Ethiopian election results confirmed

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has confirmed the provisional results of the general election on 23 May, which returned the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) to power with a massive victory. In a statement posted on...

Ethiopia’s ruling party sweeps to victory again

The ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) led by prime minister Meles Zenawi won an overwhelming victory in the federal parliamentary elections on 23 May according to provisional results published on the website of the national electoral board of...

Africa Day on 25 May

25 May is Africa Day, when the African Union (AU) officially celebrates unity on the African continent. It marks the anniversary of the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the forerunner of today’s AU, in Addis Ababa on...

Ethiopia elections "peaceful and calm"

European Union (EU) observers in Ethiopia are looking into claims by the opposition of electoral malpractice during the 23 May parliamentary and state council elections, which they have however described as largely peaceful and calm. Chief EU observer Thijs Berman...

Ethiopia inaugurates new hydropower project

A new hydropower plant with a generating capacity of 460MW has gone into operation in a boost to the struggling power sector in Ethiopia. The Tana Beles Multipurpose Hydroelectric Project on the shores of lake Tana in the northwestern highlands is...

Ethiopia elections on 23 May

Campaigning for elections ends in Ethiopia ahead of parliamentary and state council elections on 23 May. 29,170,867 people out of a total population of 85 million have registered to vote in the polls according to the National Electoral Board of...

Ethiopia readies for parliamentary elections

On 23 May 2010 Ethiopians go to the polls to elect their new federal parliament. The main competitors are the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), led by prime minister Meles Zenawi, and a coalition of eight opposition parties,...

Arup helps Addis Ababa reduce carbon emissions

City authorities have announced plans to develop a carbon reduction programme in Addis Ababa. Working with global engineering group Arup in a project run by the William J. Clinton Foundation, authorities hope to curb environmental pollution and limit the impact...

Chinese language institute opens in Addis Ababa

Ethiopian and Chinese officials have inaugurated a new Chinese language and cultural centre on the premises of the Ethio-China Polytechnic College in Kotebe in Yeka district in Addis Ababa. About 250 people have enrolled to study Chinese language at the Confucius...

Addis Ababa gets MIDROC skyscraper

A new skyscraper will soon open for business in the centre of Addis Ababa, becoming the new tallest building in the capital. The 22-storey Nani Building is being constructed at a cost of 600 million Br – twice the amount originally...