Ethiopia

By M.A. Egge Ethiopian Premier Haile Mariam Desalegn has reiterated that his country’s strong bilateral relations with Somaliland was quite essential and here to stay because of the mutual bilateral interests entailed and cherished between the two countries which is based on neighbourliness . The premier...

By: Jama Farah Horndiplomat Contributor Horndiplomat-The government of Ethiopia commends the Water Affairs Ministers of Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt for convening in Khartoum to continue with the trilateral dialogue on Nile waters. Horndiplomat reports The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Prime...

By: Staff writer Egypt’s Council for Media Regulation has announced a ban on media coverage of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). From now on, outlets and social media users are restricted from covering or discussing Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam, the coronavirus and the conflicts in Libya...

By: REUTERS NAIROBI (Reuters) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $98 million financial package for Ethiopia for a road transport corridor project to neighboring Djibouti, it said late on Tuesday. The project’s total cost is $255 million, comprising an AfDB grant of $98...

By: Mohamed Duale Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea on Friday confirmed new cases of the coronavirus. Somalia Ministry of Health confirmed the third case of Coronavirus disease 2019 (#COVID19). The affected person is UN commercial contractor engaged by the United Nations has been diagnosed with the novel...

Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonen led a delegation for a 2 days working visit this week to Freetown, Sierra Leone. ( January 11) Vice-President of Sierra Leone warmly welcomed the Ethiopian delegation which included Ministers as well as senior government officials. The visit aims to...

Horndiplomat-Ethiopia and the State of Qatar have agreed to further strengthen cooperation on labor and social affairs. This has been underlined during a meeting between Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of Ethiopia, Dr. Ergoge Tesfaye and Mr. Yousef bin Mohammed Al Othman Fakhroo, Minister...

“Eritrean people have shown us how truly they love and respect the Ethiopian people and above all their commitment to peace” An Ethiopian delegation led by Dr. Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, has conducted an historic visit to Eritrea...

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has promised to reform laws which he says have led to human rights abuses in the country. He has also pledged to ensure that the next elections in 2020 will be free and fair and the playing field will be...

By Birhanu Fikade Following his official visit to the Sudan this week, Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn has inked an agreement that would enable Ethiopia to develop a port facility at the Port Sudan through which the government contemplates to handle half its foreign trade volume. Asked...