ADDIS ABABA, March 17( Xinhua)--The women's empowerment-themed five-kilometer road race attracted more than 15, 000 participants on Sunday in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa. The race, held under the theme" Promote investment in women: Accelerate progress," is part of the International Women's Day celebrations and highlights the contribution of Ethiopian women to the country's economic and social development, according to the organizers.... International Women's Day is annually held on March 8.

" We plan to mount a legal defence against it because we think that this is not the right thing," she said.... The state-appointed Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said on Sunday that police had arrested a total of 21 journalists from Awlo Media and Ethio Forum, two independent YouTube channels that have been critical of the government.... The police did not immediately to respond to Reuters requests for comment sent via WhatsApp. The Commission said federal police had told it that three of t

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia--The latest talks over the mega dam that Ethiopia is building on the Nile River’s main tributary have broken up without an agreement. The two-day talks between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt on the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ended on Sunday night in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital.... Ethiopia’s chief negotiator, Seleshi Bekele, said the countries had “ exchanged constructive ideas on various outstanding issues ” and added that his country remains committed to

ADDIS ABABA, May 16( Xinhua)--The Ethiopian government and the World Bank have signed a financing agreement amounting to 300 million U.S. dollars in support of the reconstruction and recovery of conflict-affected areas of Ethiopia. The 300 million U.S. dollars financing accord, which was made in the form of a grant, was signed by Ethiopia's Minister of Finance Ahmed Shide and the World Bank's country representative to Ethiopia Ousmane Dione, the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance disclosed in a state

NAIROBI( Reuters)-Somalia rejected any discussions with Ethiopia about Addis Ababa's agreement to lease a port in the breakaway region of Somaliland, as regional heads of state gathered on Thursday to try to defuse a growing diplomatic crisis.... An escalating war of words, including threats by Somalia to go to war to prevent the deal from going through, led the African Union to call on Wednesday for restraint and" meaningful dialogue".... StarPicks Cheers to a bolder tomorrow with Tiger Beer,

ADDIS ABABA, Jan.... We sincerely apologize to our customers for the inconvenience encountered," the airlines said. The De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 was operating flight ET106 from Addis Ababa to Mekele.... The aircraft, eventually, suffered a runway excursion and landing gear collapse while landing at Mekelle Alula Aba Nega International Airport....

By Reuters Staff1 Min ReadADDIS ABABA( Reuters)-Ethiopia’s air force conducted an air strike on Mekelle, capital of the country’s Tigray region on Monday, targeting communications infrastructure, the state-run Ethiopian Press Agency said late in the day. Reporting by Addis Ababa newsroom; Writing by Maggie Fick; Editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles....

This news has been read 1483 times!... Once the memorandum of understanding is signed, local recruitment offices are prepared to initiate recruitment contracts with counterparts in Addis Ababa.Al-Shammari highlighted the importance of diversifying the sources of domestic workers to create a balance in the market and alleviate shortages.... Al-Shammari also addressed the issue of cybercrime related to domestic worker services, cautioning against dealing with fraudulent parties offering hourly s

By Reuters Staff1 Min ReadFILE PHOTO: Jawar Mohammed( L), an Oromo activist and a media mogul arrives at the Lideta First Instance Court with Bekele Gerba, an Oromo Congress Federalist Party deputy President, for their court hearing in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 16, 2020.... REUTERS/ Tiksa Negeri ADDIS ABABA( Reuters)-Ethiopia has freed two leading opposition figures from prison, state broadcaster EBC said on Friday, after the Balderas for Genuine Democracy opposition party announced the releas

ADDIS ABABA( Reuters)-The queues formed early each morning outside the Russian embassy in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa.... There is no evidence that any Ethiopians have been sent to Ukraine, nor is it clear if any ever will be.... Ukraine's embassy in Addis Ababa referred questions to the Ethiopian authorities. Ethiopia has called on all sides in the war to exercise restraint and did not vote on a UN General Assembly resolution condemning the Feb....