaccines represents the clearest pathway out of this pandemic for all of […]
Construction of 10 Bil Birr Worth Irrigation Dam Launched in Oromia
(ENA) The construction of Anger Irrigation Dam with a cost of 10 billion Birr was launched on Sunday in Gida Ayana Woreda of East Welega Zone ,Oromia Regioan State. The construction was officially launched by the President of Oromia regional state, Shimels Abdisa and Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Sileshi Bekele. During the occasion, […]
China Adopts Law on Countering Foreign Sanctions
(ENA) China’s top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress has adopted law on countering foreign sanctions on June 10th. President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order to promulgate the law, which took effect immediately, according to a press release from the Embassy of China in Ethiopia. The purpose of formulating this law […]
Ethiopian Holy City Reels From Tigray Crisis
AXUM, ETHIOPIA – For Ethiopian Orthodox Christians, who comprise more than 40% of their country’s population and most of the people in the Tigray region, the city of Axum is the holiest of places. They believe it to be home to the Ark of the Covenant, or the original Ten Commandments, and the birthplace of […]