Djibouti is Maximizing its Strategic Position in Maritime Trade
One of the stark distinctions between Djibouti and other African nations is its characteristic barrenness. Its natural resources are limited, and a tiny proportion of its land is arable. Coupled…
Ethiopia suspends privatization of Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopia has suspended plans to privatize the country’s national carrier, the country’s finance minister told a press conference on Tuesday October 12th. The privatization of Ethiopian Airlines, the continent’s most…
Due to the pandemic, Ethiopia boosts health budget 46%, PM says
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Ethiopia has raised its health budget by 46% this year after the coronavirus crisis exposed the need for more equipment, facilities and personnel, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed…
Time to make English a working language of Ethiopia’s federal government
Promoting English would depoliticize the fraught language issue, bring Ethiopians together, and provide practical benefits.Ethiopia is a diverse country without an official national language, where Amharic has been the country’s federal…
Taiwan president Holds Talks with Somaliland representative
President Tsai says more cooperation projects will deepen bilateral relations President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) met with Somaliland’s representative to Taiwan, Mohamed Omar Hagi Mohamoud, on Monday (Oct. 12) at the…
Why Africa is not dying by Covid-19?
Horn of Africa Update on Coronavirus deaths as of October 11, 2020 Ethiopia deaths 1,277Somalia deaths 3,745Djibouti deaths 61Somaliland deaths 32Eritrea deaths 0 As the threat of a COVID-19 pandemic…
EU Parliament condemns Saudi Arabia over treatment of Ethiopian migrants
Thousands of people from Ethiopia have made dangerous journey through Yemen to Saudi Arabia (AFP/File photo) The European Parliament condemned Saudi Arabia for holding tens of thousands of Ethiopian migrants…
Ethiopia opens up sectors to diaspora
Members of the Ethiopian diaspora, the largest outside of Ethiopia, respond to Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, calling on them to return, invest in and support their native land in…
South Africa Air’s Savior Is In Ethiopia, Study Says
South Africa should act to preserve its insolvent national airline and seek to partner the carrier with Ethiopian Airlines Group, according to a study commissioned for ruling-party lawmakers. The assessment, seen…
Ethiopia bans flights over the dam for security reasons
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia has banned all flights over its giant new hydropower dam on the Blue Nile for security reasons, the head of its civil aviation authority said…
Ethiopia set to launch second satellite in December this year
Ethiopia plans to launch more satellites into space, including a communication satellite next year. Ethiopia is in the final stages of launching its second remote-sensing satellite into space on December…
Somalia issues new election timetable
Federal President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo presiding over the National Consultative Forum meeting in Mogadishu on October 1, 2020. What you need to know:Parliamentary elections will take place this year and…
All hostages held by Somali pirates are now Free
A masked Somali pirate stands near a Taiwanese fishing vessel that washed up in 2012 after the pirates were paid a ransom and released the crew. The image appears on…
Ethio-Somaliland Security Cooperation Summit Kicks off in Hargeisa
HARGEISA—A high level security cooperation meeting between Ethiopia and Somaliland has officially commenced in the capital Hargeisa on Tuesday. The security cooperation conference has kicked off at the interior ministry compound. …
Can One Woman Fix Somalia? | The Somalilander Girl Fighting for Somalia.
Hodan Osman couldn’t stamp out Somalia’s endemic corruption. But she made sure the country’s soldiers got paid. The Somalilander Girl Fighting for Somalia. On the afternoon that Hodan Osman watched…