Nigeria ready to host Africa Central Bank – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria is ready to host the African Central Bank in line with the vision of the Abuja Treaty. He […]
Ethiopia
President Tinubu to attend 37th AU Summit
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu will on Thursday depart Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Special Adviser to the President on Media […]
Conflict, crises displaced more than 3m in Ethiopia – IOM
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has said more than 3 million people were internally displaced across Ethiopia due to conflict, drought, and social […]
Ethiopia becomes Africa’s latest sovereign default
Ethiopia became Africa’s third default in as many years on Tuesday after it failed to make a 33-million-dollar “coupon” payment on its only international […]
AfDB withdraws international staff from Ethiopia over serious diplomatic incident
By MBAFAN ADE (Business Correspondent) – The African Development Bank (AfDB), has decided to withdraw all its international staff from Ethiopia immediately. In addition […]
Olympic Qualifier: Ajibade, Kanu, Oshoala shine as Super Falcons beat Ethiopia 4-0
The Super Falcons on Tuesday in Abuja walloped Ethiopia 4-0 (5-1 on aggregate) to reach the third round of the African qualifiers for next […]
African leaders must find solutions to Africa’s problems – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Wednesday, said that African leaders must find home-grown solutions to the myriads of problems confronting the continent. Obasanjo stated […]
AWC expresses commitment to women’s advancement in Africa
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The African Women Conference (AWC), has announced a new venue for the 7th Edition of the conference, scheduled to hold […]
Ecobank, Dashen bank set up remittance app
Ecobank has partnered with Ethiopia’s Dashen Bank to enable Ethiopians living in Europe to send money instantly using Ecobank’s Rapidtransfer International app (RTI). This is […]
10 killed in air strikes on capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region
At least ten people were killed in a second day of air strikes on Ethiopia’s Tigray region Wednesday, a hospital official said, in attacks that […]
Ethiopian Airlines opens a 5-star in-terminal hotel inside Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest aviation group in Africa, has completed the first phase of its In-Terminal Hotel construction. In […]
Air strike hits capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region
The capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region has been hit by an air strike near a hospital which had received casualties less than a week […]
WFP scales up support for millions in Horn of Africa drought
The World Food Programme (WFP) says it is scaling up operations to support millions going hungry who “cannot wait” for assistance as the threat of […]
Monkeypox cases top 35,000 in 92 countries – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says monkeypox infections continue to rise globally, with more than 35,000 cases across 92 countries and territories, and 12 deaths. […]
About 1.5m livestock killed as drought hits Ethiopia – Report
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) disclosed on Monday that at least 1.5 million livestock have died across drought-affected parts of Ethiopia. “Many regions in […]
Ethiopia accused of executing 7 Sudanese soldiers, civilian
Sudan Armed Forces have accused Ethiopia’s army of executing seven Sudanese soldiers and a civilian who were captives. The Sudanese army in a statement on […]
Senegalese officials to arrive on Thursday for Nigeria vs Ethiopia match
Officials for the 2022 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture between Nigeria and Ethiopia are scheduled to arrive in the country on Thursday. The […]
Ethiopia launches 5G network
Ethio Telecom, the state-owned telecom service provider in Ethiopia, on Monday launched 5G mobile phone service making Ethiopia among the leading few African countries, including […]
Africa is ‘source of hope’ for the world – UN Chief
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, says Africa is “a source of hope” for the world, highlighting the examples of the African Continental Free Trade Area […]
Nigeria’ll continue to pursue global peace, progress – Buhari
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria will continue to pursue peace and progress in Africa, and other parts of the world, […]