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Tigray regional state to grant amnesty to 2332 convicts
borkena February 9, 2020The Tigray regional state announced that the administration passed a decision to grant amnesty to 2332 convicts. The region’s security and administration office head, Tekiu...
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Ethio Telecom introduces Broadband internet charge discount
borkena February 27, 2020Ethio Telecom introduced discount rates for Broadband Internet service. Residential service users could get up to a 69 percent discount while VPN service users could enjoy up...
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Gambella : At least 12 killed, thousands displaced following clashes
Ethiopia has been struggling with security challenges that manifested omens of ethnic based clashes since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took power. Almost all regions in the country have experienced it. A...
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Several Ethiopian cities reportedly experiencing power outage
borkena February 28, 2020Addis Ababa and several other cities in Ethiopia are experiencing power black out on Friday, according to BBC Amharic report.Communication Director for Ethiopian Electric...
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United States issued a statement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Secretary of United States Department Of The Treasury has issued a statement regarding Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. It says that Dam should not be filled before the signing of the agreement with...
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Ethiopia rejects US position on GERD negotiation,issued a statement
Photo : EBCborkenaFebruary 29, 2020A day after the US Secretary of United States Department Of The Treasury issued a statement after two days of negotiation between Egypt and Sudan regarding the Grand...
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Wubshet Worqalemahu Ethiopia’s in advertising reportedly passed away
borkenaFebruary 29, 2020Wubehest Worqalemahu, a pioneer in the advertising business in Ethiopia, reportedly passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020.According to a local FM radio, he passed away in...
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US ambassador blasts Trump, Mnuchin on Ethiopia-Egypt dispute
David Shinn, Former US Ambassador to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso (Photo : from Dawid Shinn twitter page (resized)Teshome BoragoMarch 1, 2020Former United States Ambassador David H. Shinn accused the...
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Adwa victory 124 anniversary massive turn out
Turn out for 124th Adwa victory celebration in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa said to be a record high in the last thirty years. A partial view of the celebration at Menelik Square in Addis Ababa....
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Amnesty International calls for police accountability over “missing Oromo...
borkenaMarch 3, 2020In a press release on March 3, 2020, Amnestry International calls for police accountability over what it called is “missing Oromo opposition leader”Full content of the press release...
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Ethiopian gov’t shake up turns the attorney general to an ambassador
Ethiopian government seem to have made a noticeable shake up. Fiften new ambassadors are appointed. Federal Attorney General, Berhanu Tsegaye, and President of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, Gina Bacha,...
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Canadians arrested in Ethiopia granted bail
borkenaMarch 3, 2020Canadian Humanitarian, Alberta based charitable organization with charity programs in Ethiopia, confirmed on Tuesday that the Canadians arrested in Ethiopia since February 29 are...
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Wubshet Workalemahu laid to rest at Kidist Selassie Menbere Tsebaot
Wubshet Workalemahu will be remembered as a patriot and Ethiopia’s cultural ambassadorPhoto credit : ENA ( resized photo)borkenaMarch 4, 2020 Wubshet Workalemahu is laid to rest on Wednesday in the...
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Ethiopia kicks off 8100A fundraising for Mega Dam Project completion
Ethiopia’s third round of fundraising drive ,8100A , to fund the completion of the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam launched in the wake of escalating hostile rhetoric from the side of Egypt It’s my dam...
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Oromo Liberation Front accuse gov’t of “assassination attempt” of leaders
Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) claims “unprecedented” human rights violation in the history of Ethiopia. It also accuses gov’t of attempt to assassinate OLF leaders.borkenaMarch 4, 2020Oromo Liberation...
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Ethiopia seized smuggled items including Ivory worth over 31 million birr
Among the smuggled items seized by custom authorities. Photo credit : ENAborkenaMarch 4, 2020Ethiopia sized smuggled commodities worth over 31 million birr in the last five days alone, according to...
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Abe Sano named as the new President of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia
Abe Sano, the new Commercial Bank of Ethiopia president. Souce : FBCborkenaMarch 5, 2020Abe Sano is named as the new president of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting...
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Why Sudan declined Egypt’s draft resolution in Arab League
Sudan declined a draft resolution on Ethiopian Dam that Egypt prepared and tabled at the Arab League. The rest of members states including Djibouti, Somalia and United Arab Emirates did not decline it...
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Two prominent opposition parties form a coalition ahead of election
All Ethiopian Unity Party (AEUP) opposition party enter to a coalition arrangement with Baladera Council for Genuine Democracy. They say they coalition could be an alternative party in the upcoming...
View ArticleOromo Federalist Congress has buried itself alive
borkenaMarch 9, 2020 In an Oromo Federalist Congress event transmitted live on Oromia Media Network (OMN) during Woman’s International Day, a girl made hate speech regarding marital relationship...
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