After he was honorably retired from his party’s central and executive committee, the House of People’s Representatives on Thursday appointed Tagesse Chaffo as the new Speaker of the House (the Federal Parliament) - a position which was vacant for just two days.
One of the most defining moments in Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s (PhD) ascent to power is no doubt his unprecedented acceptance speech at the Ethiopian Parliament on April 2, 2018. In that speech, Abiy, perhaps for the first time at caliber of a head of state, recognized the role of women in the largely patriarchal societal that is Ethiopia.
The Addis Ababa City Tax Authority has made public that during the first quarter of the current fiscal year, it has managed to collect some 8.5 billion birr, 21 percent higher than last year’s similar quarter.
The UK government has denied its involvement in the financing and support of Somali Regional state’s special force a.k.a. Liyu Police.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has finally addressed the parliament on why he did press-ups; which he described as a punishment for hundreds of members of the armed forces for improperly marching to his office unannounced two weeks ago.
With a growing Chinese presence within Ethiopia, China Communications Construction Company Ltd (CCCC) is set to make its regional head office at Addis Ababa. To be called CCC’s East Africa Head Office, Technology and Innovation Center for Construction Technologies, it will be situated on a 30,000 m2 plot of land.
EKOS Steel Mill Plc, owned by investors from South Korea built at a cost of USD 30 million was officially inaugurated on October 16, 2018, The Reporter has learnt.
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Saad Ali Shire (PhD) was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somaliland in October 2015. Prior to his appointment he was the Minister of National Planning and Development for five years from 2012 to 2015.
Nate Araya is an Ethiopian American filmmaker. In his latest project, he travelled throughout the US looking to converse with immigrant communities on the taboo subject of mental illness.
Ambassador Fumio Shimizu is the newly appointed head of the Japanese Mission to the African Union (AU). A lawyer by profession, Shimizu is a seasoned Japanese diplomate and official at the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Arie Hendrik Havelaar (PhD) is a professor of Microbial Risk Assessment and Epidemiology of Foodborne Diseases at the University of Florida’s Institute of Sustainable Food Systems.
South Korea and Ethiopia have enjoyed a long and rich bilateral relationship based on aid, trade and security. South Korea is seen as a worthy nation to emulate as Ethiopia attempts to change its narrative from an aid-dependent nation to one that is capable of funding its own economical ambition.
The Fred Hallows Foundation is an Australian NGO involved in helping end avoidable blindness in the world, including in Ethiopia.
