Ethiopia

A tweet by Martin Plaut,  the former BBC Africa editor who is now Senior Research Fellow at Institute of Commonwealth Studies,  left Somalis in the Twittersphere wondering why a President who had campaigned on anti–Ethiopian interference in Somali politics might give Ethiopia a base in the Southern...

A 20-member delegation composed of senior leadership of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) will arrive in Ethiopia on Saturday. Among members of the delegation include chair of the Front, Mohamed Umar, according to Spokesperson of ONLF. The Front’s army last week returned to the Somali...

Horndiplomat-Representatives from Ministry of Trade, China International Expo Center and the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association jointly briefed the media on the upcoming first China-Africa Expo due to open between December 3 and 6, 2018 at the Addis Ababa Exhibition Center. The expo...

Horndiplomat-Ethiopia State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Hirut Zemene receives UK Director for Africa at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ( Foreign Office) Ms Harriett Baldwin, on Monday (November 26), and the two sides have agreed to expand the bilateral cooperation between Ethiopia and the...

Ethiopia has announced its intention to launch its first satellite during 2019. According to the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI) at the Addis Ababa University, the satellite is expected to be launched from China during September 2019. The initial plans to launch the satellite were...

Villagers in Ethiopia are celebrating the “resurrection” of a man who was thought to be dead. Hirpha Negero, a father of five, was pronounced dead on Tuesday at around 10:30 local time (07:30 GMT). According to local tradition in the remote village in Sibu Sire district...

Horndiplomat-Ethiopia government refutes media reports saying Ethiopia had recalled its consul in Somaliland following instructions from the Ethiopian government. Horndiplomat Reports Former Ethiopian consul in Hargeisa Brigadier General Berhe Tesfey In a telephone interview with Mahmoud Walaleye, Veteran Somaliland journalist said  Ties between Somaliland and Ethiopia always have...

 Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) said it has prepared Vision 2030 strategic plan for future growth. Ethiopian group CEO Tewolde Gebremariam today responded to questions raised by journalists about the company. Among the questions raised by the journalists include the company’s future plan, absence of good governance and...

Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed will hold discussions on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, with leaders of opposition parties registered in Ethiopia. Those parties that have returned back to the country at the invitation the Prime Minister will also take part at the discussion, according...

A former judge and leading opposition figure has been sworn in as the head of Ethiopia's electoral board. Birtukan Mideksa is the latest significant appointment of a woman to a key public office. Ms Birtukan returned to Ethiopia earlier this month after seven years in exile...