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News Ethiopia Government: Ethiopia’s government forces retake airport from Tigray rebels in Mekelle

Published on: Friday 02 October 2026
Ethiopia’s government forces retake airport from Tigray rebels in Mekelle
News source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/3/rebels-pulling-back-as-addis-ababas-forces-advance-reports-say

The Ethiopian National Defence Forces regained control of Alula Aba Nega Airport in Mekelle, one source with knowledge of events in the city and a humanitarian source told Reuters news agency on ...

News Ethiopia Government: Eritrea cuts ties with Ethiopia over Asmara embassy closure

Published on: Thursday 01 October 2026
Eritrea cuts ties with Ethiopia over Asmara embassy closure
News source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/eritrea-cuts-ties-ethiopia-over-asmara-embassy-closure

Oct 1 (Reuters) - Ethiopia ordered the closure of its embassy in Eritrea and declared 10 Eritrean diplomats persona nongrata on Thursday, prompting Asmara to sever all diplomatic ties with its neighbour after overnight blasts heard in Addis Ababa sparked fears aboutrenewed conflict in northern Ethiopia spreading.Addis Ababa has accused Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt of supporting an opposition alliance led by the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) that has battled troops loyal to Ethiopia's federal government since last week. The three countries deny the accusation.

News Ethiopia Government: Days after pledging to expand internet, Ethiopia’s govt shuts it off

Published on: Friday 14 June 2019
Days after pledging to expand internet, Ethiopia’s govt shuts it off
News source: https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/14/days-after-pledging-to-expand-internet-ethiopias-govt-shuts-it-off/

Days after Ethiopian ICT officials made public pledges to improve net access, the government began playing on-again, off-again with the internet — shutting it down (almost completely) to coincide with the country’s national exams. Data provided to TechCrunch from Oracle’s Internet Intelligence confirmed intermittent net blackouts from June 11 to 14, with connectivity returning for brief […]

News Ethiopia Government: Ethiopian Government Shuts Down The Internet To Prevent Cheating In Exams

Published on: Wednesday 12 June 2019
Ethiopian Government Shuts Down The Internet To Prevent Cheating In Exams
News source: https://www.techzim.co.zw/2019/06/ethiopian-government-shuts-down-the-internet-to-prevent-cheating-in-exams/

Usually when an African government shuts down the internet, it’s because people have had enough of incompetence and have decided to take to the streets to demand good governance. They don’t usually ...

News Ethiopia Government: Ethiopian Telecoms Sector Requires 'Huge' Investments-Minister

Published on: Wednesday 12 June 2019
Ethiopian Telecoms Sector Requires 'Huge' Investments-Minister
News source: https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/06/12/business/12reuters-ethiopia-telecoms-minister.html

ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia could require as much as $2.2 billion (1.73 billion pounds) to modernise its creaking, overburdened telecoms sector, a senior government official told Reuters on Wednesday. "The ...

News Ethiopia Government: EXCLUSIVE-Ethiopia plans to issue telco licences by year-end -sources

Published on: Wednesday 12 June 2019
EXCLUSIVE-Ethiopia plans to issue telco licences by year-end -sources
News source: https://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-ethiopia-plans-issue-telco-133012752.html

Ethiopia is aiming to award telco licences to multinational mobile companies by the end of the year, ending a state monopoly and opening up one of the world's last major closed telecoms markets, three people with direct knowledge of the process said. Ethiopia's telecoms industry is considered

News Ethiopia Government: Women in Ethiopia Still Struggle Despite Leadership in Government

Published on: Tuesday 23 April 2019
News source: https://www.africa.com/women-in-ethiopia-still-struggle-despite-leadership-in-government/

ADDIS ABABA, Apr 19 2019 (IPS) - Following 2018 elections in Ethiopia, a record-breaking number of women now hold leadership positions in the country’s government. But women still struggle to rise up ...

News Ethiopia Government: Ethiopia arrests government officials over corruption

Published on: Thursday 18 April 2019
News source: https://www.theafricareport.com/12027/ethiopia-arrests-government-officials-over-corruption/

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks at a news conference in Addis Ababa. Reuters Ethiopia has arrested nearly 60 government officials over allegations of corruption and economic sabotage In ...

News Ethiopia Government: New Ethiopian consulate in St. Paul seeks to build trust

Published on: Friday 26 April 2019
News source: https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article229591669.html

The looming question is one of trust: Some 80 ethnic groups call Ethiopia home, and of them, the Oromo are the largest, though federal police and other government institutions were long dominated by a ...