Yonas Abiye

In another shocking report to House of People’s Representatives (HPR), the Institution of the Ombudsman has once again exposed widespread maladministration practices in government institutions overseeing the distribution of subsidized food items, housing and construction, land management and compensation which has become causes for discontentment in the Addis Ababa and other regions of Ethiopia.

The House of People’s Representatives (HPR) on Tuesday approved the Computer Crime Proclamation bill which aims to regulate and protect against cybercrimes and to protect the rights of individuals.

The House of People’s Representatives (HPR) on Tuesday approved the Computer Crime Proclamation bill which aims to regulate and protect against cybercrimes and to protect the rights of individuals.

Sluggish performance in the direct and indirect tax categories, specifically the value added and corporate profit taxes, is said to have stifled the overall budget performance of the Ethiopia government during the current fiscal year.

Police took proportional measures in Oromia Amhara Special Force accused of taking proportional measure Amhara region requested to issue apology for Kimant nationalities

The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) has been ordered to pay compensation that was promised to the people, who have been relocated to make way for the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which is located in the Benishangul Gumuz Regional State.

In his ten-month report to the House of People’s Representatives (HPR), Kassa Teklebirhan, Minister of Federal and Pastoralist Development Affairs (MoPDA), underscored the seriousness of the security threats that are posed by the illegal arms trade and contraband trade across the boarders and the deep-rooted human trafficking activities in the country.

Ahmed Abitew, Minister of Industry, has requested the intervention of Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn over a lingering dispute between the Ministry and the Federal Auditor General regarding an audit finding for the fiscal year 2013/14 and the recommendations that the Ministry has been instructed to implement by the House of People’s Representatives.

Export revenue falls six percent short of forecast The Ministry of Trade (MoT) has disclosed that it has gathered evidences and is going to charge officials and officers in three government institutions engaged in domestic and export trade, all of whom are under its supervision.

Ethiopia has announced that it will officially disclose the candidate it will endorse for the chairmanship of the African Union Commission, who will replace the incumbent South African chairwoman, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (PhD) whose tenure comes to an end in October.