Ethiopia

HornDiplomat-In his address at the Extraordinary Summit of the African Union, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed highlighted that Union wide reforms were necessary not for the sake of initiating reforms, but because it is a must. Drawing on the Pan-African vision, he asks leaders...

Ethiopia’s former deputy intelligence chief has been arrested, Attorney General Berhanu Tsegaye said Thursday, in the latest move targeting security officials for human rights abuses and corruption. “Former deputy of NISS and Federal Police Commission Commissioner General Yared Zerihun has been apprehended by police,” Berhanu...

Horndiplomat-The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has lifted the sanctions that were imposed on Eritrea the past years after countries in the Horn of Africa have opened a historic new chapter of normalizing their relations. Ethiopia , under the leadership of Prime Minister Dr....

The national flag carrier airline of Turkey, Turkish Airlines should be wary of Africa’s largest airline by revenue and profit comeback as it seeks to grow its influence and dominance in the continent. Ethiopia Airlines, Ethiopia’s flag carrier resumed its Addis – Ababa flight...

 The United Kingdom (UK) has expressed its readiness to support Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s broad reforms, especially on the economic and facilitating economic cooperation between Ethiopia and Eritrea. In an exclusive interview with ENA, UK Ambassador to Ethiopia, Susanna Moorehead said Ethiopia is UK’s largest...

Police have detained a total of 63 individuals on suspicion of committing human rights abuses and corruption. Attorney General Berhanu Tsegaye told local journalists today the detention comes after five months of investigation. He said 36 of the suspects were detained in connection with rights violations...

The region needs more ports, and there’s a race to build and control them. This February, the small African nation of Djibouti took control of the Red Sea container port of Doraleh from DP World, completing what it considers the final act in a lengthy...

Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed together with the Presidents of Eritrea and Somalia inaugurated the Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital in Bahir Dar City. The hospital with a capacity to deal with 2000 patients per is built at Birr 207,221,970 and will benefit 5-7million people. ...

Horndiplomat-The joint declaration of by the Leaders of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia ended with an agreement to hold the next tripartite meeting in Mogadishu.Horndiplomat Reports Leaders of Ethiopia, Somalia, and Eritrea issue joint statement from their meeting in Bahr Dar. Leaders welcomed moves to lift...

Police set to examine bodies found in area between Oromia-Somali regions during probe into case of held ex-leader. Ethiopian police have unearthed a mass grave with an estimated 200 bodies in an area between the country's Oromia and Somali regions, according to state-affiliated media. Fana Broadcasting...