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By: Daily Nation Kenya is exploring diplomatic relations with Somaliland after dispatching an emissary to set up a mission in the capital city of Hargeisa. Kenya will join Ethiopia and Djibouti as some of the countries with diplomatic missions in Somaliland. The Foreign Affairs ministry directed Mr...

By: StandardMedia Kenya’s ambassador to the US Robinson Njeru Githae may move to Moscow, Russia in changes planned by Foreign Affairs CS Monica Juma. The ministry proposes that Mr Githae be moved to Moscow or dropped altogether. If President Uhuru Kenyatta considers the proposal, Githae will replace...

24 April 2019, DJIBOUTI (Djibouti): The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) welcomes the recent decision by the Government of Belgium to recognise diplomatic and service passports issued by the Federal Government of Somalia. The following statement was issued today by the IGAD Executive Secretary.  IGAD Executive...

By: Horndiplomat, Xinhuanet Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed shared with Chinese President Xi Jinping the commitment of Ethiopia to deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with China, which is enabling critical moves like restructuring the debt of the Addis Ababa - Djibouti railway. The railway project is an early harvest of the...

Following a meeting with State Grid Corporation of China, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed oversaw the signing of a USD 1.8 billion investment agreement which covers provision of energy transmission and distribution lines. This project will supply power for up to 16 industrial parks; the...

Horndiplomat-Somalia's President Mohamed Abdilahi Mohamed arrived in Asmara for a working visit in early morning hours today. President Farmajo who was accompanied by the Minister of Education and other senior officials was accorded warm welcome by President Isaias Afwerki on arrival at Asmara International Airport. According...

Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met with the leadership of the China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) in Beijing on the margins of the Belt and Road Forum CRCC’s current largest engagement includes connecting Ethiopia and Djibouti through the railway project. CRCC have expressed interest in investing in agro-industry parks...

By: MohamadDuale Horndiplomat-Harhub and Shaqodoon organization in collaboration with Abaarso Tech University and Elmi Academy organized IndabaX, a one-day artificial intelligence and machine learning event that brought together tech students, researchers, academics, and tech communities and companies. There were interactive sessions and presentations discussing the future and...

By:Fana Ethiopia Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed arrived in China today to attend the second Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum which will be held on April 25-27 in Beijing. Launched close to six years ago, BRI is an ambitious effort aimed at strengthening infrastructure, trade,...

By:Fana Addis Ababa, April 22, 2019  –Ethiopia and Korea Eximbank have signed two concessional loan agreements amounting to 264 million US dollars. The first loan amounting to170 million US dollars will be used for the southern extension of the national electricity grid power transmission project. The second...