A #British parliamentarian said he was “deported” by Djibouti and blamed the African country for “kowtowing to China” with which he has personal issues; and he labeled #Djibouti as “vassal state;” that deporting him was “an example of Chinese malign influence in Africa” Amb Abdi Mahamoud Eybe

“Worrisome to Ethiopia,” EU envoy said at European Chamber, referring to an Ernst &Young study that put “tax administration unpredictability” first among reasons for declining foreign investment in Ethiopia; leading potential & actual investors to quit and look elsewhere European Chamber in Ethiopia

On a post deleted since, embassy of #Somalia in #Serbia posted two days ago, a map with “Greater Somalia” written in English and Arabic; incorporating huge portions of the territories of #Djibouti #Ethiopia and #Kenya as that of an unrecognized Somalia it labeled as “Greater”

Amid recent reports of sporadic incursions in disputed areas north of the country, #Ethiopian National Security Council issued a lengthy statement today over security situations; notably reiterating the constitutional provision about monopoly of armed force only by the government

In a coincidence #Ethiopia may draw some lesson from, a few days after announcing it’ll permit foreign companies to engaging in, among others, retail business; a Chinese-owned supermarket in #Nigeria is shut by authorities over allegations that it denies entry to African shoppers

Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice, a party that holds two cabinet positions in the ruling gov’t, issued a statement today “imploring” the gov’t 'to resist succumbing” to what it called “pressures by int’l financial institutions”; and stave off devaluing the country’s currency

A day after head of #Tigray gov’t labeled recent situations in the north as “not conflicts between the Fed or #Amhara gov’ts & Tigray, but works of diehard enemies of the Pretoria agreement;” gov’t media in #Ethiopia said #TPLF invaded disputed areas violating the Pretoria accord

The rapidly expanding Arifpay Financial Technologies Arifpay entered into an agreement with Safaricom Ethiopia to provide the latter’s M-PESA services on Arifpay’s payment systems; enabling customers to use M-PESA for transactions through Arifpay’s online & POS payment system.

የሰብዓዊ መብቶች ኮሚሽን Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) - ኢሰመኮ ለሴቶችና ሕፃናት መብት ኮሚሽነርነት፤ በዕድሜ ከ35 በላይ ሆና የፖለቲካ ድርጅት አባል ያልሆነች፣ የመብት ተቆርቋሪነትና የሙያ ብቃት አላት ብለው የሚያምኗትን ኢትዮጵያዊት እስከ ሚያዚያ 22 መጠቆም እንደሚቻል ገለፀ

Chinese runner He Jie’s victory Sunday in the #Beijing Half Marathon is facing a probe after his win was called into question by Chinese internet users because a trio of African runners, an #Ethiopian & two Kenyans, allegedly appeared to deliberately slow down to let [China] win.

In what the gov’t termed as “liberalization” #Ethiopia lifts the ban on foreigners from import-export, wholesale & retail businesses. Foreign investors fulfilling the set requirements can now engage in exporting coffee, khat, oilseeds, forestry products, cattle, and skins & hides

In a shocking disparity tantamount to chronic symptom of detrimental financial health; it is announced almost a quarter of the total credit disbursed by all banks in #Ethiopia till June was taken by just 10 debtors who owe ETB 440 billion to private and gov’t banks in the country

African Renaissance Television (ARTS TV) wishes all Ethiopian and Muslims and the faithful all over the world, a Happy #Eid2024 on the end of the 1445th year of the end of Holy Month of Ramadan! عيد الفطر Eid Mubarak!

The shining striker of Newcastle FC, Alexander Isak, who's a #Swedish national of #Eritrean origin, was targeted by burglars who stole a car from his house 2 days before he played in his team’s win at Fulham on Saturday; #AFP reported. No words if Isak was home during the robbery

Marking the 78th year of its epic journey to what it has become today: Africa's largest airline, Ethiopian Airlines celebrated the milestone with CEO Mesfin Tassew & CCO Lemma Yadecha taking a flight to Cairo in an unconventional, yet inspiring, roles: serving passengers as cabin crew

Ethiopian Public Servants Social Security Agency Chief announced, pension dues that were held for over two years from 70,864 pensioners in #Tigray region, started to paid today with back-pays; after, the CEO said, his agency “learned about the political decision from the media.”

Somalia said it has expelled Ethiopia’s ambassador, closed 2 #Ethiopian consulates, recalled its own ambassador to #AddisAbaba allegedly over dispute on #Somaliland deal. Spokesperson of Ethiopian Foreign Ministry reportedly said his country did not have information on the matter

After Japan announced last November it has bestowed the Nipponese Government’s oldest honor: Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, to Derartu Tulu of #Ethiopia the 1st ever African woman to win gold at #Olympics ; Derartu received the medal today Japan In Ethiopia embassy.

Africa’s largest airline, EAL, today inaugurated a new Airport with a terminal and support facility buildings with built-up area of 3500 M2 in Jinka city of the South Ethiopia State. The state-of-the-art airport terminal is the latest Ethiopian Airlines keeps building around #Ethiopia

In a gesture of stance for promotion religious harmony and acknowledgment of the crucial role faith groups in #Ethiopia can play for peace and unity; U.S. Ambassador Ervin Massinga hosted interfaith Iftar dinner at U.S. Embassy Addis residence celebrating the Holy Month of #Ramadan