Horn of Africa News
ADDIS ABABA (HOL)- Ethiopia has upgraded its diplomatic standing with the break-away region of Somaliland following the appointment of an ambassador to Hargeisa. President Sahle Work Zewde decreed Wednesday the…
Ethiopia’s cabinet on Wednesday approved the lifting of a six-month state of emergency ahead of its expiration in light of changing security conditions in the country, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s…
The government says opposition politician Jawar Mohammed is one of the high-profile detainees being pardoned and released. Gov’t says it will release several leading TPLF members and opposition leaders from…
Ethiopia is reportedly gearing up to begin testing hydropower generation at its flagship 5.2-GW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), despite a continued diplomatic row about its potential implications for water…
Rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Tigrayan forces summarily executed dozens of civilians in “apparent war crimes” in two towns they controlled in Ethiopia’s Amhara region. The executions occurred…
Ethiopia’s government announced Monday it had recaptured two strategic towns from rebel fighters, the latest in a rapid series of battlefield victories claimed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration. Dessie…
In this Feb. 7, 2009 file photo, Djibouti men and women dance during the opening ceremony of Dubai-based port operator DP World’s Doraleh container terminal in Djibouti port. (AP Photo/Adam…
Ethiopia says a controversial mega dam it’s building over the Blue Nile will start generating electricity in a month. The announcement by the country’s water ministry comes as the two…
The giant dam Ethiopia has constructed on the Blue Nile made no negative impact on this year’s floods in Sudan, which had taken costly precautions in the absence of any…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is seen at a campaign rally in Jimma, Ethiopia, on June 16, 2021 Abiy’s government will have to tackle multiple challenges in the coming months,…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed secured a popular mandate to rule the Horn of Africa nation, which is confronting a deepening political crisis that’s alarmed investors and drained national coffers.…
CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt’s irrigation minister said on Monday he had received official notice from Ethiopia that it had begun filling the reservoir behind its giant hydropower dam, the Grand Ethiopian…
Ethiopians will head to the polls as early as 6:00 o’clock on Monday to cast their votes for 12 hours. Some 37,408,600 voters have been registered for this year’s general…
A general view of the Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia, on 26 December 2019 Kenya and Egypt have…
The TPLF, not the Abiy government and its allies, is responsible for the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia. On November 29 of last year, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the…