Mossad trained Nelson Mandela in Ethiopia: Israeli archive

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 23:28

Israeli Mossad agents operating in Ethiopia in 1962 unwittingly trained Nelson Mandela in hand-to-hand combat, weaponry and sabotage, according to a document released by Israel`s state archives.

Rebels said to control some South Sudan oil fields

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 16:46

Armed rebels have been said to be in control of some of South Sudan`s oil fields, raising questions of how long the country`s oil will flow and whether Sudan could enter the conflict which showed no signs of ending.

Israel spurns blood of Ethiopian-born lawmaker

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 03:47

The refusal of Israel`s equivalent of the Red Cross to accept blood from an Ethiopian Jewish lawmaker sparked demands for a review of guidelines seen as deeply discriminatory.

Ethiopia spearheads green energy in sub-Saharan Africa

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 21:01

From the sky, the 84 glimmering white turbines at Ashegoda wind farm shoot up from the ground like massive spokes, standing out high amid vast expanses of yellow wheat.

Poor nations failing to create jobs despite booming growth: UN

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 12:03

The planet's poorest nations such as Angola and Ethiopia have largely failed to cash in on booming economic growth to create the jobs needed to push their ballooning populations out of poverty, the UN warned on Thursday.

Ethiopia to bring home illegal workers from Saudi Arabia

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 17:26

The Ethiopian government is repatriating its citizens living in Saudi Arabia illegally, after reports that an Ethiopian was killed by Saudi police, officials said on Saturday.

Ethiopia unveils telescope in first phase of space programme

Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 08:50

Ethiopia unveiled Friday the first phase of a space exploration programme, which includes East Africa`s largest observatory designed to promote astronomy research in the region.

African summit attacks `political` ,`unfair` ICC

Last Updated: Saturday, October 12, 2013, 00:33

The International Criminal Court was under fire on Friday over its "unfair" and "totally unacceptable" treatment of Africa, as Ethiopia opened a special African Union summit with a scathing attack on the tribunal.

ICC treatment of Africa `totally unacceptable`: Ethiopia

Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 15:04

Ethiopia`s Foreign Minister slammed the International Criminal Court for its "unfair" and "totally unacceptable" treatment of Africa.

Ethiopia parliament elects Mulatu Teshome as new president

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 01:05

Ethiopia`s parliament elected Mulatu Teshome to be the country`s new president on Monday, for a six-year term in a largely symbolic and ceremonial post.

Power Grid consortium bags USD 21 mn contract from Ethiopia

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 17:56

Power Grid Corporation has bagged this two-year contract in consortium with state-run NHPC and private power distribution company BSES, a top company official told PTI.