Ethiopia

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...

Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban Ethiopia today (September 1) begins its presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The East African nation takes over from Egypt who chaired the council’s activities in August 2017. The country in June 2016, won a ‘non permanent’ seat on...

An abattoir located among herding communities in Ethiopia’s eastern Somali region, known more for droughts and famine than business opportunities, is an unusual stop for a U.S. aid administrator. But USAID chief Mark Green stopped at the Jijiga Export Slaughter House (JESH) during a visit...

Mogadishu (Hol) - Reports that a rebel commander with the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has been handed “illegally" over to Ethiopian authorities by Somali government officials has caused a collective uproar by Somali’s both at home and in the diaspora. The reports were confirmed...

A top leader of the banned Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has been handed down to Ethiopia by Somalia government, sources said. Abdikarim Sheikh Muse, known by his nickname “Qalbi dagah” was captured in the northern town of Adado town, 500km north of the Somali...

Global warming is affecting the lives of an estimated 15 million Ethiopian farmers, who heavily rely on the coffee industry for their livelihood. Ethiopia is Africa's largest coffee producer and ranks fifth globally, but dry spells are having a direct effect on production. "The amount of...

BY JONATHAN KAIMAN AND NOAH FOWLER BISHOFTU, Ethiopia—The shoe factory felt endless. Thousands of Ethiopians in yellow and red jumpsuits sat in neat rows beneath a cavernous ceiling, assembling, inspecting, and packaging women’s shoes. Overhead, red banners flaunted slogans in English, Chinese, and Amharic, Ethiopia’s...

Smugglers have twice forced African migrants off their boats near Yemen this month, leaving dozens to drown. Fatima Mohie-Eldin from Muftah explains the two deadly episodes and looks at why young Ethiopians and Somalis are still trying to sail to war-torn Yemen. On August 10,...

An Ethiopian maid who was forcibly thrown from the seventh floor of a building in Kuwait has returned to the country four months after the incident that sparked outrage in the Gulf country and abroad. The Addis Standard news portal shared photos of Adesech Sadik...

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...