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Ethiopian Airlines flights disrupted for hours as employees strike
borkena April 17,2018 Ethiopian Airlines international flights were disrupted today for hours after Air traffic controllers staged a strike. The strike is caused by employees demand related to salary...
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Lemma Megersa picks Shashemene Mayor as vice-president of the region
Lemma Megersa made public, though the region’s communication Bureau, major cabinet reshuffle for the regional administration. The reshuffle is meant to enhance the regional government capacity to...
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Tamrat Desta, prominent Ethiopian Musician dies
borkena April 18, 2018 Prominent Ethiopian Musician Tamrat Desta died in the capital Addis Ababa today, reported Ethiopian media outlets in the country. The report indicates that he was not feeling...
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Abiy Ahmed’s new cabinet ministers to be announced today. Who are they?
Abiy Ahmed is reportedly announcing his new cabinet ministers tomorrow. New appointments in key sectors are expected. Defense and Justice ministry to be filled with OPDO officials. Source : SM borkena...
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The new EPRDF administration opted for staying the course, cabinet ministers...
borkena April 19, 2018 The new administration made it clear that it seeks to achieve quality service delivery through cabinet member changes which were introduced yesterday. However, as far as the...
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Ethiopian Activist Gezahagne Gebremeskel assassinated in Johannesburg; TPLF...
borkena April 22, 2018 Gezahagne Gebremeskel ( alias Nebro) was assassinated in Johannesburg, South Africa, yesterday. Ethiopian Satellite Television (ESAT) spoke to friends of the deceased who have...
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The 2018 Tana Forum in Bahir Dar concluded today
Source : AMMA borkena April 22, 2018 The 7th Tana Forum in Bahir Dar is closing today. The two days long forum which brought together about 250 participants, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs,...
View ArticleEskinder Nega reunited with his family in the United States
borkena May 6, 2018 Journalist Eskinder Nega, who is released from prison following “amnesty” by the Ethiopian government at the height of popular struggle for change, is reunited with his family in...
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Abiy Ahmed heading to Kenya for an official state visit
prime minister Abiy AhmedSource : Fana borkena May 6, 2018 Abiy Ahmed headed to Kenya, Ethiopia’s neighbor in the South and the host of thousands of Ethiopian refugees, for two days state visit. Last...
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Resurgent ethnic violence claimed lives in the border town of Moyale
Renewed Ethnic violence between Ethio-Somalis and Oromo reportedly caused loss of lives in Moyale. Regional Communication Head calls for intervention from concerned federal authorities. Image source :...
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Tripartite meeting in Addis Ababa between Egypt,Ethiopia and Sudan ended with...
borkena May 7,2018 What is said to be the 19th tripartite meeting between Egypt,Ethiopia and Sudan ended with no agreement. The parties met in Addis Ababa this time around. The three countries have...
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Author of Ethiopian National Anthem Assefa Gebremariam passed away
borkena May 8, 2018 Assefa Gebremariam, author of Ethiopian National Anthem, “Ethiopia Kidemi”, which was in use during colonel Mengistu Hailemariam’s administration passed away yesterday at the age...
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Ethiopian government to revise history lesson for high school students
Photo credit : The Reporter borkena May 10, 2018 The Ethiopian government is to come up with new history textbook for high school students, as per The Ethiopian Reporter report which cited the...
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Government dropped charges against cardiologist Fikru Maru and 62 others
borkena May 11,2018 The federal prosecutor disclosed today that it dropped charges against Ethiopian born Swedish Cardiologist, Fikru Maru, and 62 others. Despite the release of many political...
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Addis Ababa City administration audit reveals unaccounted for 905.8 Million birr
borkena May 11, 2018 Addis Fortune, local financial newspaper, reported this week that audit into Addis Ababa City Administration reveals 905.8 million birr unaccounted for spending in the 2016/2017...
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Sudan released 1400 Ethiopian prisoners from prisons across the country
Source : Fana borkena May 11,2018 Last week prime minister Abiy Ahmed reached an agreement with Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir in a range bilateral and regional issues when he was in Sudan...
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Five high ranking authorities including Sebhat Nega to retire
borkena May 15, 2018 Prime minister Abiy Ahmed seems to be changing gear to speed up measures that would help planned reform measures for his government. Apart from reshuffling cabinet ministers and...
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“Government is investigating overseas bank accounts of officials”says Prime...
borkena May 15,2018 Prime minister Abiy Ahmed says that his government is investigating overseas bank accounts of government officials and that countries are cooperating with his government on this...
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Ethiopian Orthodox Church Patriarch Abune Mathias met with Sergey Lavrov in...
Abune Mathias and Sergey LavrovSource : Embassy of Russia to Ethiopia twitter account borkena May 15,2018 Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church Patriarch Abune Mathias is in Russia for a six day visit. His...
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Egypt,Ethiopia and Sudan meeting over GERD resumes in Addis Ababa
Source : Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia borkena May 15,2018 A week after failure of another round of tripartite meeting over the grand dam project,the talks resumed today at the...
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