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House votes to reject standing committee chair nominees
In its extraordinary session, the House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR) has voted nay for two of the nominees to chair the 10 parliamentary standing committees the House endorsed during its previous session on Tuesday.
House turns down two nominees to chair standing committees
In its regular session held today, the House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR) has refused to accept the nomination of two candidates— Amanuel Abraham and Motuma Makassa— to chair two different Standing Committees.
Ethiopia’s bumpy journey to the WTO
Keith Rockwell is Director of the Information and External Relation Division of the World Trade Organization (WTO) based in Genève. Two weeks ago Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES ) in collaboration with WTO has organized a seminar on “Challenges for the Multilateral Trading System ‐ Perspectives from East Africa” which took place in Nairobi.
The Japanese push to Africa
Ambassador Fumio Shimizu is the newly appointed head of the Japanese Mission to the African Union (AU). A lawyer by profession, Shimizu is a seasoned Japanese diplomate and official at the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
EPRDF Congress dwells on two-year report in groups
The 11th Congress of the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) which is on its second day in Hawassa is dwelling on the reports from the organizing committee regarding the implementation performance of the party on the directions issued on its 10th Convention.
Central Addis rocked by conflict
Central Addis Ababa area known widely as Piazza has been rocked by violent conflicts between the youth who came from towns of the Oromia Special Zone surrounding the capital and the Addis Ababa youth.
Ethiopian initiative thaws Djibouti, Eritrea relations
An Ethiopian led initiative is reported to have a breakthrough in improving the relationships between the two beach side nations of the Horn of Africa- Eritrea and Djibouti.
Mob vandalize properties claimed to be carrying two ANDM officials
Protesters in Debremarkos town of the Amhara Regional State attacked a hotel and set a vehicle on fire. The vehicle that was set ablaze...
PM appoints opposition leader to the board of state broadcaster
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has appointed Merera Gudina (PhD), the chairperson of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), as a member of the board...
PM to present groups to be scrapped off terrorists list
Following the decision by the Council of Ministers to remove groups from terrorists list and enable them to be engaged in the country’s political activities, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) is scheduled to appear before the House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR) to defend this decision on Friday July 6, 2018.
