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An Open letter to the Ethiopian Prime Minister

An Open letter to the Ethiopian Prime Minister Dear Prime minister, Imagine Agaro or Jimma town bombarded and destroyed by planes belonging to the Ethiopian Army whose whole and sole responsibility was to protect, not to bomb its people. What if MIG17 were to take off...

Tanzania resumes transporting cargo to Uganda through its TRC central railway line

The government of Tanzania has resumed transporting cargo to Uganda through its central railway line after 10 years of suspended service, Chimp Corps report. On June 24, 800tons of goods were transported from Dar es Salaam port to Mwanza. Uganda’s High Commissioner to Tanzania, Amb Richard...

Djibouti’s squandered independence

June 27 marks 41 years of independence for my country, Djibouti. So, 41 years of freedom, respect for human dignity and development for the Djiboutian people? This is a relevant question today. The fight for independence from colonial rule was ostensibly fought to secure social change...

South Sudanese rival leaders sign a peace agreement in Khartoum

Horndiplomat-South Sudanese rival leaders signed a peace agreement in Khartoum on Wednesday under which a ceasefire would take hold after 72 hours, Sudan's foreign minister said, although a rebel spokesman rejected other points . Look Here's the agreement signed by Salva Kiir, Riek Machar By:Chriss Downsen...

Ethiopia,US sign MoU to cooperate in various sectors

Addis Ababa, June 27, 2018  –Ethiopia and the United States have signed memorandums of understanding (MOU) to cooperate in various sectors. The signing of the MOU comes following the visit of U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce Gilbert Kaplan, together with members of the President’s Advisory Council...

Ethiopia to start extracting the first ever natural gas deposit from Ethio-Somali Region

By Dawit Endeshaw Ethiopia is to start extracting the first ever natural gas deposit from Ethio-Somali Region as of tomorrow, The Reporter learnt. It is to be recalled that back in March 2018, Poly-GCL, a Chinese company engaged in oil and gas exploration and development project in the...

Somaliland’s independence anniversary highlights opportunity for UK with Commonwealth allies

Written by: Stephen Doughty MP, Zac Goldsmith MP, Liz McInnes MP and Matthew Offord MPHouse of Commons Posted On: 26th June 2018 8 Parliamentarians mark today's 58th anniversary since the former British protectorate of Somaliland attained independence from the United Kingdom. They call on the...

Eritrean delegation arrives in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, June 26, 2018 – A senior Eritrean delegation composed of Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and Presidential Adviser Yemane Ghebreab arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia today. High level Ethiopian government officials, including Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed, received the delegation at the Addis Ababa...

U.S. sending FBI experts to investigate Saturday’s bomb blast in Addis Ababa

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The United States will send FBI experts to Ethiopia to help investigate a grenade attack at a rally for new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, state-affiliated media said on Monday. A grenade exploded on Saturday moments after Abiy had finished addressing the...

Eritrean delegation to visit Addis Ababa after Ethiopian olive branch

A delegation from Eritrea will arrive in Addis Ababa this week as Ethiopia's prime minister appears ready to resolve one of Africa's most intractable military stand-offs. Eritrea fought a border war with its larger neighbour in 1998-2000 that killed about 70,000 people, and disputes still...