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24 April 2019, DJIBOUTI (Djibouti): The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) welcomes the recent decision by the Government of Belgium to recognise diplomatic and service passports issued by the Federal Government of Somalia. The following statement was issued today by the IGAD Executive Secretary.  IGAD Executive...

Addis Ababa October 27/2018 -Italy has appreciated the peace accord between Ethiopia and Eritrea and pledged to extend all the necessary support for its realization. Italy’s Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi, Eritrea’s Foreign Minister Osman Saleh, and Foreign Affairs Minister Workneh Gebeyehu had tripartite discussion...

BY GCR It may be Ethiopia’s symbol of national pride, but the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) being built for hydroelectric power on the Blue Nile will have grave and unexpected consequences for its downstream neighbour, Egypt, according to a report published in the...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A severed marine cable has left Somalia without internet for weeks, triggering losses for businesses, residents said, and adding a layer of chaos in a country where Islamist insurgents are carrying out a campaign of bombings and killings. Abdi Anshuur, Somalia's minister...

The Somali Republic (Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Somaliyeed, Arabic: جمهورية الصومال ) was formed as new nation, following the union of the former Italian Somalia, today’s Somalia, and British Somaliland, today’s Republic of Somaliland. The high-profile one-day 28th extra-ordinary session of Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) summit...

The Ethiopian parliament on Monday (October 9) opened for a new session which marks the third year of the fifth parliament. The joint session of the House of People’s Representatives (HPR) and House of Federation (HoF) was opened with a remark from President Mulatu Teshome. His...

Horndiplomat-State Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Prof. Afework Kassu attended Tokyo International Conference on Africa Development (TICAD) Ministerial level held on 6 October 2018 in Tokyo with theme “ensure Africa’s Economic Transformation.” In this regards, the State Minister...

The Somali-American model walked in Kanye West's Yeezy Season 5 show in a hijab and a floor-length fur coat. Halima Aden, 19, wowed social media users after images were released of the beauty walking in Kanye West's highly anticipated Yeezy Season 5 show. Here's what to know...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pledged on Thursday not to let differences over a dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile river ruin relations with Addis Ababa. Ethiopia hopes the hydroelectric Grand Renaissance Dam will make it Africa’s largest power exporter. Egypt says...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed met and held discussions with Addis-based European ambassadors this morning (December 14). According to Office of the Prime Minister-Ethiopia , the ambassadors welcomed the progressive steps taken over the past months in Ethiopia under...