Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded Friday the Nobel Peace Prize for his effort and work in brokering an audacious peace talks with Eritrea. For about two decades the two African neighbors were in conflict starting in late 1990s. After taking to office in April 2018 Abiy Ahmed stated […]

Thousands of people were arrested in the period of past one week in Ethiopia following ethnic violence and amid criticisms by people little has been done in the matter. Many of the detained are sent to military camps for rehabilitation. Africa’s second most populous nation has for long exercised control […]

Ethiopia’s prime minister-elect Abiye Ahmed is learned to be taking oath on April 2, Monday, said Ethiopian parliament. The 42-year-old won 108 out of 180 votes to succeed Hailemariam Desalegn as the chairperson of the ruling coalition, Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). Ahmed becomes the first prime minister from […]

Disasters Emergency Committee has called on for urgent fund appeal for about 16 million east African people who are facing hunger on massive scale. United Kingdom has confirmed to be match-funding the first 5 million pounds donated to the appea by the public. Drought is acute across Somalia, southern and […]