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Ethiopia-Djibouti establish Joint Committee to expedite plantation of 9 million tree seedlings

Press- release By Ethiopiamfa Ethiopia and Djibouti have established a Joint Coordinating Committee in Djibouti today (June 30) to expedite the successful implementation of the plantation of one million tree seedlings In Djibouti. Ethiopia has pledged to provide one billion tree seedlings to the Neighboring countries...

US Supports Ethiopia’s Ceasefire in Tigray

A view shows a street in Mekelle, Tigray region of northern Ethiopia December 10, 2018. Picture taken December 10, 2018. REUTERS/Maggie Fick
PRESS STATEMENT  The US State Department posted on 29 June 2021 a statement titled "Ceasefire in Ethiopia's Tigray Region." The Government of Ethiopia’s announcement yesterday of a unilateral ceasefire in the Tigray region could be a positive step if it results in changes on the ground...

African Union welcomes declaration of ceasefire in Tigray region

Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat
Press-Release The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the declaration on Monday 28 June 2021 of a “humanitarian ceasefire” in the Tigray region by the Federal Government of Ethiopia as a right step towards the resolution of the conflict. The Chairperson...

Tigray regional capital Mekelle “100%” under control of former rulers, spokesman says

A view shows a street in Mekelle, Tigray region of northern Ethiopia December 10, 2018. Picture taken December 10, 2018. REUTERS/Maggie Fick
By: Reuters The former rulers of Ethiopia's Tigray regional said they were conducting "mop-up" operations on Tuesday against Ethiopian government forces retreating from the regional capital Mekelle and that the city was "100%" back under their control. “Twenty-five minutes ago the active engagement in Mekelle was...

Ethiopia declares immediate, unilateral cease-fire in Tigray

FILE - In this Thursday, May 6, 2021 file photo, the city of Mekele is seen through a bullet hole in a stairway window of the Ayder Referral Hospital, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. Ethiopia's government said in a statement carried by state media Monday, June 28, 2021, that it has "positively accepted" a call for an immediate, unilateral cease-fire in its Tigray region after nearly eight months of deadly conflict. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
By:AP Ethiopia’s government on Monday declared an immediate, unilateral cease-fire in its Tigray region after nearly eight months of deadly conflict and as hundreds of thousands of people face the world’s worst famine crisis in a decade. The statement carried by state media came shortly after the Tigray interim administration,...

Sudan rejects Ethiopian proposal to fill giant dam a second time

Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam is seen as it undergoes construction work on the river Nile in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
By: REUTERS  Sudan has rejected an Ethiopian proposal to manage the filling for a second time of a giant dam that it is building on the Blue Nile, a senior official said on Sunday, deepening a regional dispute over the project. Ethiopia has pinned hopes of...

Finance Ministers affirm Strong Commitment to Economic Integration in the Horn

Finance Ministers affirm Strong Commitment to Economic Integration in the Horn
Finance Ministers of Djibouti, Ethiopia Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan hold a meeting to discuss the progress of the Horn of Africa Initiative (HoAI) in areas such as trade and energy as well as to develop a regional digital eco-system. The Finance Ministers in Djibouti were...

Ethiopia says the new terminal at Berbera Port is a significant milestone to Ethiopia and Horn of Africa

Ethiopian Minister of Transport Dagmawit Moges, says the new Terminal is a significant milestone to Ethiopia and for the People in the Horn of Africa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVCQnqBobt0 Berbera Port’s new container terminal inaugurated, has capacity for 500,000 TEUs a year Second phase expansion of terminal will...

MSF horrified by the brutal murder of three colleagues in Ethiopia

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is in mourning after receiving confirmation of the death of three of our colleagues who were working in Tigray, north Ethiopia. Emergency coordinator Maria Hernandez, assistant coordinator Yohannes Halefom Reda and driver Tedros Gebremariam Gebremichael were travelling yesterday afternoon when we lost contact...

Somaliland President Receives Ethiopian High level delegation

By: MoDuale A high-level Ethiopian government delegation led by Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance, arrived in Berbera, Somaliland. The Ethiopian finance minister accompanied by Ethiopian Minister of Transport Dagmawit Moges Bekele and the President of the Somali Regional State Mustapha muhumed omer. Upon arrival in Berbera, the...