Ethiopia

By: Richard Hamilton BBC World Service newsroom Ethiopia’s largest commercial bank is trying to retrieve millions of dollars withdrawn by its customers after an incident it described as a systems glitch. More than...

An important outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea is sweeping through Doolo zone, in Ethiopia’s Somali region, exacerbated by one of the worst droughts in 30 years. In response, teams from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) are working alongside Ethiopian health authorities to bring the outbreak...

By: Reuters The former rulers of Ethiopia's Tigray regional said they were conducting "mop-up" operations on Tuesday against Ethiopian government forces retreating from the regional capital Mekelle and that the city was "100%" back under their control. “Twenty-five minutes ago the active engagement in Mekelle was...

The ministry’s spokesperson, Tewolde Mulgeta, told Sudan Tribune that Bashir will on Tuesday arrive in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, where he will hold meetings with Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn and other government officials. The two leaders are expected to discuss a range of...

By: REUTERS Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met senior leaders of the Tigray region forces on Friday for the first time since they signed a peace deal with the national government ending two years of war, the state-run broadcaster...

Scramble in the Horn:-A region at the crossroads of Africa and the Middle East, the Horn of Africa is generally taken to refer to the easternmost extension of land in eastern Africa, home to the countries of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia, whose cultures...

Renewed fighting between armed factions from Ethiopia’s Oromia and Somali regional states has forced hundreds of civilians to flee their homes. The fighting which erupted on Tuesday has displaced at least 600 people from both regions. Minister of Government Communication Affairs Office (GCAO), Negeri Lencho, told...

Horndiplomat-Speaking at the closing session of the three- day meeting of Djiboutian Ambassadors and high level diplomats today (December 20), President Ismail Omar Guelleh praised Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for his deep-seated commitments and considerable success he has forged towards ensuring peace...

By: ENA The fight against terrorism is one of the common objectives of Ethiopia and Somalia, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia, Abshir Omar said. Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs...

Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs,  Gedu Andargachew, today (May 02) received Mr. Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom, in which both sides pledged to deepen ties based on a long tradition of cooperation. Minister Gedu Andargachew appreciated...