Ethiopia

Asmara, 14 October 2018- President Isaias Afwerki arrives in Addis Ababa for two-day official visit today, 14 October, at an invitation of Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Upon arrival at the Bole International Airport, President Isaias was awarded...

Ethiopia’s former deputy intelligence chief has been arrested, Attorney General Berhanu Tsegaye said Thursday, in the latest move targeting security officials for human rights abuses and corruption. “Former deputy of NISS and Federal Police Commission Commissioner General Yared Zerihun has been apprehended by police,” Berhanu...

GENEVA —  The U.N. refugee agency reports that Horn of Africa asylum seekers and migrants arriving in Yemen are being detained under horrific conditions by different armed groups and criminals profiting from the situation. The agency says it is following the cases of some 100 Somali...

By:Busiweek Somaliland and Ethiopia are looking at improving the trade ties between the two countries so that both can benefit. The two neighbouring nations have close interests in the Red Sea with Ethiopia heavily depending on the Berbera Port in Somaliland to access its imports and...

Ethiopia is due to host the 2020 World Economic Forum. The announcement came during a meeting between Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed and Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Professor Schwab today (January 23), in which the two sides have...

Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Monday left the capital Addis Ababa for the start of his first European tour, chief of staff Fitsum Arega wrote on Twitter. Abiy will be in two countries over the period of his visit – Germany...

By M.A. Egge Officials of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Somaliland participated in a conference meeting in Ethiopia to discuss crimes perpetrated at the sea. The delegation of Somaliland led...

Horndiplomat-Minister of Culture and Tourism, Dr. Hirut Kassaw met with Mr. Serdar Çam, President of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) on Wednesday (January 16), in which the two sides have agreed to strengthen the bilateral cooperation in areas of culture and tourism. During...

Addis Ababa, June 21, 2018 -Leaders of IGAD memeber states are arriving in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to take part at the 32nd Extra-Ordinary Summit of IGAD scheduled to take place today. Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and President of Djibouti, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, have arrived...

Ethiopia’s so far managed to stay neutral and balance its relationships with opposing Gulf partners. But it’s engaged in an unpredictable game. This is the fourth part of The Thin Red Line, an African Arguments series focusing on dynamics around the Red Sea. For the past two...