Ethiopia

By:MoDuale Ethiopia closed all its borders to prevent the spread of COVID19, state TV quoted Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as saying. According to Addisstandard, This is besides the 14-day mandatory quarantine for air travelers arriving in Ethiopia effective today. The government has also allocated 5...

Ethiopia has confirmed its 6th case of coronavirus today, bringing the total to six. A 59-year-old UK diplomat, who had arrived in Addis Ababa from Dubai yesterday, has tested positive for the virus, said the Ministry of Health. She is now in an isolation centre for...

The Ethio-Kenya Electricity Highway Project is expected to be ready for testing and commissioning at the end of this Ethiopian year, according to Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP). Upon completion, the project will promote power, trade, and regional integration, and contribute to the Eastern Africa Power...

By:Hassan jama, Horndiplomat Contributor Ethiopia has confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus. Horndiplomat reports Takele Uma Banti, the mayor of the capital Addis Ababa, tweeted that a Japanese citizen was the person affected. "We should avoid meetings and hand contacts," the mayor wrote on Twitter. According...

By: FANABC The Addis Ababa Police Commission is investigating the cause of a dispute that left three people dead in  Addis Ababa Bole sub-city this morning. The Commission said three security guards of Enat Bank’s Dr Jenber Tefrea branch, aged between 30 and 35, were killed...

By:Jama Farah ,Horndiplomat Contributor  Ethiopia government noted with disappointment the Statement issued by the United States Department of Treasury on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) released on 28 February 2020. The following statement was issued today by the Ethiopia Foreign Affairs Ministry. The Ministry of Foreign...

By:fanabc Ethiopia and Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED) have signed a 100 million loan agreement. The agreement was signed here today by Ahmed Shide, Ethiopia’s Minister of Finance and Hussain Jasem Al Nowais, Chairman of KFED. Ahmed Shide said the loan will be used for the...

By: Hassan Jama, Horndiplomat contributor  An Ethiopian delegation led by Finance minister Ahmed Shide has departed Addis Ababa today after two days of high-level talks in Hargeisa. The Somaliland Government did not comment on the Ethiopian delegation visit, but sources reveal the Ethiopian delegation has met on...

By: Mo Duale A high-level delegation led by Ethiopian Finance minister Ahmed Shide has arrived in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, for an official state visit. The delegation is expected to hold talks with the Somaliland government over wide range issues. The visit comes a day after...

By: MoDuale U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrived in Addis Ababa on Earlier, Monday (February 17). Horndiplomat reports The Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed held talks with Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State. According to Office of the Prime Minister-Ethiopia, The Prime Minister of...