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Ethiopian parliament to approve ministerial appointments
Ethiopian Parliament Building borkena April 17,2019 Ethiopian parliament is expected to approve three ministerial appointments on Thursday, according to a report by state broadcaster, EBC. The...
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Ethiopia: Tipping Point ( book by Ermyas Amelga )
Ermias Alemga(Addis Fortune) Press Release borkena April 18,2019 Wednesday, April 17, 2019 ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — Amelga, LLC announces Ermyas Amelga’s debut book Ethiopia: Tipping Point, available...
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Bereket Simon, Tadesse Kassa charged with corruption
Tadesse Kassa (left) and Bereket Simon (right)Photo : file borkena April 22,2019 Four months after detention in Bahir Dar, capital of Amhara regional state, former government communication affairs...
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ESFNA mourns the loss of one its icons – Million Gebre Yesus
ESFNA April 22,2019 The late Million Gebre YesusPhoto : ESFNA The ESFNA family is mourning the loss of its longest serving board member and ESFNA icon, Million GebreYesus. Million was associated with...
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Ethiopia to extradite a US citizen suspected in homicide of young couples
Suspect , Yohannes NessibuSource : Social Media borkena April 25,2018 Ethiopia is extraditing an Ethiopian-American man who is linked to the deaths of two Ethiopian-Americans some time in December 2016...
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Gunmen in Afar attacked Tigray police soccer team, causalities reported
Photo credit : EBC borkena April 27,2019 Tigray police soccer team is attacked by “unknown gunmen”, as reported by state broadcaster Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation which cited Tigray region police...
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Ethiopia declares National mourning day for the late Negasso
The late Negasso GidadaPhoto : OPM borkena May 3,2019 Ethiopian Parliament declared today one day national mourning day for the late Negasso Gidada who served as the first president of the Federal...
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Over 10,000 smuggled handguns, ammunition seized, say police
Addis Ababa police commissioner, Getu ArgawPhoto credit : FBC borkena May 14, 2019 Addis Ababa police commissioner, Getu Argaw, said in a press statement on Tuesday that over 10,000 handguns and...
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Global alliance for Ethiopia donated 31.4 million birr Gedeo IDPs
Photo source : ESAT borkenaMay 15, 2019 Global Alliance for Ethiopia, a not-for-profit organization based in the United States, donated on Wednesday 31 million Ethiopian birr to help ethnic Gedeos who...
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U.S. State Department hosts “Ethiopia Partnership Forum”
Michael A. Raynor, US Ambassador to Ethiopia, speaking at “Ethiopia Partnership Forum” Photo : courtesy of US embassy in Ethiopia US Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 17,2019 The U.S. Department of...
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Ethiopia seized 4,000 kilograms of cannabis
Seized cannabis in Assela. Photo credit : Fana broadcasting Corporate borkenaMay 18, 2019 4,000 kilograms of cannabis is seized as it was heading to Nazareth (Adama), a city 100 kilometers southeast...
View ArticleMust Watch : Ye Mengistu Hailemariam Lijoch
borkenaMay 19, 2019 This is a story about two children of Amba, where they are now and what they are doing. It is an incredibly moving story Join the conversation. Like borkena on Facebook and get...
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Ethiopia established authority to oversees petroleum products supply,...
Ethiopian Parliament Building borkenaMay 21, 2019 The regular session of Ethiopian Parliament ratified law on Tuesday to establish an authoritative agency that oversees the supply and distribution of...
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Abiy Ahmed evaluates his ministries and organizations
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed during the performance evaluation meeting on Tuesday. Photo credit : Office of the Prime Minister borkenaMay 21, 2019 The office of the prime minister disclosed on Tuesday...
View ArticleEBC interview with Berhanu Nega
borkenaMay 22, 2019 Berhanu Nega used to be leader of Ginbot 7, later Arbegnoch-Ginbot 7, before before his party ceased existence after forming alliance with other parties in Ethiopia to form the...
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Police reportedly attacked, arrested a journalist in Addis Ababa – Ethiopia
Misgan Getachew Photo: Social Media borkenaMay 22, 2019 It is not too long ago when Ethiopia is praised as a country without journalists in prison as freedom of expression and press freedom showed a...
View ArticleAndargachew Tsige reveals Arbegnoch Ginbar dark secret
borkenaMay 23 , 2019 Andargachew Tsige, who was secretary of Ginbot 7 – a party that later merged with Arbegoch Ginbot 7, is revealing something unheard, or not known to many Ethiopians at least,...
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Addis Ababa Mayor vows to demolish “illegal houses”
Addis Ababa acting Mayor Takele Uma. Photo : Addis Ababa City Administration Social Media borkenaMay 23, 2019 The same day that Addis Ababa city council had its second regular congress of the year to...
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Court order for the fugitive former spy chief issued again
Former Spy Chief Getachew Assefa. Source : SM borkenaMay 24 ,2019 Ethiopian Federal court ordered that a court order be delivered to former intelligence chief, Getachew Assefa, and three other...
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Ethiopian military leaders visited Prime Minister’s office
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed meeting military leaders at Emperor Menelik’s Banquet Hall Photo credit : Office of the Prime Minister borkenaMay 24,2019 High ranking commanders of the Ethiopian Defense...
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