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Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu met with a US delegation led by Mr. Chris Smith, Chairman of the United States of America House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday (August 23), during which both sides reiterated their commitment to advance...

BY: BBC WORLD Logistical delays and a failure of the identification kit in some parts of the country marred a largely peaceful election day in Kenya. Polls are now officially closed but voting has...

By: World Bank  The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) of the World Bank Group has issued a guarantee of $5.67 million to cover Kube Energy’s equity and debt investments in Kube Energy Somalia LLC for a period...

Vincent Aboubakar came off the bench to score a stunning winner with two minutes left as Cameroon fought back from behind to beat Egypt 2-1 in a thrilling Africa Cup of Nations final on Sunday. Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny had given Egypt the lead midway...

Authorities Arbitrarily Shut Down TV, Radio Coverage (Nairobi) – Kenyan authorities stopped news outlets from covering a planned public event by a political opposition leader on January 30, 2018, Human Rights Watch said today. The Communications Authority of Kenya switched off three television stations and their affiliated radio...

Turkish social media users and officials condemned Western media outlets for falsely reporting that the ACT Airlines plane, which crashed in Kyrgyzstan early Monday belongs to Turkey's flagship carrier Turkish Airlines. Foreign outlets, including Reuters, French Press Agency and BBC World falsely reported that the...

Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and President Isaias Afwerki have arrived in Juba, South Sudan. During their stay in Juba, they will hold discussions with President Salva Kiir and other higher government officials on regional peace, economic ties and infrastructure development. In addition they...

Horndiplomat-The Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met with the President of the Somali Regional State, Mustafa Omer and Chairperson of the Somali People’s Democratic Party (SPDP), Ahmed Shide this morning at his office. The discussions centered on the development and security activities of the region....

Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed today had a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen, the Speakers of the two Houses and Chief Administrators of Amhara and Tigray regional states over the current situation in Raya and its surroundings. The meeting concluded that any...

By:Muluken Yewondwossen – Capital Public private partnership (PPP) law will be one of the priority proclamations tabled for the parliament when it returns from recess. In his budget speech Abraham Tekeste (PhD), Minister of Finance and Economic Cooperation (MoFEC) stated that ties with the private sector...