Ethiopia: From China’s Star Pupil To Africa’s Free Agent

In a decade Ethiopia's economy has transformed from openly constructing a Chinese "party state" in emulation to sweeping ...
POWER Magazine

GERD: How Ethiopia’s Blue Nile Vision Became Africa’s Largest Hydropower Plant

The 5.15-GW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has become Africa’s largest hydropower project, doubling Ethiopia’s power ...
Biometric Companies

Ethiopia links digital ID with passport system in utility-first adoption push

Ethiopia’s Immigration and Citizenship Service (ICS) has announced the integration of the Fayda national digital ID with the passport application system in a bid to streamline the process and ...
Radio France Internationale

Ethiopia goes to the polls with the result widely seen as a foregone conclusion

More than 50 million of Ethiopia's 135 million people are registered for the elections, in which voters will choose the 547 members of the House of People's Representatives, the lower house of the ...
BBC

Voting suspended in parts of Ethiopia over security concerns

Voting in Monday's general election was suspended in parts of Ethiopia's Oromia and Amhara regions due to security concerns, but long voter queues were seen elsewhere, electoral commission head ...
AOL.co.uk

Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa gets a facelift, but at what cost?

Ethiopians are heading to the polls for general elections that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party is expected to win. Ahmed, who has been in power since 2018, is accused of authoritarianism ...
Al Jazeera English

As Ethiopia votes, its deepening human rights crisis must be addressed

Ethiopia will hold its seventh national election on June 1. The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) gave a green light for the vote to proceed despite continuing internal conflicts and human ...
Al Jazeera English

Ethiopia’s election: Parties, coalitions and candidates explained

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Ethiopians vote on Monday in a general election to choose members of parliament, who will in turn select the next prime minister. The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) ...
CNN

Ethiopia’s PM won a Nobel Peace Prize, stoked a civil war - and is set for re-election

When Abiy Ahmed became Ethiopia’s prime minister in 2018, he offered a clean slate for Africa’s oldest uncolonized nation, which had been suffocated by decades of strict state control. His predecessor ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Ethiopian in Talks With Airbus for Widebody, Regional Jet Order

Ethiopian Airlines Group is in early talks with Airbus SE to purchase regional and widebody aircraft as Africa’s largest carrier looks to expand its foothold on the continent and beyond. The ...
University of Arkansas

Ethiopian Italian Author, Performer Gabriella Ghermandi to Perform and Lecture

The International and Global Studies Program (INST) and Italian (ITAL) Program will host acclaimed writer, performer and musician Gabriella Ghermandi for two events on Monday and Tuesday, April 20-21.