(Photo: Amhara Agricultural Bureau/Facebook) Addis Abeba – In alignment with the federal government’s initiative, which mandates regional states to independently cover at least 70% of their humanitarian needs, the Amhara Agricultural Bureau has announced the commencement of cultivating over 4,500 hectares of land with grains such as teff, wheat, and maize. Abeje Seneshaw, the deputy head of …

Girls celebrating the Ashenda festival in Tigray, 2024 (Photo: Tigrai Television) By Abdisa Kalbesa Addis Abeba – Throughout history, diverse cultures have flourished, each with its own unique traditions and practices that have been passed down through generations. The Tegaru people, for example, have long celebrated their cultural heritage through events like the Ashenda, a …

(Photo: EEP/Facebook) Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) disclosed that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) contributed 17% to the country’s total power supply during the previous fiscal year. During a press briefing held on 21 August, 2024, Engineer Ashebir Balcha, Ethiopian Electric Power CEO, revealed that the country produced 20,522 gigawatt-hours of …

Nuradin Mohamed Haji, the Director General of Kenya’s Intelligence Service, convened with Ambassador Redwan Hussien, the Director General of Ethiopia’s National Intelligence and Security Service, to deliberate on strategies for resolving the conflicts and instability prevalent in the Horn of Africa (Photo: ENA) Addis Abeba – The intelligence agencies of Ethiopia and Kenya have asserted that the …

(Photo: Konso Zone Government Communications/Facebook) Addis Abeba – A deadly assault in the Segen district of Konso Zone, located in the South Ethiopia region, claimed the lives of eight police officers and five civilians. In an interview with Addis Standard, Urmale Ugande, the administrator of the Segen district, disclosed that the attack on 18, August, 2024, was …

The local currency value fell by 100% two weeks into the forex regime reform (Illustration: Addis Standard) By Adunya Zerihun Addis Abeba – On 29 July 2024, the National Bank of Ethiopia announced a reform of the Foreign Exchange Regime, introducing a floating exchange rate – a system where the value of a country’s currency …

Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede, deputy president of Tigray’s interim administration and head of the cabinet secretariat for peace and security (Photo: Dimtsi Weyane) Addis Abeba – Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede, deputy president of Tigray’s interim administration and head of the cabinet secretariat for peace and security, has reassured the public that concerted efforts are being undertaken …

Adem Farah. Photo: Prosperity Party Addis Abeba – Adem Farah, Head of the Coordination Center for the Development of Democracy with the rank of Deputy Prime Minister, and Vice President of Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party (PP), said that President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s recent statements and speeches “deny the reality on the ground, go …