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Transport 29 Apr, 2013

Ethiopian Airlines, the national carrier of Ethiopia, has signed a codeshare partnership with Oman Air, Oman's national airline. The agreement covers flights between Addis Ababa and Oman's capital...

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Kagame Cup to be held in Addis Ababa

Sport 22 Apr, 2013

Addis Ababa is to host the 2013 regional football club championship, popularly known as the Kagame Cup, in late June. Ethiopia had originally requested to hold the annual event in September but was...

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Ethiopia to play Egypt in Addis Ababa

Sport 17 Apr, 2013

Ethiopia and Egypt will play a friendly match on 25 May in the Addis Ababa Stadium, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the forerunner of the African U...

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Major new technology park for Addis Ababa

Telecoms 16 Apr, 2013

Ethiopia is to build a $250 million technology park beside Bole International Airport in the south-east suburbs of Addis Ababa. The Ethio ICT Park will be located on a 200-hectare site and is due f...

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Stray dog cull in Addis Ababa

Animals 13 Mar, 2013

Authorities in Addis Ababa have announced that they have killed just under 10,000 stray dogs as part of a mass culling operation. The estimated number of stray dogs in the capital is about 200,000,...

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Waste to energy plant for Addis Ababa

Environment 28 Feb, 2013

A 50 MW waste to energy plant is to be constructed in Addis Ababa following a deal between the state power utility company Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) and UK-based waste to energy...

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New Patriarch of Ethiopian Orthodox Church

Religion 28 Feb, 2013

Ethiopia's Orthodox Church elected Abune Mathias as its new leader on 28 February, six months after the death of the previous patriarch Abune Paulos who led the church from 1992. Tens of thousands...

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Ethiopian Airlines expands eastwards

Transport 12 Feb, 2013

Ethiopian Airlines is expanding its Asian network from 18 June, adding flights to Ho Chi Minh in southern Vietnam; Seoul Incheon in South Korea; and the capital of The Philippines, Manila. The move...

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Direct flights from Addis to Malawi’s Blantyre

Transport 30 Jan, 2013

Ethiopian Airlines is to launch direct flights from Addis Ababa to Blantyre, Malawi's second city and centre of commerce, from 31 March. The flights will operate three times a week between Bole Int...

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Addis Ababa University to set up technology business centre

Education 20 Jan, 2013

Addis Ababa University is to establish a Technology Business Incubation Center and Science and Technology Park. The centre, which will focus on promoting excellence in entrepreneurship development...

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Addis Ababa twins with New Delhi

City 15 Jan, 2013

Addis Ababa has entered into a sister-city twinning agreement with Indian capital New Delhi to facilitate collaboration between both cities in health and municipal services, the development of small a...

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Ethiopia and Qatar resume relations

Politics 11 Nov, 2012

Ethiopia and Qatar resumed diplomatic and economic ties after the prime ministers of both countries met at Ethiopia's presidential palace in Addis Ababa early November. The new relationship, descri...

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International coffee conference in Addis Ababa

Food and Agriculture 28 Oct, 2012

Addis Ababa is hosting an international conference on coffee under the theme Ethiopian Coffee Export Conference: Strengthening the Legacy of Our Coffee, from 8 - 9 November. The Ethiopian Coffee Ex...

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New film festival for Addis Ababa

Culture 22 Oct, 2012

The inaugural Colours of the Nile International Film Festival (CNIFF) opens in Addis Ababa on 7 November and runs until 11 November. The five-day event is screening 59 African titles from cou...

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Great Ethiopian Run accused of impropriety

Sport 08 Oct, 2012

The charitable organisation the Great Ethiopian Run has had its funds and property confiscated by the Charities and Civil Societies Agency (CCSA), amid accusations of involvement in activities defined...

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Ethiopia launches flights to Kuala Lumpur

Transport 04 Oct, 2012

Ethiopian Airlines is to launch scheduled three-times weekly flights to Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, via Bangkok, on 31 October. The new flight will see Kuala Lumpur connected to major African c...

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Hailemariam confirmed as leader of EPRDF

Politics 17 Sep, 2012

Hailemariam Desalegn has been elected as the head of Ethiopia's ruling coalition the Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) after receiving unanimous backing, according to governmen...

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Ethiopia frees Swedish journalists

Civil rights 10 Sep, 2012

Ethiopia has pardoned and freed two Swedish journalists who were arrested last year in the rebel Ogaden region and had been serving an 11-year jail sentence for "supporting terrorism". The pardon o...

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Hailemariam to become Ethiopian prime minister

Politics 27 Aug, 2012

The Ethiopian parliament is to install Hailemariam Desalegn as the country's new prime minister following the state funeral of Meles Zenawi on 2 September. Hailemariam will lead Ethiopia until the ele...

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Meles Zenawi dies after weeks of illness

Politics 20 Aug, 2012

The announcement of the death of Ethiopia’s prime minister Meles Zenawi puts an end to several months of speculation about his absence from public life. However the announcement of his demise in...

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Dlamini-Zuma elected head of AU Commission

Politics 16 Jul, 2012

South African home affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was elected as chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission at the 19th African Summit in Addis Ababa on 15 July, and she was sworn in as...

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African Union summit in Addis Ababa

Politics 11 Jul, 2012

The African Union's 19th African Summit is being held in Addis Ababa on 15-16 July, following its heads of state and government assembly which began on 9 July. Ahead of the summit, the African Unio...

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Ethiopia to build new railway to Djibouti

Infrastructure 03 Jul, 2012

Ethiopia has signed two deals with Chinese and Turkish construction companies to build two sections of a new railway linking the land-locked country’s north-eastern region to the new Red Sea por...

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Australia wins competition to design Addis Ababa stadium

Sport 20 Jun, 2012

Australia's Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) has won an international competition to design a national stadium and sports village for Addis Ababa. The Federal Sports Commission of Ethio...

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New flights from Addis Ababa

Transport 18 Jun, 2012

Ethiopian Airlines is launching direct flights from Addis Ababa to Cotonou in Benin from 15 June. The new service brings to 40 the number of its weekly flights from Addis Ababa to nine western African...

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Ethiopia clamps down on the internet

Telecoms 17 Jun, 2012

Ethiopia is clamping down further on internet use, according to Reporters Without Borders, the international non-governmental organisation that advocates freedom of the press and information. The F...

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AU summit moved to Addis Ababa over Bashir row

Politics 13 Jun, 2012

The upcoming African Union (AU) summit has been moved to the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa after the scheduled host country Malawi refused to welcome controversial Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir,...

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Ethiopian-Sudan gets South Korean funds for power project

Infrastructure 04 Jun, 2012

A South Korea bank EDCF has approved a loan of $80 million to Ethiopia to support part of the construction and expansion of the Ethiopia-Sudan electric power transmission line. The new power lines...

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Self-service check-in at Addis Ababa airport

Transport 27 May, 2012

Self-service check-in kiosks have been introduced at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, allowing passengers to print boarding passes and select their own seats. The service, which was launched...

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New flights from Addis Ababa

Transport 21 May, 2012

Ethiopian Airlines has announced new flights from Addis Ababa to Toronto, beginning on 16 July. The airline said that the twice-weekly service will be the only regularly-scheduled non-stop flight f...

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