Addis Ababa: Ethiopia, being home to numerous religious and ethnic diversities, has embarked on fostering an honest and candid conversation to bring lasting peace and development by ensuring national consensus, National Dialogue Commissioner Ambaye Og…
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Paleoanthropologists Describe Ethiopia Truly ‘Land of Origin’
Addis Ababa: The name ‘Land of Origins’ appropriately describes Ethiopia said Paleoanthropologists who visited the country.
The 50th anniversary of the discovery of Lucy’s fossil is being commemorated with various events in Addis Ababa.
Over 240 res…
Read moreEthiopia, China to Implement Projects to Uplift Lives of Vulnerable Population
Addis Ababa: Ethiopia’s Ministry of Women and Social Affairs and the China Foundation for Rural Development (CFRD) signed an agreement to implement a series of projects to uplift the lives of poor and vulnerable Ethiopians.
Women and Social Affairs M…
Read moreMedical Refurbishment, Reengineering Center to be constructed in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa: Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health and Korean Foundation for International Health Care (KOFIH) have jointly laid the cornerstone today to build medical devices refurbishment and reengineering center.
The center, to be built with the total out…
Read moreSocial Welfare Key Pillar of Prime Ministerial Initiatives
Addis Ababa: Social welfare is a key pillar of Prime Ministerial initiatives, with a focus on the annual renovation and construction of homes for the elderly and economically vulnerable, according to Office of the Prime Minister.
This ongoing transfo…
Read moreOver 550 Billion Birr Additional Budget to be Approved by Ethiopia’s Parliament
Addis Ababa: Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance has announced preparations to present an additional budget of over 550 billion Birr to be approved by the House of People’s Representatives for the 2024-25 fiscal year.
Recall that the House of People’s Rep…
Read moreChina Appoints New Ambassador to Ethiopia
Addis Ababa: Newly appointed Ambassador-Designate of the People’s Republic of China presents copy of the credentials to Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Melaku Bedada, Director General of Protocol Affairs at Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, receiv…
Read moreBurkina / 2024 exams: Rising rates but insufficient (minister)
Ouagadougou: The Minister in charge of National Education, Jacques Sosthène Dingara, welcomed on Friday the increases in success rates for CEP, BEPC and BAC 2024, but finds them insufficient compared to the ambitions of his department.
‘We recorded 8…
Read moreNigerian president calls for end to protests against high cost of living
Ouagadougou: Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday called for an end to protests against the high cost of living in Africa’s most populous country and an end to “bloodshed” after at least 13 demonstrators were killed by the law enforcement, a…
Read moreFollowing in the footsteps of Captain Sankara, President Traoré commits to making Burkina a land of hope
Ouagadougou: The President of Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, paid a vibrant tribute on Sunday to his revolutionary predecessor, Captain Thomas Sankara, who came to power on August 4, 1983. He promised to inspire with his action to make Burkina Faso a l…
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