Ethiopia says its mega-dam on the River Nile is now complete, following years of tensions with Egypt and Sudan over its construction that many feared would lead to war in Africa. The contentious £3billion project is set to be officially inaugurated in …
Kenyan Cynthia Limo, 26, broke her personal best to win the women’s race, while Birhanu Legese, 22, from Ethiopia, took the honours in a close finish in the men’s event. All photos by Natheer Halawani for The National. Read more: Ethiopia's Birhanu …
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday said a multi-billion-dollar mega-dam on the Blue Nile that has long worried neighbouring countries is complete and will be officially inaugurated in September. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), …
When Ethiopia announced the preliminary deal with its official creditors in March, it said the agreement would provide some $2.5bn (R43.78bn) of relief over 2023 to 2028, the period of its International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. Ethiopia's OCC is …
Ethiopia has reached a major breakthrough in its long-awaited debt restructuring process under the G20 Common Framework, signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its Official Creditor Committee (OCC). The agreement, announced by the Ministry of …
The $445 million project will see the erection of a 62-storey headquarters for the state-owned Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), positioning the nation at the forefront of architectural ambition on the continent. Initially proposed in 2023, the project was …
Ethiopia has agreed a memorandum of understanding with its Official Creditor Committee on debt restructuring, the government's official news agency said on Wednesday. The memorandum formalises the debt restructuring agreed in principle in March this …
Addis Ababa, July 2, 2025 (ENA) – Ethiopia’s Finance State Minister Semereta Sewasew held discussions with Baroness Jane Ramsey of Wall Heath, the UK Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Ethiopia. As one of only 32 global Trade Envoys, Baroness Ramsey …
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