Ethiopia

 Horndiplomat-Ethiopia has restructured its defense force. Accordingly, it has downsized the number of regional commands to four from six. The new regional commands are Eastern, Western, Southern, and Northern. It has also set up a committee tasked to reestablish a naval force and a special operation...

By: REUTERS  Sudan has rejected an Ethiopian proposal to manage the filling for a second time of a giant dam that it is building on the Blue Nile, a senior official said on Sunday, deepening a regional dispute over the project. Ethiopia has pinned hopes of...

Ethiopia and Luxembourg have agreed to further strengthen cooperation on both bilateral and multilateral venues. This has been emphasized during a meeting between Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu and the Foreign Minister of Luxembourg,  Jean Assselborn today (February 13). Both parties underscored the...

Villagers in Ethiopia are celebrating the “resurrection” of a man who was thought to be dead. Hirpha Negero, a father of five, was pronounced dead on Tuesday at around 10:30 local time (07:30 GMT). According to local tradition in the remote village in Sibu Sire district...

By: Mohamed Duale Ethiopia has reported its first death of a COVID-19 patient, a 60-year old woman who was in treatment at a hospital in the capital since March 31. Horndiplomat reports The country's Health minister Lia Tadesse has confirmed the first death of a COVID-19...

 BY:REUTERS Eritrean forces have started withdrawing from Ethiopia’s Tigray region in the north, the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry said. The United States, Germany, France and other G7 countries called on Friday for a swift, unconditional and verifiable withdrawal of the Eritrean soldiers, followed by a political process...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed arrived in Abu Dhabi, the UAE today (March 20) for an official working visit. The Premier has led a high-level Ethiopian delegation, including Ethiopian State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Hirut Zemene. Upon arrival, the Premier was warmly welcomed by...

Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa) has initiated talks with the government of Djibouti, Ethiopia's key conduit to the Red Sea, over a possible partnership with Air Djibouti (2F, Djibouti). Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tewolde Gebremariam told The Reporter that talks have focussed on developing a...

Ethiopia and Armenia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish political consultation on Wednesday (April 4). The MoU was signed by State Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Dr. Markos Tekle and the visiting Armenian Foreign Minister, H.E. Zohrab Mnatsakanyan. Dr. Markos noted the historical...

BY: REUTERS Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government said on Monday it had captured another town in the northern Tigray region after nearly two weeks of fighting in a conflict already spilling into Eritrea and destabilising the wider Horn of Africa. Hundreds have died, at least...