Ethiopia

Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu met with a US delegation led by Mr. Chris Smith, Chairman of the United States of America House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday (August 23), during which both sides reiterated their commitment to advance...

Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic Party elects new regional President in Somali region of Ethiopia.Horndiplomat Reports The executive and council members of ESPDP(Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic Party), as well as leaders of various clans, have unanimously decided to assign Mustafa Muhumed Omer to be the incoming...

Addis Ababa, August 22, 2018  – Ethio telecom today introduced new tariffs on its services, effective from today August 22, 2018. The new tariff set by the company offered a major discount on internet, voice call, and SMS services. The company reduced 43% on mobile internet,...

Türkiye Diyanet Foundation donated 34,000 sheep to Ethiopia as hundreds of thousands of Muslims converged at the national stadium and nearby Meskel Square in capital Addis Ababa to celebrate Eid al-Adha or the “Feast of Sacrifice.” Türkiye Diyanet Foundation’s Africa representative Yüksel Sezgin said the Turkish humanitarian organization had distributed the sheep among the poor...

Ethiopia on Sunday inaugurated a power plant which converts waste into energy, next to a filthy open-air dump in Addis Ababa where a landslide last year killed more than 110 people. Named Reppie, the facility is the first of its kind in Africa, according to...

Horndiplomat-According to Xinhua Net, East Africa's two long-time rivals, Ethiopia and Eritrea, are mulling steps to strengthen cultural and people-to-people links between the two countries. A cultural symposium held on Friday here brought together 500 participants drawn from both countries, including senior government officials from...

Addis Ababa- The Federal Police announced that it has seized more than 1,000 guns and unspecified number of ammunitions today while being smuggled to the capital Addis Ababa. The weapons have been intercepted after a tip-off from the public, the Federal Police told ENA. The weapons...

Horndiplomat-According to the reporter Ethiopia over  6,400 of Ethiopians returning from Djibouti weeks after the unrest in Diredawa city. They were transported using a train to Dire Dawa. From the total number of people who fled from Djibouti, the majority were sent to their hometowns. According to...

Around 3,000 families fleeing violence in Ethiopia’s Somali region have crossed the border into Somaliland, where they are mostly seeking refuge with extended family relatives in Somaliland. Women, children and elderly people make up the majority of the people fleeing from Jigjiga, capital of the...

There will be three weekly return flights from Addis Ababa to Mogadishu, Hussein Hosh, manager of the airline, told Mogadishu-based Radio Dalsan. Somali and Ethiopian businessmen have been urging their governments to restart commercial flights. Travellers from Somalia currently use a longer routes via Nairobi...