Ethiopia

By:Jama farah , HornDiplomat Contributor  The Ethio-Saudi Arabia Business Forum was held today (December 10) in Addis Ababa. Over 150 Ethiopian and Saudi Arabian companies participated in the forum that aimed at attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and strengthening business-to-business linkages between the two countries. In his...

Horndiplomat-The 2nd Ethio-UAE Joint Technical Committee Meeting opened in Addis Ababa on Monday (March 05, 2018), serving as an effective platform for the development of the bilateral cooperation at various levels within a range of economic sectors, and contributing towards the success of the...

By: BLOOMBERG Somalia rejected an appeal from Ethiopia to enter into negotiations with a view to granting it access to a Red Sea port. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last week warned that his country’s...

Addis Ababa  October 28/2018 Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed officially inaugurated the 3.8 billion birr Rib Irrigational Dam Project today. Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen, President of Amhara Regional State Gedu Andargachew and other federal and regional senior official have presided over the inauguration of the...

By Chris Mays cmays@reformer.com WHITINGHAM — Behulum Mengistu might be in a different country but he seemed right at home in an art class at Twin Valley High School last week. Who better than an international graffiti artist with a background in T-shirts and stickers to...

Leading Ethiopian botanical scientist, Professor Sebsebe Demissew, has been elected as a Foreign Member of the Royal Society, becoming the first ever Sub-Saharan African scientist to be elected in the Society’s 357-year history. On 13th July, the Professor was formally admitted to the Society at the...

Massawa, 05 September 2018- Ethiopian Commercial ship “Mekele” that won the bid to transport zinc of Bisha Minining Company has arrived at Massawa Port today, 5 September. The Commercial Ship has the capacity of loading 12 thousand tons and is expected to load and leave...

Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed and six other Ethiopians, including Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde GebreMariam and CEO of Ethio Telecom, Frehiwot Tamiru have made it to New African magazine’s list of “100 Most Influential Africans." According to New African magazine, the annual...

Horndiplomat-the Somaliland minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr Saad A. Shire, who is on an official tour of Africa arrives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Dr Shire meets with Ethiopian foreign minister Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, The meeting specifically focussed on the security in the region, trade, education...

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The United States will send FBI experts to Ethiopia to help investigate a grenade attack at a rally for new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, state-affiliated media said on Monday. A grenade exploded on Saturday moments after Abiy had finished addressing the...