Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Ethiopia’s First Pediatric Eye Care Unit Inaugurated
Ethiopian News Agency
·
Addis Ababa, August 19, 2025 (ENA)— A Pediatric Eye Unit built with 1,129,412 Euro in the premises of Alert Comprehensive Specialized Hospital was inaugurated today. The nation’s first Pediatric Eye Care Unit designed specifically to combat...
Ethiopia Journalists Association Says Reporter Abductions Must End
Zehabesha
·
August 19, 2025
The call is simple: follow due process, not force. If there are allegations, journalists should be brought before a court within 48 hours—not taken by unknown individuals and kept without contact. These disappearances weaken the rule of law, sow...
Ethiopia Salary Increase How Much Is Lost to Tax and VAT
Zehabesha
·
August 19, 2025
Many people are asking: what does the 160 billion birr salary increase really mean for workers in Ethiopia? Will take-home pay rise enough to cover food, rent, and transport? Or will income tax, pension deductions, and VAT swallow most of it? This...
On Missionary Roads: Ethiopia
The Boston Pilot - Massachusetts
·
August 22, 2025
These last few weeks, I have spent traveling in the missions of Ethiopia with Daria Braithwaite, our Mission Education Coordinator. We were invited by Bishop Seyoum Fransua of the Vicariate of Hosanna to see the fruits of the work done with...
Pagad march in Bonteheuwel, and more from around the world
Daily Maverick
·
August 29, 2025
Police, PAGAD members and residents during the PAGAD march through Bonteheuwel streets on August 24, 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. People Against Gangsterism And Drugs (PAGAD) say they want their streets back and are saying enough to...
New Tourist Destination Projects in Ethiopia Boosting National Economy
Ethiopian News Agency
·
Addis Ababa, August 21, 2025 (ENA) -- The Ministry of Tourism has announced that new tourist destination development projects are playing a vital role in revitalizing Ethiopia’s tourism sector and strengthening the national economy. State Minister...
Opinion| Health services delivery prospects following Adut Kiir’s appointment
Radio Tamazuj
·
August 29, 2025
The appointment of Adut Salva Kiir Mayardit as Senior Presidential Envoy on special programs comes at a time when South Sudan is at a crossroads, both politically and socially. For decades, the conversation about national development has often...
Etihad launches New Destination Sale for six routes
Zawya
·
Etihad Airways has launched its New Destination Sale, offering travellers across the UAE and GCC special deals running till August 28. The campaign offers savings of up to 30% on flights to six destinations recently added to the airline's...
‘Hidden Heroes’ – Global Cities Are Honored For Tackling Deadly Speeds
Forbes
·
Bogotá, Colombia experienced zero fatalities in the first six months of implementing a series of speed reduction measures. It is one of eight cities honored in the Bloomberg Philanthropies first-ever Initiative for Global Road Safety Speed...
Ethiopia’s Selam Gebre delivers dominant performance at Totalsports Women’s Race Joburg
IOL
·
Ethiopian Selam Gebre beat out a strong field to win the Totalsports Women’s Race in a time of 33 minutes 27 seconds (33:27), held at Marks Park, Emmarentia, on Sunday. Neheng Khatala (Lesotho) came in second, while Debrah Cherotich (Kenya)...
Ethiopia to Copy Kenya's Tax Tricks to Increase Revenue
Kenyans.co.ke
·
August 17, 2025
Ethiopia is turning to regional peers such as Kenya to guide its sweeping tax transformation plans as the country grapples with a sharp decline in domestic revenue collection. According to a recent report on Ethiopia’s tax-to-GDP ratio, the...
Six Ethiopians Arrested in Mzimba for Illegal Entry
Face of Malawi
·
August 21, 2025
Published on August 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM by Evance Kapito 123 words • approx. 1 min read Six Ethiopian nationals are expected to appear in court in Mzimba today on charges of illegal entry into Malawi. Jenda Police Public Relations Officer,...
I wish those protesting outside refugee hotels could meet the people inside
Metro
·
August 29, 2025
I wish those who shout hatred at asylum seekers could meet the people I volunteer with (Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire) Watching the footage of yet more protestors at asylum seeker hotels over the weekend was deeply upsetting. When I read some of...
Blue dragon: Beaches closed in southern Spain over poisonous sea creature
IRN
·
Blindfolded and under armed guard, a captured ISIS fighter is brought before us. When the blindfold is removed, he doesn't look surprised to see a camera crew and several counterterrorism officers, one of whom interrogated him when he was first...
Ethiopia: We Are Here To Resist, Strive and Purge
Eritrea Digest
·
August 16, 2025
Resist. Strive. Purge. According to the Ethiopian ruling party’s self-assessment, since it came to power Seven (7) Years Ago, it has brought about tangible changes on Three (3) National Agendas, despite the fact that, over the Last Two (2) Years,...
Asylum seekers to stay at Epping hotel after government wins appeal
BBC
·
Lewis AdamsBBC News, Essex ShareSave Tensions have been high over the housing of 138 asylum seekers at The Bell Hotel in Epping A temporary injunction that blocked asylum seekers being housed at an Essex hotel has been overturned at the Court of...
GERD Completion Marks African Self-reliance, Regional Dev’t: Foreign Affairs Ministry
Ethiopian News Agency
·
Addis Ababa, August 28, 2025 (ENA)— The completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) stands as a powerful symbol of African self-reliance and regional development, Foreign Affairs Ministry Spokesperson, Ambassador Nebiat Getachew...
Visa-Free policy will double Africa’s US$190 billion tourism revenue — Julius Debrah
MyJoyOnline
·
August 20, 2025
The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has stressed the urgent need to dismantle barriers that prevent the free movement of people, goods, and services across the African continent. He insisted that the over US$190 billion generated annually from...
Ethiopia's famous fossils of Lucy, Selam to be displayed in Czech Republic
The Peninsula
·
August 15, 2025
Addis Ababa: Ethiopia's famous hominid fossils, Lucy and Selam, have left for Central Europe for display in an upcoming exhibition on human origins in the Czech Republic. In a statement issued Friday, the Ethiopian Ministry of Tourism announced...
Visa-free policy would double Africa’s US$190bn tourism revenue – Julius Debrah
CNR Citi Newsroom
·
August 20, 2025
The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has stressed the urgent need to dismantle barriers that prevent the free movement of people, goods, and services across the African continent. He insisted that the over US$190 billion generated annually from...