Election 2015 Update: Ethiopia’s top oppostion banned by Govt

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The Govt controlled Election board NEBE had today banned Ethiopia's main opposition party UDJ, in what observers said was the biggest blow to democracy...

Ethiopia begins next phase of filling Nile dam, angering Egypt

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Ethiopia says it has started the next phase of filling a controversial mega-dam on the Nile River, Egyptian authorities said Monday, raising tensions ahead...

Somaliland defies foreign meddling on sea deal

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Lambast entities trying to weaponise it against Ethiopia Somaliland vowed to continue defying and counter-fighting the ongoing smear campaign by what it calls ‘ arch...

Abiy Ahmed has won the Nobel Peace Prize: but big challenges still await Ethiopia

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during a press conference in Addis Ababa, in August 2018. Since Abiy's election, conditions for Ethiopia's journalists have improved, but some challenges remain. (AFP/Michael Tewelde)
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Abiy Ahmed, the Ethiopian Prime Minister, has won the Nobel Peace Prize. He becomes the 100th Nobel Peace prize winner, and the first Ethiopian...

Ethiopia Stresses Need for Additional Support to Refugees in Its Territory Following Conflict in Somaliland

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Ethiopian Permanent Mission in Geneva stressed the need for additional support for the nearly 100,000 refugees which have taken shelter in Ethiopia, having fled...

THANK YOU All 2,819 Donors Who Helped Us Raise One-Half Million Dollars for the Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund!

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On December 15, 2018, we crossed the one-half million dollar mark in our fundraising effort for the Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund (EDTF). It is a...

Why did Al-Shabab attack inside Ethiopia?

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Al-Shabab fighters march on the outskirts of Mogadishu. Mowliid Ibdi/Reuters. By Harun Maruf Al-Shabab militants who crossed into eastern Ethiopia last week are still active inside...

Ethiopian PM to mediate between Sudan’s military and protesters: diplomatic source

Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has created a peace ministry to stabilise the East African nation. Yoweri Museveni/Flickr
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will visit Khartoum on Friday to mediate between Sudan’s military rulers and an opposition alliance over a transition to...

Ethiopia’s TPLF boss caught in “Mengistu-like rant” says MP

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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...

Ethiopia and Somaliland discuss strengthening “new areas of cooperation” in health

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Ayele Teshome, Ethiopia’s state minister of health, and his counterpart, Somaliland’s deputy minister of health, Liban Yousuf Osman, met in Addis Abeba today where...