Ethiopian Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy is on a high. In October 2019, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded him the Nobel Peace Prize “for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea.” The committee also cited Abiy’s work more...
In a few weeks, Ethiopian engineers will start the multiyear task of filling with water the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Africa’s largest hydroelectric power plant and the most ambitious attempt to harness the power of the Nile in history....
By Brook Abdu
The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) slammed the regional state of Somali following the latter’s claim that it will not take part in the upcoming elections unless the Board reverses its decision to call off polling stations...
Former Nigerian president General Olusegun Obasanjo. Photo by Jeff Overs/BBC News & Current Affairs via Getty Images
The United Nations recognises mediation as one of the most effective methods of preventing, managing and above all, resolving conflicts.
The UN guidelines underscore that the...
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 the recent conflict in Somaliland.
Ambassador Tsegab Kebebew, Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the UN Office...
The Ethiopia-Somaliland MoU has been met with optimism and belief in its potential for closer cooperation and mutual prosperity, according to residents of Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, who attended the Second-Generation Ethiopians welcoming ceremony at Friendship Park yesterday.
Recall...
Khat is a thriving business in Ethiopia. The country is the world's biggest exporter for the amphetamine-like leaf. Despite health risks, trade is so lucrative that it is unlikely to slow down any time soon.
Jarra Teklay Yohannes had had...
The Ethiopian government has officially closed its border with Somaliland on Wednesday.
The Ethiopian authority in Togwajale, the border township which links SL with Ethiopia has enforced a directive barring people to cross into Ethiopian soil.
Basic food commodities such as...
Water flows through Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam as it undergoes construction work on the river Nile in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
By Mohamed Nabil Helmy
Ahead of an anticipated round of talks on...
NATO is now openly threatening to invade Ethiopia.
On June 3, 2021, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon tweeted, “Conflict-related sexual violence is abhorrent and unacceptable in our world. This week, UK and NATO ministers agreed powerful action to stand up to these...