Ethiopia

The United Nations (UN), the European Union, the African Union (AU), and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have congratulated Sahlework Zewde on her election as the new President of Ethiopia. Ambassador Sahlework was elected as President of Ethiopia yesterday, replacing Mulatu Teshome, who resigned...

Horndiplomat-Ethiopian members of parliament have elected Sahle-Work Zewde as the country's first female president. Her election to the ceremonial position comes a week after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed a cabinet with half the posts taken up by women. After being sworn in, President Sahle-Work promised...

Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed today appointed the following 55 state ministers. Below is list of the new state ministers:

The leaders of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia gathered in the Eritrean capital of Asmara last month for a surprise three-way meeting. The summit, which took place against the backdrop of a rapid thaw in Ethiopian-Eritrean relations, has raised hopes among observers for more frequent...

Addis Ababa   October 24/2018 The House of Peoples’ Representatives and House of Federation will hold an extraordinary joint session tomorrow to consider a resignation letter from the incumbent Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome. Dr. Mulatu Teshome who has been the fourth President of Ethiopia since 7 October 2013...

Sources close to the government confirmed to Addis Standard late this afternoon news that Ambassador Sahlework Zewde, a prominent Ethiopian diplomat with years of experience with the UN, will be replacing the outgoing president, Dr. Mulatu Teshome, who has been the president since October 2013. She will...

Addis Ababa, October 23, 2018 (FBC) – In a meeting convened in Khartoum on Monday, the IGAD chiefs of staff discussed the deployment of the IGAG forces in South Sudan and decided to assess the needs on the ground before to take further steps. The...

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Addis Abeba, Oct. 22/2018 – Tigray regional state communication bureau confirmed that at least three protesters were killed yesterday by security forces in Alamata, some 758 km from Addis Abeba, in southern district of the Tigay regional state in northern Ethiopia. But residents who spoke to the...

By. Mohamed Duale Editor-in-Chief HornDiplomat  Tweets @MohamadDuale   Horndiplomat-ONLF and Ethiopia agreed to end hostilities towards each other; ONLF to pursue objectives through peaceful means. Horndiplomat Reports Delegates from Ethiopian federal government and the Ogaden National Liberation Front ONLF met on 21 October 2018 in Asmara, Eritrea. The delegation from the...