Ethiopia

Addis Ababa February 25/2017 Ethiopia provided relief support for people affected by drought in Somaliland, the autonomous region of Somalia. Mitiku Kassa, Commissioner for Disaster Risk Management told ENA that the support for drought affected people in Somaliland included biscuits, milk and grains. Some 8,000 quintal...

Ethiopia has declared a state of emergency, a day after the country's prime minister abruptly resigned. The measure was announced on Friday by the Council of Ministers, the Ethiopian government's cabinet, according to state broadcaster EBC. Local media said the measure is effective as of Friday, but it...

WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, March 7, 2018,/ -- As United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson begins his first trip to Sub-Saharan Africa as secretary, beginning March 6, travelling to Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Nigeria, Freedom House issued the following statement: “On each of...

By:Fana Ethiopia Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed arrived in China today to attend the second Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum which will be held on April 25-27 in Beijing. Launched close to six years ago, BRI is an ambitious effort aimed at strengthening infrastructure, trade,...

Ethiopian Minister of Finance, Ahmed Shide said the government has revoked the process of partial privatization of Ethiopian Airlines. According to Ethiopia State Media Fanabc,The minister underlined that the cancellation of the partial privatization of the airlines is attributed to to its growing global reputation...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed departed this morning for Khartoum, Sudan for an official working visit. According to Fana ,The Premier is expected to hold discussions on bilateral issues with Chairman of the Transitional Military Council (TMC), Lt. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. He will also...

By:Hassan Jama,HornDiplomat Contributor Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Minister,  Mr. Gedu Andargachew receives the Czech Republic Foreign Affairs Minister Tomáš Petříček today (November 13). Mr. Tomáš Petříček arrives in Addis Ababa for an official working visit to Ethiopia. The two sides exchanged views on bilateral and multilateral issues of...

Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban A former head of Ethiopia’s Jail Ogaden and regional prison commissioner has been arrested by authorities, an activist in the country Somali Regional State, SRS, has reported. Shamaahiye Sheikh Farah , a former colonel in the controversial SRS paramilitary unit, Liyu Police, is said to...

Ethiopia has officially overtaken neighbouring Kenya as East Africa’s economic giant. According to International Monetary Fund (IMF) figures, Ethiopia’s annual economic output (i.e. Gross Domestic Product (GDP)) for this year was expected to hit $78 billion from $72 billion recorded last year. Their economic growth since...

After leading a congressional fact-finding trip to Ethiopia, U.S. Rep. Christopher Smith said he's convinced the Horn of Africa country is making rapid progress toward democracy, thanks to new leadership. "Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is the right man at the right time and is therefore...