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Ethiopia approves regulation to establish national nuclear energy commission
ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia's Council of Ministers, the country's executive body, on Tuesday approved a regulation to establish the Ethiopian Nuclear Energy Commission. The Council of Ministers said in a statement that the regulation...

Enhancing Healthcare in Ethiopia: Key Export Order under healthcare Division
CIAN Agro Industries & Infrastructures Ltd (CIAN) has successfully secured and executed an export order for Ethiopia under the UAE Aid Program, marking a significant milestone in its global outreach efforts. The order was facilitated through...

Ethiopia seeks increased IMF concessional financing to sustain reform momentum
A high-level Ethiopian delegation engaged in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on advancing Ethiopia’s Homegrown Macroeconomic Reform Agenda during the ongoing World Bank and IMF meetings in Washington, D.C. The delegation, led by...

Ethio Telecom Launches Znexus Service to Step towards Digitally Empowered Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, October 17, 2025 (ENA) -- Ethio telecom has launched its groundbreaking Znexus service that aims at providing millions of Ethiopians with affordable access to smart feature phones, tablets, laptops, and, thin client PCs. The...

Ethiopia: Washington Update – 50 State Strategy: A Call to Action
Washington update – by Mesfin Mekonen We are launching a 50-State Strategy to mobilize Ethiopian Americans and friends of Ethiopia across the country. Each state will organize efforts to contact U.S. Senators and Members of Congress to raise...

Ethiopia ’s debt restructuring talks with bondholders end without agreement
Ethiopia’s efforts to restructure its $1 billion 6.625% bond due in 2024 have stalled, as restricted negotiations with a group of private bondholders concluded without a final deal. The Ministry of Finance announced the collapse of talks, citing...

Ethiopia and Italy Commence €1.7 Million Initiative for Tigray Heritage Revival
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance and Italy’s development cooperation agency have inaugurated a two-year, €1.7 million project aimed at strengthening community resilience and restoring heritage in the Wukro–Gheralta belt of the Tigray...

Ethiopia's debt restructuring hits impasse, bondholders eye legal action
By Duncan Miriri and George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) -Ethiopia said on Tuesday that debt restructuring negotiations with its bondholders had failed due to differences over key terms that have kept the country in financial limbo for almost two...

Ethiopia’s Poverty Rate Soars to 43% in 2025 — World Bank Warns of Reversed Progress
The Habesha Review | World Bank and IMF | October 2025 After more than two decades of hard-won progress in reducing poverty, Ethiopia is witnessing a dramatic reversal. According to the World Bank’s Poverty & Equity Brief (October 2025), the...

Armed Struggle In Ethiopia, Undergoing Intensified Activity, While Peaceful Struggle Largely Dormant
By Nama Nekemto For an extended period our collective efforts have rightly involved deep intellectual discourse and rigorous debates surrounding the optimal theoretical pathways to achieving fundamental democratic change in Ethiopia. These...

From Chaos to Compact: A Blueprint for Reclaiming Addis Ababa’s Roads
In Part I of this series, we traced how Addis Ababa lost control of its streets—how cultural norms, institutional decay, and physical bottlenecks combined to make the city’s roads a theater of daily dysfunction. In this second part, we outline how...

COAS General Upendra Dwivedi, Ethiopia Land Force Chief General Balcha discuss defence capacity-building
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi interacted with General Alemshet Degife Balcha, Chief of Land Force & Military Advisor of Ethiopia, on the sidelines of the UNTCC Conclave and held...

World News | COAS General Upendra Dwivedi, Ethiopia Land Force Chief General Balcha Discuss Defence Capacity-building
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi interacted with General Alemshet Degife Balcha, Chief of Land Force & Military Advisor of Ethiopia, on the sidelines of the UNTCC Conclave and held...

NBE Governor Offers Comprehensive Insights into Ethiopia’s Reform Agenda
Addis Ababa, October 16, 2025 (ENA)—National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) Governor, Eyob Tekalign, has taken part in a high-level policy dialogue with global institutional investors on the sidelines of the 2025 IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings in...

NBE Governor Eyob Tekalign Meets with Assistant United States Trade Representative (AUSTR) for WTO and Multilateral Affairs
Addis Ababa, October 22, 2025 (ENA) – The Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) met with the Assistant United States Trade Representative (AUSTR) for WTO and Multilateral Affairs, Neil Beck, to discuss Ethiopia’s accession process to the...

Ethiopia Won’t Be Pressured into Abandoning Its Right to Utilize Nile Water: Ministry of Water and Energy
Addis Ababa, October 13, 2025 (ENA) -- Ethiopia’s rise is a reality that cannot be reversed despite all the machinations, proxy shenanigans, and ill-conceived attempts of its adversaries, the Ministry of Water and Energy stressed. Ethiopia's...

Canada's Ambassador Pledges Expanded Economic Cooperation with Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, October 16, 2025 (ENA)— Canada and Ethiopia have lots to do together to support key sectors for economic relations, including aerospace, renewable energy, mining, education, Canada's newly appointed Ambassador to Ethiopia, Nicolas...

Etihad Airways begins new daily flights to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Etihad Airways launched its new daily flights to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, connecting Zayed International Airport (AUH) with Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD). The inaugural flights operated at full capacity in both directions, reflecting...

Can Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan Trade Peace for Prosperity?
Since the 18th century, global and regional powers have marveled at the Red Sea, a critical maritime corridor through which roughly 12% of global trade passes. From the British Empire’s incursion into Egypt to the French Empire’s conquest of...

Sinoma opens Tafo Concrete Plant, plans nationwide expansion
By our staff reporter Sinoma International Engineering Corporation Limited has officially opened its Tafo ready-mix concrete plant in Ethiopia, marking a major step in expanding its industrial footprint in the country. This facility is the first...