If it gains access to the Red Sea, Ethiopia will be the first non-Arab state to gain this access. The Red Sea is vital for the Egyptian economy and Egypt's security, being a conduit to the Suez Canal, a crucial foreign currency source for the Egyptian economy and the fastest route between Europe and Asia.
Oromo and Ethiopian communities in Minnesota and across the globe lost a moral leader earlier this week with the death of Bulcha Demeksa at the age of 94.
Ethiopia has begun looking for a company to restart work on a $1.7bn railway connecting the country’s eastern and northern regions, website Railway Supply reports.
ADANE BIKILA in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaEthiopia BureauADDIS ABABA, (CAJ News) - BOSS Money, the remittance and payment brand, has added Eritrea, Ethiopia and Liberia as destination countries. The brand,
Somalia has announced that obstacles preventing Ethiopia’s participation in the new African Union mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) have been resolved. This follows the resolution of issues related to Ethiopia’s controversial Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Somaliland, the breakaway region of Somalia.
Contractors are wanted for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of Information Systems, and the supply of 3,000 biometric kits and accessories.
Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s recent visit to Addis Ababa is a major step towards de-escalation. But dangers lurk, and the wider geopolitics of the region remains in turmoil.
ADANE BIKILA in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaEthiopia BureauADDIS ABABA, (CAJ News) - ETHIOPIA is reeling from a series of earthquakes that have displaced thousands of people and caused damage. About 50 earthquakes of magnitude 4.