Ethiopia

AMISOM trains South West State police on securing elections

BAIDOA, Somalia – The police component of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has concluded a six day long election security training course for Somali security forces in Baidoa, South West State of Somalia, to enhance their capacity to secure the electoral process.

Farmaajo and Abiy meet in Addis Ababa

ADDIS ABABA (HORN OBSERVER) - Leaders of Somalia and Ethiopia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and Abiy Ahmed respectively have discussed the bilateral relations between the two countries barely a day after Farmaajo attended the swearing in ceremony of Abiy in Addis Ababa town.

Police dismantle TPLF sleeper cells in Ethiopia's Somali region

JIGJIGA (HORN OBSERVER) - Several people who are linked to Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) which has been declared a terrorist organisation by the Federal Government, were arrested by the police in Somali regional state in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: WFP launches first humanitarian flight to Tigray regional capital, Mekelle

Addis Ababa (Horn Observer) The World Food Program (WFP) has on Saturday launched its first humanitarian flight from Addis Ababa to Mekelle, the regional capital of Tigray region, officials said.

CPJ: Ethiopia withdraws Addis Standard license, outlet ceases publication

Nairobi, Kenya – In response to Ethiopian authorities' withdrawal today of the news website Addis Standard's license, prompting the outlet to suspend operations, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement:

Farmaajo congratulates his Ethiopian ally, Abiy on his party's election win

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - President Mohamed Farmaajo on Sunday congratulated the Ethiopian prime minister, Abiy Ahmed on landslide victory in June parliamentary elections.

Ethiopia PM Abiy's party wins landslide victory in election

ADDIS ABABA (HORN OBSERVER) - Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party won the most seats in Ethiopia's parliamentary election, the election board said on Saturday, a victory that assures him another term in office.

CPJ: Ethiopian authorities arrest at least 15 employees of 2 independent media outlets

New York, July 2, 2021 – Ethiopian authorities should immediately release all recently arrested journalists and media workers, and ensure that authorities cease harassing members of the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Opinion: Ethiopia's Civil War: The Tigray Conflict

Civil war breaks out between the Ethiopian federal government, led by the Noble Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and defiant authority in its Northern Tigray Region have erupted in a military confrontation, hundreds of people die and thousands wounded and flee to the neighbor country Sudan…

Interim government of Tigray flees as rebels seize capital

ADDIS ABABA (HORN OBSERVER) - The interim government of Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray region has fled as rebel fighters advanced into the region's capital and the national government announced a "unilateral ceasefire".

Tracking the second Russia-Africa Summit

On June 23, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held diplomatic talks with Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE), Demeke Mekonnen, who arrived on an official working visit to the Russian Federation, after wrapping up an earlier visit to United…

3 Aid workers killed in Ethiopia's Tigray

Nairobi, Kenya (Horn Observer) Three aid workers working for the Doctors without Borders were killed in Ethiopia's Tigray region, MSF said in a statement condemning the attack in the strongest terms possible.

Trade Imbalance: Villa Somalia's profit making Khat for Fish business

Mogadishu, Somalia – Somalia recently signed a deal with Ethiopian government which swaps khat for Fish, a deal immediately welcomed by Somalia's incumbent president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo.

Farmaajo welcomes Somalia-Ethiopia trade agreement

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo on Sunday welcomed trade agreement between Somalia and Ethiopia signed at a ceremony held in Somali capital, Mogadishu.

Somalia and Ethiopia ink trade deal

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Somalia and Ethiopia have today inked bilateral trade agreement, paving the way for the entrepreneurs from both countries to enhance their trading activities.

Ethiopia rejects the Resolution of the League of Arab States on the GERD

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Ethiopia is dismayed by the "Resolution" of the Executive Council of the League of Arab States on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issued on 15 June 2021 after its meeting held in Doha, Qatar.

Djibouti and Ethiopia to boost military cooperation

DJIBOUTI (HORN OBSERVER) - Djibouti and Ethiopia have inked agreement to cooperate military affairs after a meeting between the military chiefs of both countries in Djibouti.

Somalia: Teary-eyed parents demand answers after UN report over missing SNA

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) Dozens of parents took to the streets of Mogadishu on Thursday morning to demand answers from the government over their missing boys sent sent to Eritrea, days after UN report revealed that Somali troops fought alongside Eritrean troops in Ethiopia's Tigray region.

Ex-president calls for probe into missing SNA soldiers

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has urged the leaders of the federal government to address about the controversy surrounding the training of Somali soldiers in Eritrea barely a day after UN report confirmed presence of Somali soldiers in Tigray region.

Ethiopia's tortuous path to democratization

There is still a perilous lack of compromise in a contested polity. "Despite that what I am about to say is contrary to your official mandate, I would like to take a moment to talk to you about circumstances in which you should not hesitate to prioritize stabilization and democratization over elections."