Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said on Thursday he had submitted his resignation as both premier and the chairman of the ruling coalition in an effort to facilitate reforms following a period of mass unrest. Hundreds of people have died in...

A recent study commissioned by the Network for Education Watch Indonesia (JPPI) reveals the index of education services in Indonesia in 2016 ranks lower than the Philippines and Ethiopia. The Right to Education Index (RTEI) research shows that from indicators measured in the survey, which...

Ethiopian Olympic swimmer Robel Kiros Habte finished last in the Preliminary Men’s 100m Freestyle heats at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. The 24 year old was the only one of the 59 entrants in the heats not to complete the distance in under a minute. He...

The government of Ethiopia will allow African travelers to enter into the country without visa this fiscal year (2018/19), according to President Mulatu Teshome. The House of People’s Representatives (HPR) and the House of Federation (HoF) of Ethiopia today held a joint session. While addressing the...

By: AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES The parties in the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray have agreed on a “permanent cessation of hostilities”, the African Union mediator said, just more than a week after formal peace talks...

Irish Prime Minister Mr. Loe Varadkar will pay an official visit to Ethiopia next week, 9 January 2019. During his visit Prime Minister Mr. Loe Varadkar is scheduled to hold discussion with President Sahlework- Zewdie and Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed, on Bilateral and Multilateral...

Ethiopia on Monday that foreign elements were arming, training and financing groups that it blames for a wave of unrest in regions around Addis Ababa, where protesters have targeted factories and accused the government land grabs. "There are countries which are directly involved in arming,...

By Vivian Jebet Elders from the Somali community in Isiolo County are yet to endorse a gubernatorial candidate, their council announced Saturday dismissing reports that they had already singled out their preferred candidate. The elders distanced themselves from claims that they will support Mr Abdul Bahari...

  PM disappointed by Somali Region’s statement As Prime Minister Hailemaraim Dessalegn is trying to sort out the confrontation between the Somali and Oromia Regional States, the Somali Region Communications Bureau over the week issued a statement accusing the Oromia Regional State of proceeding forcibly with...

Horndiplomat-The Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr Workneh Gebeyehu received a US trade delegation led by Gilbert B. Kaplan, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce, at his office earlier this morning (June 25). Reiterating the fact that, Ethiopia and the US have enjoyed...