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Saudi Arabia detains main foreign investor in Renaissance Dam
Nov,7 2017 Egypt Independent What has Renaissance Dam got to do with Al-Amoudi arrest? Saudi authorities detained the largest investor in the Renaissance Dam project in Ethiopia, Mohammed al-Amoudi, as…
Ethiopian FM briefs Addis-based diplomats on current affairs
Addis Ababa, November 7, 2017 (FBC) – Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu today briefed Addis-based diplomats on current situations in Ethiopia. In his briefing, he gave particular emphasis on the…
Trump’s Dangerous Retreat from Africa
An Africanist Donald Trump is not. Unlike his two immediate predecessors, who had signature initiatives on the continent, the U.S. president has shown little interest in Africa and had minimal…
China Poly Sees Ethiopia Gas Exports by 2019, Minister Says
China Poly Group plans to start exporting natural gas from Ethiopia’s eastern Ogaden basin by mid-2019 as it continues to explore near the border with Somalia, Petroleum Minister Motuma Mekassa…
Thousands of Ethiopia troops enter Somalia to hunt al-Shabab
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Border residents say thousands of Ethiopian troops have crossed into Somalia to join a large-scale offensive against al-Shabab extremists. The offensive comes after a truck bombing in…
EPRDF raises proportional representation to 20%
Addis Ababa, November 2, 2017 (FBC) – The ruling party EPRDF has raised the proportional representation for the mixed electoral system from 15 percent to 20. The proposed 20 percent,…