Ethiopia

The Ethiopian government is awaiting a response from Egypt to a request that Egyptian authorities take action against alleged Egyptian institutions supporting and funding Ethiopian opposition groups, said Ethiopian foreign affairs minister Workneh Gebeyehu in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsar on Sunday. Despite referring to...

Addis Ababa (AFP) - Ethiopia's surprise declaration that it will implement a nearly 20-year-old peace agreement with its neighbour Eritrea could spell an end to a long cold war that has damaged both countries, analysts say. Reconciliation, they say, could transform both nations' politics and...

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian officials on Saturday said a multi-billion dollar railroad project linking the nation to the port of Djibouti has been completed. The project manager, Mokenen Getachew said the 656km Addis Ababa–Djibouti electric railway trans-boundary project will be inaugurated next month. The...

Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) have inked a bilateral labor agreement which would ensure the protection of the rights of Ethiopian nationals and help them work in the Emirates legally. The bilateral labor agreement was...

Horndiplomat-United Nations envoy Mary Robinson has accused the international community of being distracted and preoccupied by events like Brexit as millions of Ethiopians suffer the worst drought in half a century. The former president of Ireland hit out after being briefed on the devastating impacts...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will visit Addis Ababa next week for talks with his Ethiopian counterpart, a foreign ministry spokesman said, in a bid to end a standoff over a multi-billion dollar dam project on the Nile river. The dispute, which...

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo” arrived in Addis Ababa this morning (March 5) for an official visit to Ethiopia. Upon arrival at Bole International Airport, the President was warmly welcomed by Ethiopian Prime Minister . Dr. Abiy Ahmed and...

Horndiplomat-The Bidding farewell to Turkish Ambassador to Ethiopia, Ambassador Fatih Ulusoy later today (November 19), State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Dr. Markos Takle underscored that Turkey is Ethiopia’s key economic partner. Noting that Ethiopia and Turkey have enjoyed strong trade and investment relations,...

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...

  Britain, the European Union and the World Bank have announced a plan to create 100,000 jobs in Ethiopia to help tackle the migrant crisis. Two industrial parks will be built in the country at a cost of $500m (£385m). Ethiopia, which proposed the plan, will be...