Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, met Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen here on Friday. China and Ethiopia are good brothers going through thick and thin, good friends …
Read More »More than 64,000 people enter Ethiopia from Sudan
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The number of people entering Ethiopia from Sudan has surpassed 64,000, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday. The IOM, a UN migration agency, in its latest situation update issued Wednesday, said the ongoing armed conflict in Sudan has forced hundreds of thousands …
Read More »Ethiopia’s second telco license likely to ignite global investor interest
The prospect of a second private telecoms licence in Ethiopia comes after a massive previous bid by regional giant MTN failed Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | BIRD AGENCY | Ethiopia’s July 1 unveiling of a tender for a second new telecommunications license opens Africa’s second-largest market to more competition and comes …
Read More »Ethiopia submits request to join BRICS
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopia has submitted a request to join the BRICS mechanism, said the foreign ministry on Thursday. “Ethiopia is a founding member of numerous multinational organizations, like the United Nations, the African Union and the Non-Aligned Movement,” Meles Alem, spokesperson for the ministry, told reporters. “Taking …
Read More »Over 41,200 people enter Ethiopia from Sudan: UN
Addis Ababa | Xinhua | The number of people arriving in Ethiopia due to the ongoing situation in Sudan has surpassed 41,200, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said Thursday. “More than 41,200 people are estimated to have crossed from Sudan into Ethiopia, majority are Ethiopian …
Read More »Over 31,000 people enter Ethiopia from conflict-affected Sudan: IOM
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | The number of people arriving in Ethiopia fleeing from armed conflict in Sudan has surpassed 31,000, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has disclosed. The UN migration agency, in its latest situation update issued Friday, said the armed conflict in Sudan is forcing hundreds of thousands of …
Read More »China-Africa expo to drive economic reform, promote industrialization in Ethiopia: official
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The upcoming China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo will be an impetus for strengthening Ethiopia-China economic ties and advance the East African country’s strive for industrialization, an Ethiopian official has said. Deputy Commissioner of the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) Daniel Teressa said Ethiopia envisaged to take …
Read More »UN appeals funding to help people fleeing Sudan to Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) appealed for additional funding to address the needs of people crossing into Ethiopia due to the ongoing security situation in Sudan. The UNOCHA, in its latest situation update issued Friday, said some 85,0000 people …
Read More »Ethiopia helps 61 countries evacuate citizens from Sudan
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The government of Ethiopia said it has helped 61 countries evacuate their citizens from Sudan. “The government of Ethiopia has extended the necessary support and collaborated with 61 countries worldwide to withdraw their citizens from Sudan through its territory,” the Ethiopian News Agency quoted foreign …
Read More »Ethiopia expects increasing investment from China
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopia anticipates increasing foreign direct investment from China, Ethiopian officials have said. Lelise Neme, commissioner of the Ethiopian Investment Commission, told Xinhua that her office has witnessed increasing investment requests from Chinese investors. “My expectation of the Chinese investment in Ethiopia would double shortly. We …
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