What is Ethiopia’s strategic interest in Somalia? In 2018, Ethiopia and Somalia drew up a plan to invest in four Somali ports to provide landlocked Ethiopia with vital commercial access. The agreement also included the…
U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA) Ambassador Mike Hammer will travel to Ethiopia to de escalate political tension in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. The special envoy will visit Belgium, Kenya, and…
Somalia & Egypt will conduct joint military exercises amid rising regional tensions. Date, venue and scale of the military maneuvers have not been announced so far. “The drills will send a clear and loud message…
Ethiopian airline on Monday announced to stop all flights to Eritrea. The announcement came after Eritrea gave a deadline to the airline to stop flight operations. “Ethiopian Airline Flights to Asmara will stop from September…
Several protesters were injured and killed on Monday in the Gondar city of Amhara region. The protests erupted after the tragic murder of a 3-year old girl. On Thursday, 3 year old baby girl Nolavit…
Civil Aviation Authority of Somalia on Sunday dismissed rumors that the government was going to handover the Somali air space to a foreign entity. “The Somali air is a national symbol, and it has made…
Egypt on Sunday wrote a letter to the UN about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) which has been a disputed issue between Ethiopia and Egypt. The letter from Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdelatty is addressed…
Djibouti has offered Tadjoura port to Ethiopia to resolve the deadlock between Ethiopia and Somalia. Foreign Minister of Djibouti disclosed this offer in an interview. Mohammed Ali Yusuf, the Foreign Minister of Djibouti, in an…
The executive directors of Purpose Black Ethiopia Trading Company have been arrested. They were arrested on Friday on suspicion of abuse of power and fraud. Purpose Black Ethiopia was launched in May 2020. An investigation…
Ethiopia, on Wednesday, warned against transition to new peacekeeping mission in Somalia. The Ethiopian foreign ministry issued a statement in this regard. “Ethiopia is concerned that the transition from the African Union Transition Mission in…