Addis Ababa - Djibouti railway nears completionThe Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - Djibouti Railway project is nearing completion and will begin operation in early 2016, a report said. The railway project is expected to contribute significantly towards industrialisation and structura More… |
Ethiopia expected to join WTO in 2015Ethiopia expects to join the World Trade Organisation in 2015 without heeding to demands that it liberalises its state-run banking and telecoms sectors, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The Horn of Africa nation applied to More… |
African Union may suspend Egypt after ‘coup’The African Union is likely to suspend Egypt from all its activities after the Egyptian military suspended the constitution and overthrew the elected president, Mohamed Mursi, a senior AU source said on Thursday. The source, who a More… |
Oman Air, Ethiopian in code share dealOman Air, the national carrier of Oman, has entered into a codeshare partnership with Ethiopian Airlines, the country’s flag carrier, on the Muscat and Addis Ababa sectors, offering greater choice for customers of the two airlines. More… |
Julphar opens Ethiopian plantThe UAE-based Julphar, in conjunction with its local Ethiopian partner Medtech, has inaugurated its first manufacturing facility in Africa in Addis Ababa. & More… |
Bahrain to donate $10m for MaliBahrain will donate $10 million to two UN support funds for Mali's defence and security forces and the Forces of the African-led International Support Mission in Mali, a report said. The aid was announced by Foreign Minister S More… |
Etihad postpones Addis Ababa route launchEtihad Airways has confirmed the airline had been forced to postpone the launch of its flights to Addis Ababa after the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority rejected the airline’s application for the required operating permit. More… |
Ethiopian PM Meles dies from infectionEthiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has died from a sudden infection while recovering from an undisclosed illness at a hospital abroad, the African nation's state-run television said on Tuesday. Speculation that Meles, 57, w More… |
Etihad to start flights to 2 citiesEtihad Airways will add Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, and the Indian city of Ahmedabad to its rapidly growing network starting November. The two new cities will expand the airline’s reach to 86 passenger and cargo destinations around the More… |
700 to gather for WEF in EthiopiaMore than 700 leaders from business, government, civil society, academia, media and the arts from over 70 countries will come together at the 22nd World Economic Forum on Africa in Ethiopia. The meeting is being hosted for the first time i More… |