Ethiopia

By M.A. Egge The Ministry of Revenue of Ethiopia said that they had fruitful meetings with a delegation from the Ministry of Finance of Somaliland and exchanged their notes on their experiences. A...

Horndiplomat-commissioner of Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC), Dr. Belachew Mekuria has resigned. Dr Belachew told Addis Standard Says his leaving for a family reason.  "I am leaving the Commission for a family reason who I wasn’t able to be with due to my work and who do require...

Following his recent efforts to achieve normalisation with Eritrea, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed embarked on a shuttle diplomacy mission across the Horn of Africa. Since the signing of the landmark June 2018 peace agreement between the two long-warring nations, Abiy held several bilateral and tripartite...

Lawmakers in Ethiopia’s eastern Somali regional state have voted to restore a flag that was changed by the erstwhile president Abdi Mohamoud Omar a.k.a. Abdi Illey. Harun Maruf, a Somali journalist with the Voice of America, VOA, reported that the parliament in the regional capital Jijiga...

Addis Ababa (AFP) - Jawar Mohammed was once so hated by the Ethiopian state that the media activist was accused of coup plotting while viewers of his anti-government broadcasts were hunted down. Yet today he hosts politicians and diplomats in his hotel room in the...

Indian officials hailed the deal, which was signed during an official visit to the UAE by the country’s foreign minister, Sushma Swaraj, as 'sig The UAE has agreed to collaborate with India to launch joint aid projects in Africa. Indian officials hailed the deal, which was...

The Ethiopian House of People’s Representatives (HPR) has approved the appoint of the following three ministers: 1.Former Amhara regional State president Gedu Andargachew- appoints Minister of Foreign Affairs 2. Former Oromia Regional State president Lemma Megersa – Minister of Defense 3. Engineer Aish Mohammed- Minister of Urban...

With political instability in Ethiopia, will there be enough trade to keep Somaliland and Djibouti's ports busy?  BY SIMON ALLISON   When Djibouti makes international headlines, it is usually in connection with the many superpowers that have built military bases on its shore. France, the United States, China, Italy and...

 By:FANA Addis Ababa, April 27, 2019  – Former Ethiopian President Dr Negaso Gidada has passed away at the age of 76. Dr Negasso had died while being treated in Germany. He was President from 1995 until 2001. Dr Negasso also served as Minister of Information in the...

Horndiplomat-Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay an official visit to Ethiopia next week at the invitation of Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu. The Chinese Foreign Minister will also visit the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Burkina...