The century-old La Gare railway station in Addis Ababa could soon face partial demolition according to a report in the English-language weekly newspaper “Addis Fortune”. The historic station owned by the Ethio-Djibouti Railway Enterprise stands in the path of a proposed...

Three people have been killed and nine seriously injured in an explosion in a minibus taxi in Addis Ababa, international news agencies report. The blast occurred on 20 May at around 19.30 local time on a road linking the Hilton Hotel...

The opposition party Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement (OFDM) has pulled out of elections in Ethiopia in protest over the alleged intimidation of its agents during polling, Reuters news agency reports. OFDM is the second opposition party to withdraw from the elections...

Preparations are underway to launch the Ethiopian Commodities Exchange (ECX), the first regulated commodities market in Ethiopia. Registration for prospective members began in February and special warehouses in six cities across the country are due to go into operation shortly. The exchange...

The ministry of youth and sports in partnership with the ministry of culture and tourism are hard at work organising the first ever sports festival in Addis Ababa in May, the local English-language newspaper “Capital Ethiopia” reports. The exact dates of...

Dozens of new buses have come into operation in Addis Ababa to relieve pressure on the city’s struggling public transport network. With a seating capacity of 27, the new turquoise and white vehicles supplement the existing 13,000 minibus taxis and 500...

Kirkos district in Addis Ababa could get a new youth centre under an ambitious project of the national millennium secretariat council, English-language weekly newspaper “Fortune” reports. The 20 million Birr centre will cover an area of almost 50,000 sqm and have...

The Addis Book Fair takes place from 10-17 March at the Addis Ababa University (AAU) in the heart of the Ethiopian capital, local English-language newspaper “Capital Ethiopia” reports. Over 10,000 books from Ethiopian and foreign publishing houses will be on display...

The National Palace on Menelik II Avenue is to get an overhaul under the supervision of one of the original architects, local business weekly “Capital Ethiopia” reports. The project includes the restoration of the original wing built in 1955 to celebrate...

Ethiopians will go to the polls in April to elect both their local government representatives and fill the parliamentary seats left vacant by the opposition following the general elections of May 2005. Local elections will take place on different dates in...