UK MP hails Somaliland recognition by Ethiopia, calls on UK government to follow suit
By: STAFF WRITER Sir Gavin Williamson, Conservative Member of the UK Parliament for South Staffordshire, hailed the news of Ethiopia's recognition of Somaliland and called on the UK government "to show leadership and ensure Somaliland is recognized" "I...
Ethiopia, Somaliland sign “historic” MoU Allowing Ethiopia To Secure Access To Sea
By: Staff writer
Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the President of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi have signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding in Addis Ababa.
Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi’s speech at the...
AfDB to withdraw foreign workers from Ethiopia after assault
By: BBC AFRICA
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will "immediately" withdraw all its international employees from Ethiopia following an assault on its workers by government security forces, the institution says.
https://twitter.com/AfDB_Group/status/1737407345469141111
Somaliland, EU, Ethiopia and Djibouti in conference on crimes at sea
By M.A. Egge
Officials of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Somaliland participated in a conference meeting in Ethiopia to discuss crimes perpetrated at the sea.
The delegation of Somaliland led...
Communiqué of the 41st Extraordinary IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government
BY: IGAD
The 41st Extraordinary Assembly of the IGAD Heads of State and Government was held on Saturday, 9th December 2023, in Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti, on the situation in Sudan and was chaired by H.E. Ismail Omar Guelleh, President...
British government says Berbera Corridor will boost the development of Somaliland and Ethiopia economies
By M.A. Egge
The British government has said the Berbera Corridor would play a major role in economic and sustainable development of both Somaliland and Ethiopia.
The highway connects the port city of...
Ethiopia bus crash kills 20 near Kenyan border
By: BBC News
Twenty people have died in a bus crash in southern Ethiopia with more than 30 others sustaining injuries, the local authorities have said.
The accident happened in the country’s Oromia...
Ethiopian Airlines on buying spree at Dubai Airshow
By: BBC
Ethiopian Airlines has announced plans to buy 11 Airbus planes, a day after it purchased 31 Boeing aircraft, AFP news agency reports.
It is regarded as Africa's most successful airline, and...
Is landlocked Ethiopia starting another war over ports in Horn of Africa?
By Zecharias Zelalem, ALJAZEERA
Since 1991 when Eritrea gained independence from neighbouring Ethiopia, one of the world’s oldest countries and Africa’s second most populous country, has been landlocked.With Eritrea in control of the Assab port that had...
As Italy turns again to Africa, ‘good coloniser’ myth persists
By: AFP
Italy's government is eyeing Africa in pursuit of energy security, even as some officials defend Rome's often-bloody colonial past on the continent -- giving short shrift to historical accuracy.
Historians agree...