Ethiopia

Shabelle river displaces hundreds, destroys farmland as FAO warns heavy rainfall both in Somalia and Ethiopia

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) Hundreds of people have been displaced & large farmlands of newly sown crops destroyed by floods after a Shabelle river burst its banks in Baarey & Moyko villages near Jowhar officials said, as the Food and Agricultural Organizataion warned rising water levels along…

Ethiopia: Amnesty International demands an independent investigation into the Axum massacre

Nairobi – Kenya (Horn Observer) The Attorney General's office of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia on May 10, 2021, issued a press statement regarding is investigations into the massacre in Axum, in the Tigray region of Ethiopia that happened on November 28, 2020.

AMISOM to stay in Somalia till December - AU

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - The African Union mission in Somalia will remain in the horn of the African country until the end of December this year, AU said Tuesday.

New Ethiopian envoy vows to enhance diplomatic ties with Somalia

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Ethiopian newly appointed ambassador to Somalia, Abdulfatah Abdullahi Hassan has expressed his government's commitment to enhance its relationship with Somalia months after Somalia was accused of participating in Tigray conflict.

Afwerki in Sudan for Dam mediation

KHARTOUM (HORN OBSERVER) - Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki is in Khartoum for talks with Sudanese officials amid tensions over a longtime border dispute between Sudan and Ethiopia.

EU supports Ethiopia's electoral board with €20 million, cancels deployment of Electoral Observation Mission

The European Union said in a statement on Monday that "it was not possible to reach an agreement with Ethiopian authorities on key parameters for the deployment of an EU Electoral Observation Mission in view of the parliamentary elections on 5 June 2021. As conditions are not fulfilled, the deployment…

Ethiopian troops awarded AU medals for contributing to peace and stability in Somalia

Beletweyne, 3 May 2021 – The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has recognised Ethiopian soldiers for their contribution towards the restoration of peace and stability in Somalia.

AU welcomes the reinstatement of the 17 September Agreement as the basis for Somali Elections

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the decision by the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia to reinstate the 17 September 2020 Agreement as the basis for the upcoming elections, following the request by H.E.…

Ethiopia: African Development Fund provides $31.2 million to boost nutrition and end child stunting

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast-- The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a grant of $31.2 million to the Government of Ethiopia to increase access to multi-sectoral nutritional services for children under-five years, by boosting access to services for improved health, a more diverse…

US nominates Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) The US Department of State, in a statement appointed Mr. Jeffrey Feltman as the new U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa. The appointment underscores the Administration's commitment to lead an international diplomatic effort to address the interlinked political,…