Ethiopia

Horndiplomat- In recognition of the vision, courage and statesmanship they demonstrated to end war and bring about peace between the two countries, President Isaias Afwerki and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed have been presented by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Saudi Arabia's highest medal "The Order...

More than 1000 members of the ruling EPRDF’s movers and shakers are gathered in the lake city of Hawassa, the capital of the Southern Nations Nationalities and People’s Regional state, (SNNPR), in what is largely seen as the most decisive congress of the collation...

By: Staff writer Ethiopia Minister of Health Dr Lia Tadesse said the restoration of services by health facilities in Tigray regional state is progressing well. according to state-run Media Fana, The Minister wrote on her Facebook page that increased number of health facilities are functioning fully...

By:Bekele Atoma Boru ,BBC Horn of Africa Ethiopian Foreign Minister Redwan Hussein has held talks with the UK embassy's charge d’affaires after chaos broke out during protests held outside Ethiopia's embassy in London. Mr Redwan expressed "disappointment" over security of the embassy. Ethnic Oromos, Ethiopia's largest ethnic...

By: Hassan Jama, Horndiplomat political editor  Somali state President Mr.Mustafe Muhummed Omar and Oromia regional Deputy Chief of Administrator Mr.Shinmelis Abdisa have visited development projects in Degehabur, Shimelis was presented with a gift of Camel from President Mustafa. The two regional states held a consultative forum...

Addis Ababa- The Federal Police announced that it has seized more than 1,000 guns and unspecified number of ammunitions today while being smuggled to the capital Addis Ababa. The weapons have been intercepted after a tip-off from the public, the Federal Police told ENA. The weapons...

By:  Human Rights Watch This week, Ethiopian authorities dropped all charges and released Abdi Mohamoud Omar, also known as “Abdi Illey,” the former president of Ethiopia’s Somali region, after serving more than five years in prison. The action is...

  Nine months into a state-of-emergency imposed to quell popular unrest, Ethiopia’s ruling party, the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), has unveiled its first significant political concession. But the furor surrounding the draft bill presented to parliament last week reveals just how deep tensions...

By: The EasterAfrican Ethiopia on Thursday says the construction of its controversial mega dam project, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has reached 90 percent completion. This was announced by the office of...

By:Mohamed Duale ,HornDiplomat Editor   Today's Central Commitee  of Somali Democratic Party (SDP) approved the tabled motion to merge with the proposed nation wide party Prosperity Party. According to State Affiliated Website Hawraarsannews, The Central Committee session was presided over by Mustafa Omer, the Ethiopia's Somai Regional...