US ‘strongly condemns Tigray forces’ attacks on Eritrea
By: Staff Writer
The U.S. State Department’s top diplomat for Africa on Sunday strongly condemned attacks by Ethiopia’s Tigray region on neighboring Eritrea.
“The United States strongly condemns the TPLF’s unjustifiable attacks against Eritrea on November 14 and its efforts to internationalize the conflict in Tigray,”...
Ethiopia: Persistent, credible reports of grave violations in Tigray underscore urgent need for human rights access – Bachelet
By:UNHumanRights
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday stressed the urgent need for an objective, independent assessment of the facts on the ground in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, given the persistent reports of serious human rights violations and abuses she continues...
Ethiopia, Kenya Eye Enhanced Cooperation
Horndiplomat-According to Ethiopian Foreign Ministry A two-day Ethiopia-Kenya Trade and Investment Forum opened today (March 1) at the new Skylight Hotel in Addis Ababa by Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed and President Uhuru Kenyatta of the Republic of Kenya.
President Kenyatta arrived in Addis...
Secretary-General Appoints Dereje Wordofa of Ethiopia Deputy Executive Director (Programme) of United Nations Population Fund
Mr. Wordofa previously served as Regional Director for Africa at the American Friends Service Committee
NEW YORK, United States of America, February 8, 2018/ -- United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Dereje Wordofa of Ethiopia as Deputy Executive Director (Programme) of...
Sisi: Egypt does not want war with Sudan and Ethiopia
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said his country was not meddling in the internal affairs of Sudan and Ethiopia, as he sought to defuse rising tensions in the Red Sea region.
Sisi, in a televised broadcast on Monday, said Cairo was not planning to go to war with the...
Ethiopian PM announces visa on arrival for all Africans at the opening of 11th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union
HornDiplomat-In his address at the Extraordinary Summit of the African Union, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed highlighted that Union wide reforms were necessary not for the sake of initiating reforms, but because it is a must. Drawing on the Pan-African vision, he asks leaders...
Ethiopia declares six-month state of emergency In Tigray Regional State
By: Staff writer
Ethiopian Council of Ministers, in its 21st extraordinary session today, has declared a six-month state of Emergency in Tigray regional state.
The State of Emergency was declared in accordance with article 93/1/A of the Ethiopian constitution, according to a statement issued by the...
Ethiopia confirms transfer of Somali national, labels him a ‘terrorist’
The Ethiopian government has confirmed the transfer of Somali national belonging to the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF).
The decision by Somalia to transfer Mr. Abdikarin Sheikh Muse to Ethiopia has, however, sparked outrage back home as it is seen as a breach of national...
Ethiopia says it will free all political prisoners
Prime minister announces effort to ‘widen democratic space’ following anti-government protests
Ethiopia’s prime minister has announced that political prisoners will be released and a prison camp notorious for torture closed, acknowledging for the first time that the country holds such prisoners.
Rights groups and activists welcomed...
Ethiopia unblocks more than 200 websites as reforms continue
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia says it has unblocked 246 websites and TV channels in the latest reform under its new prime minster, whose chief of staff says "freedom of expression is a foundational right."
Chief of staff Fitsum Arega announced the news on...
