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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will visit Ethiopia and Eritrean next month, according to R.it. The Prime Minister will be in Addis Ababa in the first half of October, most probably the 11th, for a bilateral agreement with Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed. After Ethiopia, he...

Asmara, 20 September 2018 -The  President of Eritrean Isaias Afwerki yesterday, 19 September met and held extensive talks with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahiyan. During a meeting conducted in...

Ethiopia’s goverment held peace talks with members of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) in Asmara, Eritrea’s information minister, Yemane G. Meskel said on Tuesday. Meskel tweeted information from a statement issued by ONLF after the meeting, indicating that ‘the parties reached a common understanding...

The United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Monday hailed a summit between Djibouti and Eritrea in Saudi Arabia, voicing hope in a statement that it would help create "greater peace" in the region. The summit brought together Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh and his Ethiopian...

Regional bloc IGAD  has mandated Somalia and Djibouti to deploy troops to South Sudan to safeguard security and the implementation of the peace agreement. The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad), in a statement to the media on Monday afternoon, said Somalia and Djibouti have been...

Horndiplomat-Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman received President of Djibouti Ismaïl Omar Guelleh in Jeddah on Monday. They discussed a number of regional and international issues and ways to further strengthen bilateral ties. — SPA reports Meanwhile, The Saudi's crown Prince Mohamed Bin...

I wrote about Chinese oppression in a South African paper. Hours later, they cancelled my column. BY AZAD ESSA It is official. After more than a decade of planning, setting up, and bankrolling African media, the Chinese are finally ready to cash in on their investment. Last week,...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Leaders from Ethiopia and Eritrea signed a “peace agreement” on Sunday during a summit in Saudi Arabia, yet another sign of warming ties between two nations that have face decades of war and unease. https://youtu.be/lhD5jmeJ1t4 Terms of the agreement signed by...

Zambian President Edgar Lungu said on Friday that the country's relations with China are mutually beneficial and no malicious propaganda will break the friendship. Lungu made the remarks while opening the third session of the 12th National Assembly. "Our friendship with China is mutual and no...

After leading a congressional fact-finding trip to Ethiopia, U.S. Rep. Christopher Smith said he's convinced the Horn of Africa country is making rapid progress toward democracy, thanks to new leadership. "Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is the right man at the right time and is therefore...