Ethiopia

The World Bank Group has praised Ethiopia for its respectable economic performance in spite of biting drought affecting the entire Horn of Africa region. “Economic growth remained at a respectable 8% in 2015/16, which is impressive especially compared to previous drought situations which often resulted...

By Kerry Brewster A Somali-Ethiopian man says relatives in his home country are still feeling the aftermath of a Melbourne protest that occurred earlier this year. In June, Shukri Shafe, a former lawyer and judge, demonstrated along with dozens of other Somali-Ethiopians now living in Australia...

By:Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban Ethiopia has disclosed that it will back the candidature of Kenya’s foreign affairs chief in the race to elect the new chairperson of the African Union (AU). Kenya’s topmost diplomat Ambassador Dr. Amina C. Mohamed is one of five candidates hoping to...

By:Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban The Ethiopian government has officially sent condolences to Cuba following the death of ‘Ethiopia’s great friend,’ former Cuban leader, Fidel Castro. Castro died late Friday at the age of 90. A condolence message from President Mulatu Teshome and Prime Minister, Hailemarian Desalegn,...

By:James Jeffrey Freelance journalist based in Addis Ababa and regular contributor to IRIN Ethiopia has never been an easy place to operate. But a six-month state of emergency, combined with internet and travel restrictions imposed in response to a wave of anti-government protests, means it just got...

BY MENGISTEAB TESHOME Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn met Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Riyadh yesterday. During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral relations in all fields and ways of developing them as well as regional and international issues. A number of senior...

By Ludovica Iaccino Majority of refugees in Ethiopia flee from war-torn South Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea. Ethiopia has been coping with a high influx of refugees from neighbouring countries, particularly from war-torn South Sudan, where millions have been displaced since a civil war erupted in 2013....

By Zelalem Girma Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao is expected to pay an official visit to Ethiopia beginning next Thursday, November 17, 2016. In an exclusive interview with The Ethiopian Herald, Chinese Ambassador La Yifan said that the Vice President would hold bilateral talks with Deputy...

An Ethiopian court has sentenced eight Somali nationals to jail terms ranging from two to nine years after they were convicted for planning a failed attack in the capital Addis Ababa. The convicts, who were accused of belonging to the Somali Islamic extremist group al-Shabab,...

Twenty-five-year-old Shukri Shafe Guled comes from the Somali Regional State in Ethiopia, but has been living in Australia since 2010. In June 2016, he and other protesters gathered in Melbourne to demonstrate against the visit of an Ethiopian delegation that included the Somali Regional...