Ethiopia’s seventh general election was largely underway across the country on Monday, with the National Election Board of Ethiopia saying about 50,800 polling stations opened on time and voter turnout was high, even as security problems kept 143 polling stations closed and disrupted voting in parts of Oromia and Amhara. NEBE Chairperson Melatework Hailu, briefing […]

Ethiopia’s seventh general election was largely underway across the country on Monday, with the National Election Board of Ethiopia saying about 50,800 polling stations opened on time and voter turnout was high, even as security problems kept 143 polling stations closed and disrupted voting in parts of Oromia and Amhara. NEBE Chairperson Melatework Hailu, briefing […]

The Ministry of Revenues of Ethiopia says the number of taxpayers using electronic payment methods has been increasing as he country collected more than 281 billion Birr in ten months through e-payment. This is stated by Ms. Elsabet Ashenafi, Coordinator of the Revenue Accounts Consolidation Team under the Revenue Accounts Administration Directorate of the Ministry […]

The Ministry of Revenues of Ethiopia says the number of taxpayers using electronic payment methods has been increasing as he country collected more than 281 billion Birr in ten months through e-payment. This is stated by Ms. Elsabet Ashenafi, Coordinator of the Revenue Accounts Consolidation Team under the Revenue Accounts Administration Directorate of the Ministry […]

COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum called for an urgent increase in the pace of electrification of the world economy, saying it was critical to the fight against climate change and to implementing the commitments made at previous COPs. Kurum, Minister of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change in COP31 host Türkiye, said the current energy crisis had […]

Ethiopia Abstains as UN Backs World Court Climate Ruling Ethiopia abstained as the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution backing a landmark International Court of Justice advisory opinion that says states have legal duties to act on climate change. The resolution, tabled by Vanuatu, passed on Wednesday with 141 votes in favour, eight […]

Ethiopia Abstains as UN Backs World Court Climate Ruling Ethiopia abstained as the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution backing a landmark International Court of Justice advisory opinion that says states have legal duties to act on climate change. The resolution, tabled by Vanuatu, passed on Wednesday with 141 votes in favour, eight […]

Ethiopia will reset the benchmark used to measure its economy by September 2026, in a move officials say will significantly reshape how national output, regional production and sectoral activity are captured in official statistics. The Ministry of Planning and Development announced the decision on Monday at a high-level summit on statistical sovereignty held under the […]

Ethiopia says it has relaunched work on the Awash–Kombolcha–Hara Gebeya railway, reviving one of the country’s most important unfinished transport corridors after years of delay caused by the northern conflict, contract disputes and damage to project infrastructure. The 392-kilometre electric railway, which links Awash in central Ethiopia with Kombolcha and Hara Gebeya in the north, […]

Ethiopia will reset the benchmark used to measure its economy by September 2026, in a move officials say will significantly reshape how national output, regional production and sectoral activity are captured in official statistics. The Ministry of Planning and Development announced the decision on Monday at a high-level summit on statistical sovereignty held under the […]