Ethiopia

Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban The Ethiopian government says it is working to resolve a deadly boundary crisis between the Oromia and Somali regional states. Clashes between the armed factions in the two states have led to the issuance of travel alerts by the United States...

Ethiopians today (September 11) usher in New Year with bright and colourful decorations in the capital, Addis Ababa and other cities and towns across the country. Nationals enter the year 2010 according to the Ethiopian Orthodox calendar, which is nearly seven years behind the Georgian...

The government of Somalia is defending a controversial decision to hand over a prominent Ogaden rebel leader to authorities in Ethiopia. The transfer of Abdikarin Sheikh Muse, a top member of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), has sparked a social media uproar and protests...

Addis Abeba, September 01/2017 – Intense fighting between the Ethiopian Somali and the Oromo ethnic groups in the eastern Ethiopia has left “more than 30 people”, including “more than a dozen army members”, dead and several others injured, Addis Standard learned. According to three residents...

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...