Ethiopia
6,789 people infected with cholera in Ethiopia: UN
Some 6,789 living in four Ethiopian regional states have been infected by cholera between January and August this year, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said Thursday.
Pompeo: South Africa land reform plan would be 'disastrous'
America's top diplomat on Wednesday asserted that South Africa's plan to permit expropriation of private property without compensation would be "disastrous" for the country's economy and its people.
China's Huawei to make more contribution in 2020 to ICT capacity building in Ethiopia
China's tech giant Huawei has planned to enhance its contribution to capacity building for Ethiopians in the information and communication technologies (ICT) sector this year, targeting increased number of beneficiaries.
Ethiopia to hold national elections on Aug. 29
The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) announced on Friday it has fixed Aug. 29 for key national elections to elect parliamentary and regional assemblies' representatives.
Spray planes combat the huge locust outbreak in East Africa
As locusts by the billions — yes, billions — descend on parts of Kenya in the worst outbreak in 70 years, small planes are flying low over affected areas to spray pesticides in what experts call the only effective control.
3 African nations meet to draft deal on Nile dam dispute
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan started U.S.-monitored talks on Wednesday in the Sudanese capital to try hammer out a draft deal to resolve their dispute over a Nile dam that Ethiopia is constructing, an Egyptian spokesman said.
Death toll up to 10 in Ethiopia platform collapse; 250 hurt
Regional officials in Ethiopia on Tuesday confirmed 10 deaths and 250 people injured after a wooden platform collapsed during a religious event the day before.
Ethiopia's first satellite launched into space by China
Ethiopia's first-ever satellite has been launched into space by China.
Ethiopian ruling coalition council approves merger of coalition member parties
The council of Ethiopia's ruling coalition, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), has approved the merger of coalition member parties, state affiliated media outlet Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FBC) reported.
Ethiopia rejects presence of more party in Ethiopian dam talks
Khartoum, Oct. 6 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Ethiopia on Saturday rejected presence of another party in the negotiations between Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).