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Slovenia’s Opening of Embassy in Addis Strategic Commitment to Deeper Ties with Ethiopia, Africa: Ambassador

Slovenia’s Opening of Embassy in Addis Strategic Commitment to Deeper Ties with Ethiopia, Africa: Ambassador

Addis Ababa, July 8, 2025 (ENA) - The opening of Slovenia's embassy in Addis Ababa is a symbol of strategic commitment to deeper political and economic ties with Ethiopia and the African continent, Slovenian Ambassador to Ethiopia, Kristina Radej...

European Union special representatives visit Ethiopia

Annette Weber and João Cravinho, the European Union Special Representatives (EUSR) for the Horn of Africa and for the Sahel, respectively, visited Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this week. During their visit on Monday they held high-level discussions with...

Egypt vows to block Ethiopia’s Red Sea bid after El-Sisi talks with Hassan Sheikh

Egypt vows to block Ethiopia’s Red Sea bid after El-Sisi talks with Hassan Sheikh

Cairo, July 8, 2025 – Egypt vowed to oppose Ethiopia’s push for Red Sea access and pledged to accelerate military support to Somalia, deepening a security alliance amid rising regional tensions. After talks with Somali President Hassan Sheikh...

NAF, Ethiopian Air Force Deepen Defence Ties, Explore Joint UAV Production

NAF, Ethiopian Air Force Deepen Defence Ties, Explore Joint UAV Production

The visit coincided with Ethiopia’s preparations to celebrate 90 years of military aviation. During the engagements, both air forces explored avenues for deepened technical collaboration, particularly in aircraft maintenance and overhaul,...

Commendations As Ethiopian Airlines Doubles Frequencies To Lagos 

Commendations As Ethiopian Airlines Doubles Frequencies To Lagos 

1 Ethiopian Airlines, the national carrier of Ethiopia has extended its frequencies into the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos to two frequencies, totaling 14 weekly. The milestone flight was received by Dr. Ibrahim Kana,...

Stop using the US dollar - Bolivian President

Stop using the US dollar - Bolivian President

The dominance of a single state on the world stage has ended, Luis Arce told RT Countries around the globe should give up on the US dollar and rely on national currencies in trading with each other, Bolivian President Luis Arce told RT on the...

Stop using the US dollar Bolivian President

Stop using the US dollar Bolivian President

The dominance of a single state on the world stage has ended, Luis Arce told RT Countries around the globe should give up on the US dollar and rely on national currencies in trading with each other, Bolivian President Luis Arce told RT on the...

Tinubu Urges BRICS to Rethink Global Governance Structure, Finance, Health

Tinubu Urges BRICS to Rethink Global Governance Structure, Finance, Health

•Trump threatens extra 10% tariffs on BRICS’ allies DejiElumoyeand Michael Olugbode in Abuja President Bola Tinubu has called for a re-evaluation of the current global governance structure, as well as the financial and healthcare systems, urging...

Brazil's president tells Trump world does not want 'emperor' after US threatens BRICS tariff

Brazil's president tells Trump world does not want 'emperor' after US threatens BRICS tariff

Developing nations at the BRICS summit on Monday brushed away an accusation from President Donald Trump that they are "anti-American," with Brazil's president saying the world does not need an emperor after the U.S. leader threatened extra tariffs...

We don't want an emperor: Brazil President hits back at Trump over tariff threat

We don't want an emperor: Brazil President hits back at Trump over tariff threat

Brazil’s President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva pushed back US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose extra tariffs on Brics nations. At the end of Brics summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, Lula told reporters, "The world has changed. We don’t want...

President Trump puts 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, plus new import taxes on five other nations

President Trump puts 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, plus new import taxes on five other nations

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on Malaysia, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Laos, Myanmar and Tunisia, all of which would go into effect on Aug. 1....

Ethiopia concludes MoU with official creditor committee under G20 Common Framework

Ethiopia concludes MoU with official creditor committee under G20 Common Framework

In a significant milestone for Ethiopia’s economic roadmap, the government has successfully concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with its Official Creditor Committee under the G20 Common Framework. This pivotal agreement promises to...

JUST IN: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, Presents Him with Letter of Nomination (VIDEO)

JUST IN: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, Presents Him with Letter of Nomination (VIDEO)

Benjamin Netanyahu presents President Trump with Nobel Peace Prize nomination letter Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday during a dinner meeting with President Trump that he is nominating the President for the Nobel Peace...

Ethiopian Doctor Arrested After Health Worker Strike

Ethiopian Doctor Arrested After Health Worker Strike

On the afternoon of June 25, police in the regional capital of Ethiopia’s conflict-affected Amhara region arrested Dr. Daniel Fentaneh, a gynecologist and obstetric resident at Bahir Dar University Teaching Hospital, confiscating his phone and...

Brazil’s President Lula strongly rejected U.S. tariff threats at the BRICS summit

Brazil’s President Lula strongly rejected U.S. tariff threats at the BRICS summit

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticized President Donald Trump’s threat of extra tariffs on member countries, declaring “The world has changed. We don’t want an emperor”. Lula rejected any suggestion of U.S. economic dominance,...

PJ’s Coffee to Open First Virginia Location

PJ’s Coffee is inviting the Alexandria community to experience its classic New Orleans charm and signature Southern hospitality when it opens the doors to its first Virginia location at 6220 N. Kings Hwy beginning Tuesday, July 8. On opening day,...

Ethiopian Diaspora Service Praises Diaspora’s Pivotal Role in Advancing Development

Ethiopian Diaspora Service Praises Diaspora’s Pivotal Role in Advancing Development

Addis Ababa, July 7, 2025 (ENA) --- The Ethiopian Diaspora Service has lauded the vital contributions of the Ethiopian diaspora in driving key national development initiatives, including the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the Green...

Ethiopia Successfully Demonstrated its Position at BRICS Summit Focusing on its Nat’l Interests, Principle of Non-Interference

Ethiopia Successfully Demonstrated its Position at BRICS Summit Focusing on its Nat’l Interests, Principle of Non-Interference

Addis Ababa, July 7, 2025 (ENA) -- Ethiopia has successfully demonstrated its position at the 17th BRICS Summit, emphasizing on its national interests and the principle of non-interference, Government Communication Service Minister, Legesse Tulu...

Ethiopia looks to natural gas to fuel its growth

Ethiopia looks to natural gas to fuel its growth

Ethiopia says it will start exporting natural gas, part of a turnaround plan for an economy weighed down by shortage of foreign currency. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told parliament on Thursday that his administration would begin its first-ever gas...

Trump threatens Brazil over ‘witch hunt’ trial of ex-President Bolsonaro for attempted coup

Trump threatens Brazil over ‘witch hunt’ trial of ex-President Bolsonaro for attempted coup

After returning to power and successfully shedding the federal prosecution of himself and his allies for attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election, President Donald Trump sees kinship in Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro as the...

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