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Ethiopian Athletics Federation suspended two athletes for doping
borkena October 24,2018 Ethiopia suspended two athletes today from any competition on grounds of doping. Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) reported that Chaltu Shume(left in the above picture), middle...
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Amhara and Tigray regional states trade accusations over identity question
Tigray regional state logo borkena October 25,2018 Amhara and Tigray regional states seem to be close to conflict over identity questions in two regions (Wolkait and Raya) that are included to Tigray...
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Gambella region president Gatluak Tut resigned, says EPRDF
Gambella Peoples’ Unity Democratic Movement appointed new chairman and deputy-chairman for the organization following the resignation of Gatluak Tut and his deputy. Photo : File borkena October 25,2018...
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Mesenbet Shenkute elected as president of Addis Abeba Chamber of Commerce
Source : Capital Ethiopia borkena October 25,2018 Addis Ababa chamber of Commerce today elected Mesenbet Shenkute as president. She was competing against Salhadin Kelifa, according to a report by The...
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Gunmen reportedly attacking 13th century Aba Samuel monastery
Aba Samuel Monastery in South Eastern EthiopiaSource : Hara Ze Tewahdo borkena October 26,2018 Unidentified gunmen are reportedly attacking Aba Samuel monastery in Meiso district of West Hararge in...
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Ethiopian government to embark on $ 7 billion private-public partnership...
Photo : Fana borkena October 26,2018 Ethiopia’s ruling coalition has been adhering to what it calls revolutionary-democracy ideology almost all its life. Reforms that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s...
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Visa on arrival service for Africans to kick of next week
Photo source : Wikipedia borkena October 26,2018 Ethiopia is to start implementing visa on arrival policy for all Africans starting next week, according to a report published today by state media,...
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Addis Ababa City Administration suspended transfer of 133.6 hectares of land
Photo : ENA borkena October 28,2018 In its regular meeting yesterday, Addis Ababa city administration passed decision to suspend 133.6 hectares of land, which it says was identified during the second...
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Hundreds of illegal arms originating from Sudan seized as oil tanker truck...
Hundreds of illegal arms which seem to be smuggled from Sudan is seized in Amhara region of Ethiopia. Some of the illegal arms seized from the oil tanker truckPhoto : AMMA borkena October 28,2018 98 AK...
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Ethiopia inaugurated Rib irrigation project in Southern Gonder
Prime Minister Abiy at the Inaugural ceremony of Rib Irrigation ProjectPhoto : AMMA borkena October 28,2018 Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, his deputy and Amhara regional state authorities including head of...
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Colonel Goshu Wolde returned to Ethiopia after 32 years in exile
Goshu Wolde at Bole internationalPhoto : FBC borkena October 29,2018 Colonel Goshu Wolde, 76, returned to Ethiopia after 32 years in exile. He has been living in the United States since he sent his...
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Lemma Megersa’s warning on the situation in Western Ethiopia
Lemma Megersa links security problem in Wollega to “entities operating in the name of OLF” Photo : FBC borkena October 30,2018 Oromo regional state head, Lemma Megersa, sent a warning today to what he...
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Abiy Ahmed and Emmanuel Macron Joint Deceleration
Prime Minister Abiy and President Emmanuel MacronSource : Embassy of France in Addis Ababa Embassy of France Addis Ababa October 30,2018 At the invitation of H. E. Emmanuel Macron, President of the...
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President Sahle-Work attended South Sudan peace celebration
President Sahle Work up on arrival in JubaSource : MFAE borkena October 31,2018 In her first trip abroad as Ethiopia’s head of state, President Sahle-Work traveled to South Sudan and has attended to...
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Ethiopian parliament to appoint Federal Supreme Court Judges
Unconfirmed reports say that Ethiopian Parliament is appointing Meaza Ashenafi to the position. However, government media or bodies gave no clue about it. Ethiopian Parliament buildingSource : ENA...
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Ethiopia getting US$1.2 billion from World Bank
borkena October 31,2018 The World Bank is to make US $1.2 billion available to Ethiopia; Reuters reported today citing the World Banks’s website. Based on the report, US $600 is in the form of loan...
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Road to Tigray closed as youth in Kobo region resist arrest of residents from...
Google map borkena November 2,2018 The road to Tigray is closed for several days now according to a report by Voice of America Amharic service. The report which is published yesterday said that the...
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United States to chip in $125,000 for Jimma Aba Jifar palace restoration
US Embassy in Addis Ababa partnering with gov’t for Jima Aba Jifar palace restoration project Project launch in JimmaPhoto credit : US Embassy in Addis Ababa borkena November 2,2018 News update...
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SNNPR council voted in favour of demand for statehood
Photo : EBC borkena November 2,2018 Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Regional state parliament voted on the question of Sidama, one of over fifty language speaking groups in the region,...
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New appointments in Amhara regional state
Photo credit : AMMA borkena November 4,2018 In a meeting held yesterday, Amhara Regional State Council made appointments based on proposals from the head the regional state,Gedu Andargachew. Amhara...
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