Ethiopia

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo are in Eritrea for talks with President Isaias Afwerki aimed at strengthening ties in the Horn of African region. The three are due to hold talks in Asmara on a “wide range of issues.” “I...

By Mohamed Olad   In late December, the Somali regional government asked the House of Federation to revise the region’s representation in the federal parliament. In a letter addressed to the upper chamber, Somali president Mustafa Omer, on behalf of the State Council, requested an adjustment of the number of...

By:Hassan Jama, Horndiplomat Contributor Washington, DC – The Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Water Resources of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan and their delegations met with the Secretary of the Treasury and the President of the World Bank, participating as observers, in Washington, D.C. on January...

By:Jama Farah, Horndiplomat contributor The seventh and final trilateral technical discussion between the water affairs ministers of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) commences today (January 08, 2020) in Addis Ababa. Speaking at the opening session, ...

 By:FANABC General Adem Mohammed, Chief of Staff of Ethiopia’s National Defense Forces, met with Chief of Staff of Qatari Armed Forces, Lt-Gen Ghanem bin Shaheen al-Ghanim, in Doha. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral military relations between the two sides. According to the Gulf Times, the two...

By:FANABC Ethiopia today launched electronic single window (eSW) project, a one-stop service system, in a ceremony held at the Prime Minister’s office. Ministers, Ambassadors, heads of different institutions and invited guests, including Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed, attended the launching ceremony. The Prime Minister on the occasion...

By:New Business Ethiopia Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-Amoudi, Chairman and Owner of the leading Ethiopian investment group, Midroc Ethiopia, is set to invest 4 billion birr (around $126.2 million) in mega edible oil processing factory in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A corner stone for the modern edible...

A Chinese Long March 4B rocket (CZ-4B) today blasted off into space carrying onboard Ethiopia’s first remote sensing satellite, ETRSS-1, at 03:21 GMT from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in China. The flight which was earlier scheduled for 17 December was scrubbed for three days...

By: Jama Farah, Horndiplomat contributor Former Abdi Iley spy chief, Muktat Sheik Subane arrest in Hargeisa. Horndiplomat reports According to Mohamed Old Media and Communications Advisor to president Mustafa Omer of SRS, Muktar Sheik Subane was apprehended in Hargeisa Somaliland in collaboration with Somaliland security agencies. He is accused of crimes...

By:Fanabc Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed met his Norwegian counterpart Prime Minister Erna Solberg in a bilateral meeting today. The two discussed various issues including Ethiopia’s efforts in building a democracy and strengthening the momentum began, according to office of the Prime Minister. They agreed to...