Category: Politics
US President Joe Biden nominated State Department diplomat Ervin Jose Massinga as ambassador to Ethiopia. A Foreign Service Minister Counselor and the State Department’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs, Ervin Massinga served as the Acting…
(Xinhua)–Aid access to the northernmost Tigray region has been gradually opening up since fighting ended early last month, UN humanitarians said on Thursday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said food and other supplies are being…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken had meetings on Tuesday afternoon with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the implementation of the November 2 Cessation of Hostilities Agreement and the urgent need for all Eritrean forces to leave Ethiopia,…
Nearly 50 African leaders, including Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, are attending the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit that begins Tuesday in Washington. The three-day summit is meant to advance shared priorities through conversations focused on numerous global crises and challenges, including…
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called for Ethiopia to engage “in good faith” to reach a legally binding agreement on the Grand Renaissance Dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile River. In his speech at the first China-Arab…
The delegation of the African Union led by Olusegun Obasanjo, the AU High Representative for the Horn of Africa is in Mekele for a talk with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) leaders. The delegation, who visited Mekele for the…
Ethiopian Airlines is set to resume service to the Tigray region, suspended due to the conflict. CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Mesfin Tassew told local media that the airline has completed all preparations to resume scheduled service after the government and…
Gunmen attacked an evangelical church in the East Wollega zone of the Oromia region, killing at least 15 people, according to the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY). The attackers targeted the Muleta Gela Mekane Yesus Church in Galo Kebele…
Food prices dropped significantly in the Tigray region following the announcement of a peace deal struck between the federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) last week. The price level of grain and other commodities have started to…
The Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), an armed group classified as a terrorist organisation by the Ethiopian government, has stormed the Western town of Nekemte. Heavy gunfire has been heard after the OLA fighters stormed the town of Nekemte, the largest…