Ethiopia

By LABAN WANAMBISI, NAIROBI, Kenya May 5 – Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiye Ahmed is expected in the country on Sunday for talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta on regional integration, peace and security. President Kenyatta had in April invited Ahmed for a State Visit to discuss ways of...

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia’s prime minister-elect Abiye Ahmed will be sworn in on Monday, its parliament said, after the ruling coalition chose him to succeed Hailemariam Desalegn as its chairperson. The ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front coalition on Tuesday voted in the 42-year-old,...

By: staff writer Chief of the General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces, Field Marshal Birhanu Jula discussed military cooperation with the Chief of General Staff of Somaliland’s Armed Forces, Maj. – Gen Nuh Ismail Tani....

The Ethio-Kenya Electricity Highway Project is expected to be ready for testing and commissioning at the end of this Ethiopian year, according to Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP). Upon completion, the project will promote power, trade, and regional integration, and contribute to the Eastern Africa Power...

By: Hassan Jama, Horndiplomat contributor  An Ethiopian delegation led by Finance minister Ahmed Shide has departed Addis Ababa today after two days of high-level talks in Hargeisa. The Somaliland Government did not comment on the Ethiopian delegation visit, but sources reveal the Ethiopian delegation has met on...

By James JEFFREY Since October, Ethiopia has been withdrawing troops from Somalia. The redeployment highlights problems with the international community’s funding of military operations in Africa. The Ethiopian troops had been assisting the internationally funded African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). The draw-down could imperil Somalia’s...

Horndiplomat-Germany Government Released press statement on the situation in Ethiopia. Press Statement BERLIN, Germany, February 21, 2018/ -- A Federal Foreign Office Spokesperson issued the following statement today (20 February) on the situation in Ethiopia: We are concerned about the latest domestic developments in Ethiopia. The declaration of a state...

By: MoDuale Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Dr. Abiy Ahmed, arrived in Asmara in mid morning hours today for a working visit to Ertrea. Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki accorded warm welcome to the Ethiopian Prime Minister and his delegation on arrival at Asmara International Airport . The two leaders...

306 students from Somaliland who received scholarships pertaining to pursue tertiary education have arrived in Addis Ababa where officials from Somaliland’s diplomatic office in Ethiopia received them. 200 of them are about to pursue their first degree at the university, 100 will continue their Master’s...

by Jillian Kestler-D'Amours Some describe it as a "transformational moment"; others the result of an "unprecedented" wave of protests. But whatever it is labelled, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn's surprise resignation is setting the stage for a crucial succession race, that is likely to shape the future course of a...