Ethiopia

By: ANADOLU AGENCY Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen met with US diplomat Molly Phee on Wednesday to discuss a range of issues, including the ongoing conflict in Sudan. “The peace process in Sudan...

By: Fana The 25th Ethio-Djibouti Joint Border Administration meeting opened in Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti today. In his opening remark, Yibeltal Aemero, Director General for Neighboring Countries and IGAD at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, said Ethiopia and Djibouti have strong historical ties and are united...

Mohamed Olad HassanWASHINGTON —At least 32 people have been killed in clashes across Ethiopia's Oromia and Somali regions following clashes between rival ethnic Somali and Oromo forces, a former Ethiopian lawmaker said. Speaking to VOA Somali Service, Boqor Ali Omar Allale said at least 32...

By: Anadolu Agency Ethiopia said Friday the relations Egypt wants to establish with territories in the East Africa region must not come at the cost of Ethiopian interests. Addressing a weekly news briefing, Ethiopian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Dina Mufti said, “Egypt as a sovereign country reserves...

 By:FANA Addis Ababa, April 27, 2019  – Former Ethiopian President Dr Negaso Gidada has passed away at the age of 76. Dr Negasso had died while being treated in Germany. He was President from 1995 until 2001. Dr Negasso also served as Minister of Information in the...

By:journalducameroun Ethiopia announced plans to begin the construction of the 760-km crude oil pipeline that extends from Ogaden area of Ethiopia to Djibouti this year.The country’s state minister of mines and petroleum Dr Kuang Tutla on Saturday in a briefing said his office is waiting...

AU and UN welcomed recent positive developments in the Horn of Africa as steps in the consolidation of peace and security in the region. The United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security, which held its Fifteenth Consultative Meeting in New York on...

Ethiopia has announced its intention to launch its first satellite during 2019. According to the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI) at the Addis Ababa University, the satellite is expected to be launched from China during September 2019. The initial plans to launch the satellite were...

The U.S. State Department urged U.S. citizens on Friday to defer all non-essential travel to Ethiopia because of ongoing unrest that has killed hundreds of people, led to thousands of arrests and prompted restrictions on diplomatic travel. The Ethiopian government declared a state of emergency...

To say that the Ethiopian economy is cash-dominated would be an understatement. Many hotels and restaurants, particularly those outside the capital Addis Ababa, won’t accept credit card payments. That might be liberating for those tied to their plastic, but it becomes a problem when...