India-Ethiopia-Joint-Defence-Cooperation-meeting-New-Delhi (Photo: Embassy of Ethiopia) Addis Abeba – India and Ethiopia held their first-ever Joint Defense Cooperation (JDC) meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday, marking a new milestone in the long-standing bilateral defense relationship between the two countries. The meeting was co-chaired by Amitabh Prasad, Joint Secretary (International Cooperation) at India’s Ministry of Defense, and …

Ethiopia accuses Egypt of intensifying hostile rhetoric over Nile and GERD (Photo: ENA) Addis Abeba – Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water and Energy has accused Egypt of intensifying “hostile rhetoric” over the Nile River and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), warning that Cairo’s “colonial-era mindset” threatens regional cooperation among Nile Basin countries. The statement, issued …

Ethiopia accuses Egypt of intensifying hostile rhetoric over Nile and GERD (Photo: ENA) Addis Abeba – Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water and Energy has accused Egypt of intensifying “hostile rhetoric” over the Nile River and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), warning that Cairo’s “colonial-era mindset” threatens regional cooperation among Nile Basin countries. The statement, issued …

Yasmin-State-minstrer-of-trade-and-regional-integration- (Photo: MTRI) Addis Abeba – The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration has announced that Ethiopia will commence duty-free exports to member states of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on Thursday, 9 October 2025. The move marks the country’s first official export operation under the AfCFTA framework. Speaking at a press briefing …

Ethio-amb-Jemal Beker-Khawaja Asif-Pakistan-defence (Photo: Ethiopian Embassy Islamabad) Addis Abeba – Ethiopia and Pakistan have agreed to enhance cooperation in defence and aviation as part of efforts to further strengthen their bilateral relations, Ethiopia’s Embassy in Islamabad announced. The agreement was reached on Monday, 6 October 2025, during a meeting between Jemal Beker Abdula (Phd), Ethiopia’s …

Yasmin-State-minstrer-of-trade-and-regional-integration- (Photo: MTRI) Addis Abeba – The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration has announced that Ethiopia will commence duty-free exports to member states of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on Thursday, 9 October 2025. The move marks the country’s first official export operation under the AfCFTA framework. Speaking at a press briefing …

Ethio-amb-Jemal Beker-Khawaja Asif-Pakistan-defence (Photo: Ethiopian Embassy Islamabad) Addis Abeba – Ethiopia and Pakistan have agreed to enhance cooperation in defence and aviation as part of efforts to further strengthen their bilateral relations, Ethiopia’s Embassy in Islamabad announced. The agreement was reached on Monday, 6 October 2025, during a meeting between Jemal Beker Abdula (Phd), Ethiopia’s …

Trucks-carrying-Liquified-Natural-Gas-from-Ogaden (Photo: PMO) Addis Abeba – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has announced a nationwide ban on the import of diesel-powered heavy vehicles, effective 2 October 2025, and revealed that about 2,000 buses operating in Addis Ababa and on inter-regional routes will be converted from fuel to gas this year. “When these two thousand vehicles …

Tigray-Interim-Administration-reiterates-appeal-armed-groups (photo: President Office) Addis Abeba – The Interim Administration of Tigray has renewed its call on armed groups operating in Afar Regional State to lay down their weapons and commit to dialogue, stressing that “Tigray’s problem must be solved by Tigrayans within Tigray.” In a statement issued following recent clashes with an armed group …

Trucks-carrying-Liquified-Natural-Gas-from-Ogaden (Photo: PMO) Addis Abeba – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has announced a nationwide ban on the import of diesel-powered heavy vehicles, effective 2 October 2025, and revealed that about 2,000 buses operating in Addis Ababa and on inter-regional routes will be converted from fuel to gas this year. “When these two thousand vehicles …