Ethiopia

Ethio-Kenya Joint Border Commission meeting kicked-off in Adama City, Ethiopia earlier today (February 12). The two-day session will focus on ensuring in intra-border security, stemming illegal weapons flow and human trafficking, enhancing border trade in a bid to benefit the border communities, cooperation on health...

By: Xinhua SOCHI, Russia (Xinhua) — Russia and Ethiopia signed on Wednesday an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom said. The deal, inked on the sidelines of the first Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, will...

The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) is finishing up a restoration project on the tomb of King Najashi, the former leader of modern day Ethiopia's Kingdom of Aksum. TIKA coordinator in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, Fazıl Akın Erdoğan, told reporters that the restoration project...

The Ethio-UAE Business Forum opened in Addis Ababa today (March 20) in the attendance of representatives of more than 60 business and government delegations, who seek to invest in various investment areas in Ethiopia. In his opening remarks, State Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Dr....

By:Horndiplomat Ethiopia’s cabinet in its 2nd Extraordinary Session convened today to discuss to remove the six month State of Emergency ahead of its expiration, considering changes in the security situation. "It is to be recalled that the nation declared the State of Emergency on November 2, 2021...

BY ALEMAYEHU G. MARIAM, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR - 05/05/17 01:40 PM EDT Earlier this month, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visited the Middle East and Africa to “reaffirm key U.S. military alliances” and engage with strategic partners.” Mattis only visited the tiny nation of Djibouti in...

Ethiopia and Djibouti have launched the first fully electrified cross-border railway line in Africa. It links Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, to the Red Sea port of Djibouti - a stretch of more than 750km (466 miles). Travelling at 120km/h, the new service cuts the journey time...

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed support for Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ambitious reforms and diplomatic peace efforts. The 42-year-old African leader was on a working visit Monday to France in his first trip to Europe since taking office in April. In...

ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia's Southern regional state on Monday pardoned 361 suspects who had been charged with involvement in deadly riots in October 2016. Seifu Keneso, Attorney General for Justice Office at Southern regional state, said the individuals were pardoned to encourage...

By:Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban  Russia has underlined the importance of Ethiopia as a valued development partner in different kinds of areas, stressing how strong the country’s international profile continues to soar. According to the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, his country valued ‘‘Ethiopia’s responsible and balanced...