Ethiopia

By :KBC Correspondent Ethiopia is set to become the 9th member state of East Africa Community (EAC), just a few months after Somali’s admission to the bloc. This was disclosed by Peninah Malonza,...

Ethiopia and Armenia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish political consultation on Wednesday (April 4). The MoU was signed by State Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Dr. Markos Tekle and the visiting Armenian Foreign Minister, H.E. Zohrab Mnatsakanyan. Dr. Markos noted the historical...

Addis Ababa, August 22, 2018  – Ethio telecom today introduced new tariffs on its services, effective from today August 22, 2018. The new tariff set by the company offered a major discount on internet, voice call, and SMS services. The company reduced 43% on mobile internet,...

By: Jama Farah, Horndiplomat Contributor Horndiplomat-The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) elects longtime foreign secretary Abdirahman Mahdi as the new chairman following a conference in Godey town as the incumbent Admiral Mohamed Omar Osman retires. Mahdi received 340 votes, his challenger Ahmed Yasin got 247. The...

By: REUTERS Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met senior leaders of the Tigray region forces on Friday for the first time since they signed a peace deal with the national government ending two years of war, the state-run broadcaster...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed departed this morning for Khartoum, Sudan for an official working visit. According to Fana ,The Premier is expected to hold discussions on bilateral issues with Chairman of the Transitional Military Council (TMC), Lt. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. He will also...

For decades, Djibouti has benefited economically from the standoff between Ethiopia and Eritrea. But as the two countries move to normalize ties, financial losses may push Djibouti to disrupt the peace, writes Kelsey Lilley of the Atlantic Council. ETHIOPIANS AND ERITREANS alike are celebrating the breakneck speed...

By: BBC AFRICA The war in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region has forced more than 1.42 million students out of school and damaged more than 7,000 schools, the country's education minister says. Getahun Mekuria said neighbouring Amhara and Afar regions had also been affected as the fighting...

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...

By M.A. Egge Ethiopian Premier Haile Mariam Desalegn has reiterated that his country’s strong bilateral relations with Somaliland was quite essential and here to stay because of the mutual bilateral interests entailed and cherished between the two countries which is based on neighbourliness . The premier...