Hundreds in Ethiopia Protest Apparent Killing of Dam Project Manager
Bystanders watch the scene where Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam Project Manager Simegnew Bekele was found dead in his car in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July, 26, 2018 REUTERS/Tiksa NegeriHundreds in...
View ArticlePence meets with Ethiopian prime minister, applauds reforms
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed with Vice President Mike Pence by ReutersU.S. Vice President Mike Pence met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday and praised “the historic reform efforts”...
View ArticleUAE’s quiet diplomacy will help ensure peace in the Horn
Behind Ethiopia-Eritrea peace deal, quietly in the background, is the delicate role of the UAE in helping bring peace to a neighborhood sundered by war, says Abu Dhabi-based daily The National.ABU...
View ArticleEthiopia PM says his goal is to organise a democratic election
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed addressed Ethiopian political parties in a forum in Washington DC. (July 27, 2018)Ethiopia PM says his goal is to organise a democratic election(Africa News) — Ethiopia’s prime...
View ArticleHelping Dr. Abiy Navigate These Treacherous Times
PM Dr. Abiy Ahmedby Addissu AdmasThe kind of change that we have witnessed and continue to witness since Dr. Abiy became prime minister in early April of this year are, to say the least, astounding....
View Article‘He’s a hugger . . . so I want to hug him’: Ethiopian exiles greet new prime...
Ethiopians from around the country wait to enter the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday to see their homeland’s newly minted prime minister, Abiy Ahmed (Salwan Georges/The Washington...
View ArticleEx-leader of Ethiopia’s Somali region arrested by federal forces
Mahamoud Omarby Africa NewsFormer president of Ethiopia’s Somali regional state, Mahamoud Omar, a.k.a. Abdi Illey, is being held under federal custody barely twenty-four hours after he resigned his...
View ArticleEthiopia: Anti-terrorism head with spy agency on trial for coordinating...
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addressing a rally in his support on June 23, 2018 in Addis Abababy ESATOne of the suspects on trial for the June 23 assassination attempt on the life of Ethiopia’s Prime...
View ArticleEthiopia to Charge Additional Suspects in Bomb Blast
Ethiopians react after an explosion during a rally in support of the new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 23, 2018. REUTERS/StringerAugust 10, 2018 – The Ethiopian Federal...
View ArticleUAE to build oil pipeline between Eritrea and Ethiopia
by George Obulutsa, Maggie FickNAIROBI, Aug 10 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates will build an oil pipeline connecting Eritrea’s port city of Assab with Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, an Ethiopian...
View ArticleEthiopia PM says ‘fake news’ fuelling Somali regional crisis, urges calm
(Africa News) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has stressed that the security situation in Ethiopia’s Somali region was going to be resolved through peaceful consultations.His latest comments came after he...
View ArticleIn Revenge Attack, Six Ethiopians Killed in Djibouti - Report
by EzegaAugust 11, 2018 - Witnesses in Djibouti say six people of Ethiopian origin have been killed in alleged revenge attacks over the past three days, according to Ethiopia Observer. The witnesses...
View ArticleNo Confrontation With Somali Liyu Force - Ethiopian Ministry of Defense
by EzegaAugust 11, 2018 - The Ethiopian Ministry of Defense Force denied reports that it has clashed with the Ethiopian Somali Liyu Force in an attempt to disarm the regional force in the Somali...
View ArticleTPDM Reaches Peace Agreement with Ethiopian Government
TPDM Reaches Peace Agreement with Ethiopian Government by ShabaitAsmara, 28 August 2018 - The Tigray People’s Democratic Movement (TPDM) has reached an agreement with the government of the Federal...
View ArticleEthiopia Ousts State Firm From Nile Dam Project
A general view of Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam, as it undergoes construction, is seen during a media tour along the river Nile in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Guba Woreda, in Ethiopia, March 31,...
View ArticleWorld Bank to give Ethiopia $1bn in budgetary assistance: PM
Saturday's news conference was the first Abiy held since taking office in April [Reuters]by AljazeeraThe World Bank will provide $1bn in direct budget support to Ethiopia in the next few months, the...
View ArticleEthiopia arrests disgraced regional boss accused of rights abuses
Ethiopia arrests disgraced Somali Regional President, Abdi Mohammed Omer.by ReutersPolice in Ethiopia arrested the disgraced former head of the eastern Somali region on Monday on charges of human...
View ArticleEthiopia’ s Political Trajectory: From Meles to Abiy Ahmed.
Ethiopia’ s Political Trajectory: From Meles to Abiy Ahmed. by Teodros Kiros (Ph.D) 08/22/2018Meles and his idea of the Developmental State had put Ethiopia on the modernity project, the central ideas...
View ArticleLet’s help our Tigray Ethiopian People to get rid off TPLF!
by Muluken GebeyewThe opportunistic and parasitic TPLF (Tigray People’s Liberation Front) which has been led by few elites family members have been using and trading the Tigray Ethiopian people for...
View ArticleEthiopia’s new PM vows to continue reforms ‘at any cost’
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed waves to the crowd at a rally April 11 in Ambo, Ethiopia. (Zacharias Abubeker/AFP/Getty Images)by Elias Meseret | APADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s prime...
View ArticleEthiopia PM says China will restructure railway loan
China has agreed to restructure a loan that financed the Ethiopia-Djibouti railway which handles cargo from The Port of Doraleh. (Reuters)Ethiopia PM says China will restructure railway loanBy...
View ArticleEthiopia eyes better road connection with Eritrea as relations improve
by Xinhua The Ethiopian Roads Authority on Sunday revealed its plan to renovate the disused roadway that connects Ethiopia with its long-time foe Eritrea and reopen the long-abandoned lane to...
View ArticleThe Real Stuff in the Ethiopian New Year
by Aklog Birara (Dr)Sooner or later the “Abiy Mania” that continues to grip Ethiopia will begin to fade as Ethiopia faces the intractable and hard socioeconomic reality on the ground that triggered the...
View ArticleNew Prime Minister, new Ethiopia, new You, and new New Year’s Resolution list
by Assegid Habtewold [1]We are good people. We’re rich in culture and history. Most importantly, Ethiopia is endowed with untapped natural resources and human potential. But, we are among the poorest...
View ArticleAbiy Ahmed optimistic Ethiopian New Year to be year of reconciliation,...
by Engidu WoldieESAT News (September 9, 2018)Ethiopia’s reformist Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, says he hopes the new Ethiopian year will be a year of forgiveness, reconciliation, and love.Speaking in...
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