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The Reporter12:29 PM

The USD 4bln Collapse: Inside the Regulatory Stalls, Geopolitical Friction, and Tax Disputes That Derailed Zijin Mining’s Acquisition of Allied Gold

In what was envisioned as one of the defining global mining transactions of 2026, the proposed corporate takeover of Canada’s Allied Gold Corporation by China’s state-backed Zijin Mining Group collapsed this week, leaving the global mining sector and East African energy markets processing the fallout of a canceled megadeal. On Wednesday, July 29, 2026,...

DW Amharic8:01 PM

ማሊ፤ የአሜሪካ ወታደራዊ ጣልቃ ገብነት ይከሰት ይሆን?

ጥቃቱ እንዲፈፀም ትራምፕ አረንጓዴዉን መብራት ከተጫኑና ባማኮንም እንዲሁ በጥቃቱ ካሳተፈ፣ ትራምፕ ሁለተኛውን የስልጣን ዘመናን ከጀመሩ ወዲህ ማሊ ጥቃት የደረሰባት ስምንተኛ ሀገር ትሆናለች።

The Reporter12:23 PM

Bishoftu Airport Bid Selection Delayed as Ethiopian Airlines Awaits USD 9bln Financing

US shows interest in financing the project Ethiopian Airlines has postponed the selection of contractors for its planned Bishoftu International Airport from August 2026 to early January 2027 after prospective bidders requested additional time to prepare proposals and secure financing. Speaking during the airline’s annual performance briefing on Thursday,...

New Business Ethiopia11:28 AM

Amhara Region of Ethiopia Produced 357 Kilograms Gold

The Amhara Region of Ethiopia announced that it has produced and delivered 357 Kilograms of Gold to the National Bank of Ethiopia during the budget year of the country ended July 7, 2026.

The Reporter12:19 PM

Data Overtakes Voice as Top Earner for Ethio Telecom

Operator registers 92.9bln Birr in operating profit for 2025/26 Ethio Telecom’s decades-old voice business has lost its position as the company’s largest revenue source, with data and internet services becoming the main driver of revenue growth, while its rapidly expanding digital finance platform Telebirr continues to build a massive user base with a...

Birr Metrics10:36 AM

Ethiopia Is Chasing Growth in a World That Has Changed the Rules

History rarely changes course so abruptly. Yet what many assumed would be a gradual transition to a new global order has, within just a few years, become a rapid realignment—much of it driven from Washington. President Donald Trump, who proudly dubbed himself “Tariff Man”, has recast American foreign policy through his “America First” doctrine....

The Reporter12:16 PM

Researchers Call for External Mediation to Resolve Conflict in Amhara Region

Experts are calling on the federal government to engage in genuine, third-party mediated peace talks with Fano militants to resolve the ongoing conflict in the Amhara region. The call was made during a panel discussion organized by the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) on July 31, 2026. Presenting his study, “Beyond Grievance: War […]

New Business Ethiopia10:07 AM

Ethiopia Generates 21 Percent More Electricity, Half Generated From GERD

The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) Generation Business Unit has announced that it generated more than 35,670 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity during the Ethiopian fiscal year ended July 7, 2026.

The Reporter12:08 PM

Dialogue Commission Nominates Team in Bid to Include Marginalized Voices

In a bid to make sure the voice of marginalized groups across Ethiopia is not overwhelmed by majority voices during the ongoing conference, the National Dialogue Commission (NDC) has established a new form of group. The new team is composed of 330 representatives designated from the nearly 4,000 participants convened in Addis Ababa since last […]

BBC Amharic10:06 AM