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Vocational Training Centers in Ethiopia
EDMONTON, Alberta — In Ethiopia, where nearly seven out of 10 people—approximately 68.7%—still live in multidimensional poverty, vocational training centers in Ethiopia have become a powerful tool for change. Institutions like the Ethiopian...

Ethiopia accuses Egypt of 'colonial mentality' over dam dispute
Ethiopia has accused Egypt of adopting "hostile rhetoric" while escalating tensions over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the sharing of Nile River waters, saying Cairo continues to act with an "old colonial mentality". The...

Bridging the Health Gap: Ethiopia’s push for Equitable Health
The struggle for good health remains one of the world’s harshest inequalities. For millions of families in low- and middle-income countries, even basic healthcare is a privilege, not a guarantee. Despite breakthroughs in medicine and technology,...

Systemic Barriers Limits Women’s Political Leadership in Ethiopia: Analysis
A comprehensive gender analysis of Ethiopia’s sixth general elections has exposed a stark deficit in women’s political leadership, revealing that women lead only one of the nation’s 53 registered political parties. This critical finding stands in...

'Made in Pakistan' expo opens in Ethiopia
. ADDIS ABABA: The 5th Pakistan-Africa Trade Development Conference (PATDC) and Made in Pakistan Exhibition opened at Millennium Hall, Addis Ababa, as per a statement issued on Friday. The three-day event is jointly organised by Pakistan's...

Kulanka Addis Ababa: Maxay Kawada hadleen Ra’iisul Wasaare Abiy iyo Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya?
Addis Ababa – Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Itoobiya Abiy Ahmed ayaa shalay magaalada Addis Ababa kulan gaar ah kula yeeshay Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, iyadoo lagu sheegay inay ka wada hadleen “arrimo laba geesood ah iyo kuwo gobolka ah...

Finance minister meets ministers from Ethiopia, Uzbekistan, Libya
WASHINGTON: Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari met separately with Minister of Finance of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia HE Ahmed Shide; Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan...

Ethiopia talks with bondholders collapse on details of VRI, raising chance of litigation
Ethiopia’s talks with holders of its $1bn defaulted Eurobond broke down on Tuesday, raising the prospect that bondholders may sue for recovery in English courts. Despite multiple proposals in both directions which appeared close to reaching a...

Ethiopia seminary plans guest facility
Meserete Kristos Seminary in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, is finalizing plans for a multistory guest facility designed to create income for the seminary for decades to come. The proposed “G+5 Mixed Use Building” will be located on campus next to the main...

Minister of Finance meets Ministers From Ethiopia, Uzbekistan, Libya
Minister of Finance, HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari with Ethiopian Minister of Finance, HE Ahmed Shide Washington: Minister of Finance, HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari met separately with Minister of Finance of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,...

Ethiopia responds to President El-Sisi’s remarks on the Renaissance Dam and Nile waters
The Ethiopian government on Tuesday responded to recent comments made by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the Nile waters. The remarks were made during the opening session of Cairo...

Ethiopia's latest impasse shows inter-creditor transparency must improve
The latest failure of debt restructuring talks between Ethiopia and its bondholders is an unwelcome but not unusual outcome. Moreover, it highlights a glaring deficiency in the process of restructuring sovereign debt under the G20’s Common...

European Investment Bank Advances 110 Million USD for Ethiopia's Rural Finance
Addis Ababa, October 17, 2025 (ENA)—Ethiopia has secured 110 million USD from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for its third phase of the Rural Financial Intermediation Program. The funding was secured following Finance Minister Ahmed Shide’s...

Ethiopia's Weavers Struggle To Keep Garment Tradition Alive
Behind the looms of a workshop in the heart of Addis Ababa, dozens of weavers deftly repeat the same motions to craft traditional dresses -- a centuries-old skill now threatened by Ethiopia's economic hardships. For generations, the "habesha...

Addis Ababa to Implement New Vehicle Emission Standard
Addis Ababa, October 10, 2025 (ENA) - The Addis Ababa Transport Bureau is preparing to implement a National Vehicle Emission Standard to help mitigate carbon emissions in the city, according to Bureau Head Yabebal Addis. A half-day discussion with...

Fitch keeps Ethiopia’s credit rating at ‘Restricted Default’ amid debt restructuring
Fitch Ratings Ethiopia’s credit rating at ‘Restricted Default’ amid debt restructuring Ratings has kept Ethiopia’s long-term foreign currency rating at “Restricted Default.” This means the country is still considered to be in default on some of...
Ambassador of Turkmenistan presented his credentials to the President of Ethiopia
17 October 2025 192 Ambassador of Turkmenistan presented his credentials to the President of Ethiopia On October 14, 2025, a ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace in Addis Ababa during which the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and...

Ethiopia’s grand renaissance dam a game changer in Nile Basin hydropolitics and water security
Ethiopia officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd) on the Blue Nile river in the week of September when the country hosted the second African Climate Summit. The occasion was one of great celebration, national pride and...

Ethiopia High-level Delegation Hold Productive Discussions with WB, IMF and Kuwait Fund
Addis Ababa, October 14, 2025 (ENA) -- A high-level Ethiopian delegation, Minister of Finance, led by Ahmed Shide, held productive discussions with Ndiame Diop, World Bank Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa, during the 2025 World...

Ethiopia Secures over 2.4 billion USD from Export in First Quarter of EFY
Addis Ababa, October 14, 2025 (ENA) -- Trade and Regional Integration Minister Kassahun Gofe announced today that Ethiopia has secured more than 2.48 billion USD from exports during the first quarter of the current Ethiopian Fiscal Year....