FILE PHOTO: Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attends a signing ceremony with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia December 7, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri Abiy has overseen sweeping democratic reforms since taking power in Africa’s second...
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, August 2022 (Photo: Office of the Prime Minister-Ethiopia/Facebook) By Ali Regah Introduction The construction of the Ethiopia Renaissance Dam has been a topic of controversy in the Horn of Africa region, with concerns raised about its potential impact...
Super Congratulations, PM Abiy and Deputy PM Demeke! I want to publicly congratulate H.E. Prime Minster Dr. Abiy Ahmed on his re-election as party chairman and H.E. Demeke Mekonnen as deputy chairman at the 11th Congress of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary...
Three Ethiopian regions previously untouched by the war in Tigray confirmed Thursday they were deploying forces to back military operations there, signalling a potential widening of the conflict. The reinforcements are coming from Oromia — Ethiopia’s largest region — as...
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Here’s the full interview that I gave to The Epoch Times’ Nalova Akua about the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding between Ethiopia and Somaliland, excerpts of which were included in his article titled “Ethiopia’s Contentious Port Deal Throws Volatile...
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An MP representing the Oromo Peoples Democratic Organization (OPDO) said the TPLF leader, Mr Abay Tsehaye, has given a warning to all OPDO MPs on the topic of the "Addis Ababa master plan." According to the OPDO MP, who...
The plane had been carrying humanitarian and medical supplies to help the country fight the spread of coronavirus. Ethiopia on Saturday admitted it was behind the shooting down of a privately owned Kenyan plane in Somalia earlier this week, resulting...
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