On 27 August, Egypt sent two C-130 military aircraft to Mogadishu, Somalia Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian government said it is concerned that the transition from the African Union transition mission in Somalia (ATMIS) to a new peace support mission is “fraught with dangers” to the region. Ethiopia also warned that it “cannot stand idle …

UNHCR staff welcoming newly arrived Sudanese refugees at the newly established Aftit refugee site in Amhara region (Photo: UNHCE) Addis Abeba – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), jointly with Ethiopia’s Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS), has established a new refugee site in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, which has received nearly 3,000 Sudanese refugees following the closure of the …

Takele Uma, a former Minister of Mines and Deputy Mayor of Addis Abeba, was appointed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to lead the Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway in mid-July 2024 (Photo: Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway S.C./Facebook) Addis Abeba – Takele Uma, the newly appointed CEO of the Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway S.C., has pledged to transform the company into a profitable …

(Photo: Tigray TV) Addis Abeba – The religious leaders of the Tigray Orthodox Church, See of Selama Kesate Berhan, have called on the leadership of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and senior officials of the Tigray interim administration to refrain from making statements that could exacerbate their differences, urging them instead to resolve their issues through …

The late Professor Andreas Esheté. Photo: Screenshot Addis Abeba – Andreas Esheté, a distinguished philosopher and former president of the Addis Abeba University (AAU), passed away on 29 August, the university announced. Andreas was known as a man of great intellect, compassion, and dedication to the betterment of humanity through his various roles in human …

As part of the 15 outsourcing services it provides to its 35 institutional clients, Commercial Nominees offers Western Union Money Transfer services at its branches, acting as a sub-agent for the state-owned Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (Photo: Commercial Nominees/Facebook) Addis Abeba – Close to 2,500 employees hired through the outsourcing entity Commercial Nominees and currently working as …