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Ethiopian fossils offer glimpse into complex human evolution
The Hindu Business Line
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August 13, 2025
Scientists hold fossilized hominin teeth discovered in the Ledi-Geraru paleoanthropological research area in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia, in this undated handout picture released on August 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: Amy Rector,...
Roundup: Ethiopian experts hail China's ecological conservation, urge deeper cooperation
The Malaysian Star
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August 14, 2025
by Xinhua writers Habtamu Worku, Liu Fangqiang ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian experts have lauded China's extraordinary achievement in transforming from ecological fragility to environmental leadership, calling it a practical model for...
Ethiopian Airlines AfDB Deal Powers $10 Billion Bishoftu Airport
Zehabesha
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August 13, 2025
Project Overview Key Objectives and Vision Key objectives and vision for this project center on transforming Ethiopia into a major aviation hub not just for Africa, but for the world. The ambition is to support Ethiopia’s growing aviation sector,...
Ethiopia’s new mega hub a step closer to reality
Airport World
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August 13, 2025
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to play a leading role in efforts to find up to $10 billion in funds to finance the construction of a potentially new game changing airport for Ethiopia. Under an agreement signed between AfDB and the...
Ethiopian fossils reveal new species in human evolutionary lineage
Channel News Asia
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August 13, 2025
Researchers have unearthed tooth fossils in Ethiopia dating to about 2.65 million years ago of a previously unknown species in the human evolutionary lineage, one that lived in the same time and place as the earliest-known member of the genus Homo...
Ethiopia boots out BTC miners despite $200m revenue
Coingeek
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August 13, 2025
Homepage > News > Business > Ethiopia boots out BTC miners despite $200m revenue Ethiopia has become the latest country to purge BTC block reward miners as their strain on the national grid becomes unsustainable. The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP)...
Ethiopia: US Department of State report points to dire state of human rights
Africanews
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August 13, 2025
The US Department of State has released a report on the human rights situation in Ethiopia in 2024. The picture painted by the document is bleak. Extrajudicial Killings, torture, and mass detentions. These are some of the abuses detailed in the...
Ethiopia’s Tigray Must Rebuild Before It Considers Breaking Away
Ethiopia Insight
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August 13, 2025
True sovereignty demands reform, not resentment—and patience, not panic The recent exchange between Abrar Fitwi and Mulugeta Gebregziabher—initiated by Abrar’s piece and followed by Mulugeta’s rebuttal—has resonated with many of us who hold...
The African Development Bank Ethiopian Airlines Partner on $500m Addis Airport Project
Voice of the Cape
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August 14, 2025
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has partnered with Ethiopian Airlines to contribute $500 million towards building a new airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The project, expected to be Africa’s largest when completed in 2029, marks a significant...
Ethiopia Uniquely Positioned to Leverage Solar Energy, Become Energy Hub: Ministry of Water &Energy
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 13, 2025 (ENA) -- Ethiopia is uniquely positioned to leverage solar energy not only to meet domestic needs but also to become energy hub, State Minister of Water and Energy Sultan Welle said. Ethiopia and International Solar...
Coexisting ancestors: Fossil teeth in Ethiopia reveal early Homo and Australopithecus coexisted 2.6 million years ago, reshaping understanding of human evolution
Malay Mail
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August 14, 2025
ADDIS ABABA, Aug 14 — Researchers have unearthed tooth fossils in Ethiopia dating to about 2.65 million years ago of a previously unknown species in the human evolutionary lineage, one that lived in the same time and place as the earliest-known...
AfDB, Ethiopian Airlines ink $500m deal for $10bn airport project
Daily Trust
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed a significant $500 million loan to the Ethiopian Airlines Group (EAG). This funding is for the new Bishoftu airport project, which is set to become Africa’s largest aviation hub. The phase one of...
Carlo Ratti Associati Presents New Cultural Center and Open-Air Stage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ArchDaily
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August 14, 2025
Design for the Grand Fendika Cultural Center. Render by . Image © CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or...
Ethiopia’s Nat’l Dialogue Commission Urges Diaspora Communities to Submit Agendas
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 13, 2025 (ENA) -- The Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission (ENDC) has called on Ethiopian diaspora communities to prepare and submit national agendas aimed at addressing the country’s pressing challenges. Chief Commissioner...
US$10 billion Ethiopian Airlines–AfDB airport project takes off
AviTrader Aviation News
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August 14, 2025
Ethiopia has begun preparations for a US$10 billion plan to build Bishoftu International Airport (BIA), set to rival the world’s largest hubs. The African Development Bank (AfDB) will lead the financing effort, aiming to mobilise nearly US$8...
African Development Bank backs Ethiopia’s cargo super-airport
Logistics Update Africa
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August 14, 2025
Ethiopia has launched its $10 billion Bishoftu International Airport project, with the African Development Bank as the initial mandated lead arranger, global coordinator, and book runner to mobilise nearly $8 billion of the required financing. The...
KPMG Reinforces Commitment to Strengthen Innovative Health Financing, Digital Transformation in Ethiopia
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 14, 2025 (ENA) -- KPMG, a leading global professional services firm, reinforced its commitment to strengthening healthcare in Ethiopia while proposing innovative health financing and digital transformation strategies. The...
Ethiopia Accelerates Efforts to Ensure EU Deforestation Regulation Compliance for Coffee Exports
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 13, 2025 (ENA) -- The Ministry of Finance, in collaboration with the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA), convened a key meeting to discuss Ethiopia’s progress toward meeting the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation...
Egypt Warns of ‘Existential Threat’ Over Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam
Africa.com
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August 13, 2025
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has issued a stark warning over his country’s water security amid escalating tensions with Ethiopia over the Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD). During talks with Uganda’s Yoweri...
Ethiopia emerges as a sustainable investment leader on the African stage
The European Magazine
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August 12, 2025
Ethiopia’s sweeping economic reforms, from the creation of its first securities exchange to a US $1.6 billion green investment drive, are reshaping perceptions of Africa as a high-risk frontier. With new market infrastructure, climate finance...