Ethiopia

Horndiplomat-The 32nd Assembly of the Union Of African states Opens In Addis Ababa today, February 10.  In recognition of challenges and prevailing need to recognize links between displacement and peace and security and the development dimension, the 32nd African Union (AU) heads of state and...

Horndiplomat-the Ethiopian Prime Minister  Dr. Abiy Ahmed was received warmly by  President Al Sisi of Egypt upon arrival at Cairo On Saturday evening. The two leaders will hold bilateral & regional talks that will further bolster the relationship between the two countries. Asharq al-Awsat is...

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...

Written by: Awale Shirwa twitter: @Awale11 The aim of this short article is to highlight challenges and opportunities facing the Somali Region (DDS) in this critical juncture. It also tries to support the argument which claims the Somali Region was allocated fraction of the investments...

By: Mohamed Duale Maaza Mengiste (born 1974) is an Ethiopian-American writer and author of the 2010 novel Beneath the Lion's Gaze and The Shadow King. Mengiste has published fiction and nonfiction dealing with migration, the Ethiopian revolution, and the plight of sub-Saharan immigrants arriving in Europe. Her debut...

By: The EasterAfrican Ethiopia on Thursday says the construction of its controversial mega dam project, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has reached 90 percent completion. This was announced by the office of...

By: MoDuale Ethiopia's Somali region Vice President Aden Farah elected Speaker of House of Federation (HoF), replacing Keria Ibrahim, who resigned from her position last Monday after serving for the past two years. Mr Etsegent Mengistu was elected Deputy Speaker of the Federation, replacing Mohammed Reshid....

By: staff writer Chief of the General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces, Field Marshal Birhanu Jula discussed military cooperation with the Chief of General Staff of Somaliland’s Armed Forces, Maj. – Gen Nuh Ismail Tani....

( 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...

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese-built 756-km electrified rail project connecting landlocked Ethiopia to Djibouti officially started commercial operations on Monday with a ceremony held in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa. Contracted by two Chinese companies, the first 320 km of the rail project...