Ethiopia

HornDiplomat-In his address at the Extraordinary Summit of the African Union, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed highlighted that Union wide reforms were necessary not for the sake of initiating reforms, but because it is a must. Drawing on the Pan-African vision, he asks leaders...

Nine cities across Africa, a continent vulnerable to climate change, are taking action. Recently, these cities pledged to deliver their share of carbon emissions reductions to hit Paris Agreement goals. The cities, several of which are major capitals, aim to reach zero carbon economies in just over 30 years. https://twitter.com/c40cities/status/998126329060085760 Transportation, waste management and energy production are among the sectors African...

Ethiopia Foreign Minister Dr.Workneh Gebeyehu welcomed Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister H.E Wang Yi earlier this morning. (January 03) The State Councilor and Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China Mr. Wang Yi noted the historic and solid relationship between the peoples and...

The government of Somalia is defending a controversial decision to hand over a prominent Ogaden rebel leader to authorities in Ethiopia. The transfer of Abdikarin Sheikh Muse, a top member of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), has sparked a social media uproar and protests...

( Horn Diplomat News Desk) The Paris-based Indian Ocean Newsletter reports the European Union and Britain are on the same page as to who will fill the vacuum to emerge when Amisom mandate ends in Somalia. With no Somali Army to take over from Amisom, Ethiopia...

 The African Union will be holding a virtual meeting today to deliberate on the progress made in the resolution of a dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The virtual meeting of the AU Bureau of the Assembly of Heads...

By: Mohamud Aden Samatar Somaliland welcomes the waves of political change taking place in the Horn of Africa, the democratization of Ethiopia spearheaded by Dr Abiy Ahmed and the normalization of relation between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and also the easing of the alleged accusation of...

Horndiplomat-The Government of Ethiopia officially launched the issuance of visa on arrival for all African citizens, at an event held on Thursday (November 1) at the Headquarters of the African Union. The event was graced by State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Hirut Zemene,...

Landlocked Ethiopia is planning to build a navy, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said during a briefing of the heads of the country’s National Defense Force. “Following the efforts made to build capacity of our national defense, we built one of the stronger ground and air...

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...