Ethiopia News

Raising awareness and calling for the elimination of female genital mutilation were focuses of International Day of Zero Tolerance Monday, organizers said.

In the United States and other developed countries, fluoride is often added to drinking water and toothpaste to help strengthen teeth.

In October 2011, the African Union's Peace and Security Council at its 297th meeting authorised the opening of an AU liaison office in Tripoli.

Derba MIDROC Cement Plc, Ethiopia's biggest cement factory was inaugurated on Sunday in the presence of Prime Miniter Meles Zenawi and other invited guests in a groundbreaking ceremony held on the premises of the factory.

Ambassador of Ethiopia to China Seyoum Mesfin said dozens of Chinese investors will come to Ethiopia soon to invest in the country.

Terrorists across "Somalia" are gathering at the Buhodle town of far south-east Somaliland, to establish safe-haven for their illegal armed operations across Somaliland and Ethiopia.

Athletes from Kenya and Ethiopia, the two East African neighbours, rule the world of long distance running.

Passengers on Ethiopian Airline flight 500 out of Addis Ababa to Washington Dulles on Feb 3rd, were kept on the airplane for a total of 29 1/2 hours.

Right at the top of the wall in my office is hanged a plaque in reminiscence of the founding fathers of African Unity who met in Addis Ababa in May 25, 1963.

A senior Swedish delegation has met in secret with Ethiopia 's prime minister Meles Zenawi to discuss the case of two Swedish journalists jailed in the country for terror crimes, according to media reports.

You have done all that could be done to have your human dignity restored and country be free from the yoke of tyranny.

PRESS RELEASE Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apost. Church of America and Canada H.E. Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan Prelate, Easter Prelacy and Canada 138 East 39th Street New York, NY 10016 Tel: 212-689-7810 Fax: 212-689-7168 Web: http://www.armenianprelacy.org/ February 2, 2012 ORIENTAL ORTHODOX AND ROMAN CATHOLIC DIALOGUE CONCLUDES The final ... (more)

The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir highlighted the unprecedented level of tensions with the newly established state of South Sudan by saying that war is now a possibility.

When you write a column called Rural Revival, it's a rare opportunity to be able to write it occasionally from the perspective of another country.

A The Ethiopian government which has always welcomed Somaliland delegations including ministers of the government has withdrawn the red carpet treatment for Somaliland's erstwhile minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr.

A subject normally covered in Rolling Stone Argentina . The world of raggae music is preparing to celebrate the memory of the legendary raggae singer Bob Marley on what would be his 67th birthday on Monday.

With this new service, Dammam will be connected to dozens of cities in Africa via Ethiopian's hub at Addis Ababa, with convenient connections available to and from cities such as Johannesburg, Nairobi, Lagos, Accra, Dar es Salaam, Entebbe and Dakar, he said.

Hilton Worldwide Middle East & Africa is set to further increase its presence across Africa and Indian Ocean with the announcement of the company's most senior appointment for the continent.

Which other friend of Africa would be willing to fund, design, build and maintain a new $200 million AU headquarters in the middle of a global financial crisis? In her article published in Pambazuka News on 26 January 2012 and titled 'Tragedy of the new AU headquarters', Chika Ezeanya reckons that it is an insult to the African Union and to every ... (more)

Negotiations between Juba and Khartoum on the oil issue, under the auspices of the African Union's High-Level Implementation Panel , continued on the sidelines of the recently ended African Union meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.