Africa

Horndiplomat-The Third Ethio-France Political Consultation began today (February 10) in Addis Ababa with the discussions covering wide range of bilateral regional and global issues of mutual concern. Ethiopia State Minister Dr.Markos Tekle opened the session, noting that the relationship between Ethiopia and France as longstanding...

The Commemorative Statue of HIM Emperor Haile Selassie I was unveiled today (February 10) at the premises of the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa. The unveiling of the statue which has been an important recognition of the Emperor’s contribution to Africa’s liberation and unity...

Ethiopian Prime Minister  Dr Abiy Ahmed,President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt and  President Omar al-Bashir of the Republic of Sudan met this morning (February 10) on the margins of the 32nd African Union Summit, which is being held under the theme: “The Year of Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced...

Horndiplomat-The 32nd Assembly of the Union Of African states Opens In Addis Ababa today, February 10.  In recognition of challenges and prevailing need to recognize links between displacement and peace and security and the development dimension, the 32nd African Union (AU) heads of state and...

Freedom in the World is an annual global report on political rights and civil liberties, composed of numerical ratings and descriptive texts for each country and a select group of territories. The 2018 edition covers developments in 195 countries and 14 territories from January 1,...

On Friday’s marathon and 10-kilometer races held in Hargeisa, Somaliland, 200 athletes from around the world participated. Not only was the run colorful and exotic to the international runners but, to them, it was also an event that beautifully merged the excitement of visiting new...

The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has disarmed 1,740 of its armed members. After receiving rehabilitation training, the soldiers will be reintegrated into the Somali regional state either as security forces or as civil servants, it was noted. Mustafa Muhumed Omer, Deputy Chief Administrator of the...

An Ethiopian military helicopter registration Number UNO 379P with 23 passengers on board has crashed today at around 1310H inside the compound of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) killing three of its crew members. The MI-8 helicopter was on routine operation...

Massawa, 09 February 2019-  President Alpha Conde of the Republic of Guinea arrived in Massawa today, 9 February, for an official visit in Eritrea. Upon arrival at the Massawa International Airport, President Alpha Conde was awarded warm welcome by Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and other...

Horndiplomat-Eritrea President Isaias Afwerki to day, 8 February met and held talks with Mr. Neven Mimica, EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development. President Isaias and Mr. Neven discussed on the cooperation ties between Eritrea and the EU within the framework of the recent peace...