President Buhari will on Sunday leave Nigeria. EKOHOTBLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday depart Nigeria for the inauguration of the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, for a second five-year term in office on Monday in Addis Ababa. The latest development was made known via a statement by the Special Adviser to the … Read more
1,994 new COVID-19 cases, Ethiopia Ethiopia registered 1,994 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 183,863 as of Friday evening, the country’s Ministry of Health said. The ministry said that 16 new deaths from the coronavirus were reported across the country, bringing the national death toll to 2,618. The … Read more
The UN Security Council’s first meeting on the conflict in Ethiopia’s dissident Tigray region ended without members issuing a statement on Tuesday. AFP reports that European members forced the closed-door discussion to be held after African countries pulled out of organizing the meeting at short notice, highlighting divisions over Security Council action on the three … Read more
Gunmen in western Ethiopia have killed at least 34 people in an attack on a bus, the national human rights body said Sunday. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said in a statement that “the estimated number of casualties, currently at 34, is likely to rise” from the attack which occurred Saturday night in the … Read more
The Ethiopian police are reportedly hunting for ethnic Tigrayans amid fears of an impending civil war in the country. According to Reuters, a United Nations security report seen on Friday showed that the Ethiopian police visited an office of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Amhara region, and requested a list of workers who … Read more
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have resumed negotiations on the filling and operation of a controversial dam being built by Addis Ababa on the Blue Nile. The online meeting on Monday between the three Nile basin countries is the second of a new round of talks brokered by the African Union to resolve the years-long dispute … Read more
– 60 Nigerians prisoners in Ethiopia who were pardoned by the Ethiopia government have be left stranded in the detention – One of the Prisoners noted that they have been pardoned since March 26 due to the COVID-19 pandemic – The prisoners has lamented the failure of the Nigerian Embassy in Ethiopia to process their … Read more
At least 81 people were killed in Ethiopia after a popular singer’s death sparked violent protests in the country’s Oromia region, a police chief said late Wednesday. Those killed included protesters and police officers, Ararsa Merdasa, the Oromia Police Chief, said in a televised press briefing. Hachalu Hundessa, a singer who focused on the rights … Read more
Ethiopia has confirmed its first case of coronavirus as disclosed by the country’s public health institute on Friday, March 13. The index case of coronavirus in the country is said to be a 48-year-old Japanese man who arrived in Ethiopia from Burkina Faso last week. According to Ethiopia’s health minister, Liya Kebede at a press … Read more
The US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has said it will not suspend Boeing 737 Max aircraft despite mounting pressure from senators and workers’ unions. The FAA said a review showed “no systemic performance issues” and there is no basis for grounding the aircraft. An Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed on Sunday killing all 157 people on … Read more
Losses from Boeing 737 Max operated by Ethiopian Airlines which crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa on Sunday has been speculated to be in the region of $50m to $60m, according to a report by reinsurancene.ws. The airline, which was heading to Nairobi, killed all 157 passengers on board including two Nigerians. The Nigerian … Read more
Former secretary general of the national federation and high-ranking football official, Hussein Swaleh Mtetu is among the 32 Kenyans who died on Sunday in the Ethiopian Airline Flight 302 crash that was on its way from Addis Ababa. Hussein was returning home after serving as Commissioner in the CAF Champions League match between Ismaily SC … Read more