Armed men have attacked and killed seven people, injuring three civilians in West Harerge Zone of Oromia regional state, The Reporter has learnt.

A Spanish firm, CRAU, has partnered with an Australian mining firm, MEGADO, to prospect for gold ore in Southern Oromia region.

The Chinese shoemaker Huajian Group has taken over the management and operational activities of the USD 61 million Jimma Industry Park.

Founded by Ethiopians in the diaspora, the Global Alliance for the Rights of Ethiopians (GARE) – a US-based Ethiopian rights group – has signed an agreement with World Vision to launch an over 37.7 million birr worth project, which aims at rehabilitating and repatriating millions of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in various parts of Ethiopia.

Belayab Group – a conglomerate with a diversified business portfolio ranging from hospitality, electric cables supply and food processing in addition to car assembly has signed a joint venture agreement with Geepas—a leading consumer electronic brand in the Middle East – for the manufacturing and assembly of Geepas products in Ethiopia.

As politicians are divided over the timetable of the upcoming National Election, at the helm of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopian (NEBE), Birtukan Mideksa appears to be determined to meet the constitutionally protected election timetable; working under the assumption that 2020 is still the due date .

Several civilians are believed to have been killed in three regional states, namely, Amhara, Afar and Beinshangul regional states, following attacks by militants and armed groups in these regions, The Reporter has learnt.

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum on Wednesday announced that it will release the inquiry report on the alleged environmental pollution caused by the MIDROC Gold Mine in the Lega Dembi locality, Oromia Regional State. 

The Oromia Regional State,the Water and Land Resource Center (WLRC) of the Addis Ababa University and Nestle Waters Ethiopia have launched phase two of the Integrated Landscape Management Project (ILMP) on Wednesday 16, 2019 in Sheraton Hotel.  

The House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR) has endorsed the nomination put forth by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) in his latest bid to shuffle his Cabinet. Accordingly, Lemma Megerssa andGedu Andargachew, former heads of the Oromia and Amhara Regional States, were chosen to assume key ministerial positions ofthe Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), respectively.