Ethiopia

Announcement by state media means that Ahmed is now expected to become Ethiopia's next prime minister. Ethiopia's ruling coalition has elected Abiy Ahmed as its new chairman, according to state media. The announcement on Tuesday by state broadcaster FANA means that Ahmed is now expected to succeed Hailemariam...

By: REUTERS The International Monetary Fund and Ethiopia made progress in talks on the fund's support for the country's economic reform programme and discussions will continue in Washington next week, the fund said on Friday.

A new railway line connecting Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa to the port city of Djibouti is set to be officially inaugurated next month. A government-organized media tour Saturday touted the flagship project, mostly funded by China, and set to officially open in October. The railway line,...

Office of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) of Ethiopia today announced 7 billion US dollars worth three road and 14 power supply projects. The power projects are a-469MW Genale Daw 5, 100MW Genale 6, 280MW Chemoga 1&2, 424MW Halele Werabe, 798MW Dabus, 125MW Gad, 125MW Dichato,...

Mohamed Olad HassanWASHINGTON —At least 32 people have been killed in clashes across Ethiopia's Oromia and Somali regions following clashes between rival ethnic Somali and Oromo forces, a former Ethiopian lawmaker said. Speaking to VOA Somali Service, Boqor Ali Omar Allale said at least 32...

 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-Foreign Affairs Ministers of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia held joint discussion on trilateral peace, friendship and cooperation agreement on 17 October 2018 in Villa Somalia, Mogadishu.Horndiplomat Reports To this end, the three Foreign Affairs Ministers evaluated the progress of trilateral joint economic, political and security...

The Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority has today announced the reinstatement of the airspace in Tigray region starting from 2:00 PM on December 14, 2020. According to Ethiopian State-Run Radio Fana, All the airports in airspace of the northern region of the country have also been...

KHARTOUM A European special envoy is set to arrive in Sudan on Sunday for talks aimed at easing tension with Ethiopia over their border dispute. “The High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy in the European Union, Josep Borrell, assigned the Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs,...

By:Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban  Ethiopia has been described as an anchor of peace in the restive Horn of Africa region. This is according to United States senator, Bob Corker. According to the Corker who is Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations, the highest body of the...