Ethiopia demands US explanation over funding-cut reports
Ethiopia’s government has demanded an explanation from the US over a report that it has reduced its funding of Ethiopia as the dispute continues over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…
Abundant Rain in Eritrea Brings Good Prospects
Planting of the 2020 main season crops (wheat, barley, sorghum, maize, teff, pulses) for harvest from November, was concluded in July in key-cropping areas in central and western Anseba, Debub,…
Somaliland -Taiwan what to expect China will do?
Over the past two months, the very public rivalry between China and Taiwan has moved into the Horn of Africa over representation in unrecognized Somaliland. On July 1, Taiwan’s Ministry…
U.S. Halts Some Foreign Assistance Funding to Ethiopia Over Dam Dispute with Egypt, Sudan
Some U.S. officials fear the move will harm Washington’s relationship with Addis Ababa. BY ROBBIE GRAMER | AUGUST 27, 2020, 2:41 PM Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has approved a plan to halt…
Ethiopia to launch its second satellite into space
By Zecharias ZelalemAugust 25, 2020 Ethiopia is finishing plans to launch its second satellite into orbit next month, just eight months after the launch of its ETRSS-1 Satellite last December.…
Ethiopia Democracy, why it is so difficult?
Addis Abeba, August 26/2020 -Time and again our politics has been continuously squandering opportunities that could have otherwise facilitated the country’s path towards a democratic rule. The 1974 revolution would have…
Sudan and Ethiopia vow to resolve Blue Nile dam dispute
Ethiopia and Sudan have said they would make every effort to reach a deal on a giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile River that has caused a bitter dispute…
Somaliland to open office in Taiwan in early September
Hargeisa, the capital of the self-declared East African state, which is not recognized internationally, saw the opening of a “Taiwan Representative Office” on Aug. 17, with reports that the two might be…
Ethiopia Ogaden Region TWO YEARS OF TRANSITION: SUCCESSES AND SHORTCOMINGS
Addis Abeba, August 25/2020 – Somali region is one of the Ethiopia’s 10 regional states, the largest in land mass with an estimated population of 7-8 million, inhabited by the third…
Somali-born fighter honoured in Rome
In our series of letters from African journalists, Ismail Einashe looks at how some Italians are revaluating their colonial past in Africa.
The Next Steps for the Ethiopian Dam
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) vows to proceed with the second impoundment of the reservoir behind the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), pledging that nothing would stop the filling when…
BREAKING NEWS: Agreement reached, Somali leaders agree on election model
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed along with three state leaders and the mayor of Mogadishu have reached an agreement on the country’s election model after days of talks in…
9 Protesters killed in Ethiopia clashes, say doctors
At least nine people have died in clashes in the Oromia region between Ethiopian security forces and protesters demanding the release of an opposition politician and a media magnate, health…
Major reshuffles today, Ethiopian Defense Minister Lemma Megerssa removed
Addis Abeba, August 18/2020 – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced a major reshuffle which saw the appointment ten individuals to different positions today. The reshuffle saw the removal of defense…
Al-Shabaab claims deadly Mogadishu hotel attack
Jihadist group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for a hours-long siege that occurred Sunday evening at Elite Hotel, a beachside facility located along Mogadishu’s popular Lido beach. The death toll is…