Ethiopia Gold exports earning jumps by 422 percent
By Kaleyesus Bekele Border closure weakness illicit gold trade The mineral export earnings in the 2019-2020 budget year has increased by a whopping 422.4 percent compared to the revenue made last…
By Kaleyesus Bekele Border closure weakness illicit gold trade The mineral export earnings in the 2019-2020 budget year has increased by a whopping 422.4 percent compared to the revenue made last…
A general view of the Saddle Dam, part of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Ethiopia on 26 December 2019 [EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP/Getty Images] (middleeastmonitor)–The Fatwa Committee of the Al-Azhar…
A delegation from Egyptian government arrived in Somaliland this week and met with Somaliland president Musa Bihi Abdi and other senior government officials. The delegation including diplomats and military officials…
A reservoir behind Ethiopia’s disputed Grand Renaissance dam on the River Nile has started filling with water – a day after talks with Egypt and Sudan ended without agreement, officials…
According to sources, an Egyptian government delegation visited Somaliland on July 12 for a series of high-meeting with members of Somaliland government on bilateral ties and cooperation between the two…
By Yonas Abiye House endorses 476 billion birr budget for new fiscal year Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) expressed his confidence over his government’s ability to manage Ethiopia’s overall debt stress,…
Kalkidan Yibeltal BBC News, Addis Ababa The authorities in Ethiopia have detained two suspects who are accused of being involved in the shooting dead of the popular Oromo musician Hachalu…
(bloomberg)–Donald Trump’s biggest foray into African affairs has not turned out well. The U.S. president’s bid to resolve a long-running dispute over a Nile dam has failed to make a…
Having previously warned that Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed risked turning into an "illegitimate" ruler, Jawar Mohammed, 34, has now become the most high-profile opposition politician to be detained since…
AFP Addis Ababa (news.yahoo) – A leading opposition party representing Ethiopia’s Oromo ethnic group said Monday that five senior members had been detained following violence last week that claimed at…
MAHLET FASIL @MAHLETFASIL Addis Abeba, July 03/2020 – In a televised address aired through the national television today, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that coordinated attempts in the last few days aimed…
At least 166 people have died during violent demonstrations that roiled Ethiopia in the days following the murder of popular singer Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, police said Saturday. Pop star Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, a member…
Addis Abeba, June 16/2020 – Recent developments in the region and globally are significantly impacting the economic and political order of states in the Horn of Africa. Regionally, the Horn of…
Hundreds of millions of desert locusts are swarming in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia—some of the biggest numbers seen in more than 25 years.
On February 19th, the Somaliland Central Bank has issued a warning about get rich quick schemes involving forex currency or other online trading activities that promise astronomical returns and a life in…