Africa

By: REUTERS Ethiopia’s Tigray region president, Debretsion Gebremichael, said on Sunday it would be good to try to stop the fighting with federal troops and negotiate. The region will keep on defending itself until federal authorities agree to negotiate, Debretsion told Reuters, adding that the federal...

By: Staff Writer Concerns that Ethiopia will descend into chaos are unfounded, said Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. According to Ethiopia state-run media Fana, the Ethiopian Prime minister comment comes following the law enforcement measures being taken against TPLF clique after they attacked the Ethiopian national...

Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed various officials to top positions effective as of November 4, 2020. According to Ethiopia State-run radion Fana, Demeke Mekonnen has been appointed Foreign Affairs Minister of the country holding his incumbent position as Deputy Prime Minister of the...

By: MoDuale Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi on Sunday congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden after his election win saying he looked forward to working together with the new administration and strengthening the two countries' alliance. "On behalf of the Government and the people of the Republic...

By: MoDuale Somalia President Mohamed Abdilahi Farmajo has congratulated Democrat Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris on winning the U.S. presidential election. Farmajo says he looks forward to “closing cooperation and partnership.” "Congratulations President-elect of the United States of America JoeBiden and VP-elect Kamala Harris. Somalia wishes...

By: MoDuale Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali has congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden upon his victory to become the 46th President of the United States of America, saying he is looking forward to working "closely together once again". "My congratulations to US President-Elect JoeBiden and...

 The Intergovernmental Authority on Development IGAD expresses its concern on the recent development in Ethiopia, specifically the situation in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia which IGAD is following closely. IGAD calls the Government of Ethiopia and concerned parties to show restraint, work on de-escalating the...

Emirati low-cost airlines flydubai (FZ, Dubai Int'l) and Air Arabia (G9, Sharjah) have found themselves in the middle of a political tug of war between Somalia and Somaliland. The airlines have been told to apologise to the people and government of Somaliland after they adhered to a Somali government ban on...

By: Ena Ethiopian House of Federation has anonymously approved a proposed resolution presented to it by the federal government to interfere and establish transitional administration in Tigrai Regional state. The house passed the decision after it discussed on the proposed resolution in its 6th year of the...

By: Fanabc Egypt has refused to accept Ethiopia’s and Sudan’s call for greater role of AU in the tripartite negotiation on GERD, said the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Ambassador Dina Mufti, MFA Spokesperson today presented his Ministry’s biweekly press briefing to journalists. The briefing mainly...