2 year agoONLF rebel fighters receive huge welcome in Somali regional capital, Jigjiga after departing from Asmara, Eritrea, earlier Wednesday.
2 year agoEthiopia: Residents of Semera and Logia cities in Afar region, speak of land grab as protests took pace in many cities. In a meeting last week with PM AbiyAhmed, ANDP, the party governing the region, admitted to failures and promised leadership changes.
2 year agoEthiopian PM Dr. Abiy met with Egyptian PM Mostafa Madbouly on the margins of the 11th @_AfricanUnion Summit. Agreed to further strengthen the mutually beneficial cooperation, enhance people-to-people ties and expedite the ripartite technical consultations among Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan
Ethiopia's police uncover a mass grave containing at least 200 bodies along the border between the Oromiya and Somali regions as part of an investigation into Abdi Mohammed Omer, a former local official who is facing charges of human rights abuses.
Ethiopian police find a mass grave with 200 bodies in it near the border between Somali and Oromia regions. Local broadcaster FANA reports the police found it during the investigation into the former Somali region president, Abdi Mohammed - he was in prison awaiting trial.
2 year agoEthiopia: @BilleneSeyoum, who was appointed as Press Secretary of the office of PM AbiyAhmed (heading newly established office of Press Secretariat) is holding the first presser to local and inter'l media. Billene said media will have access badges to the PM's office from on.
2 year agoEthiopian troops with battle wagons and trucks all full of soldiers and guns entered Guri'el town, some 400 km north of Somali capital Mogadishu.
Landline explosion targeted Ethiopian military convoy on a routine rotational deployment at El-Gal village near Beledweyne, Monday. Al-Shabaab claimed killing 30 soldiers in the attack. Locals confirmed explosion but say there is no independent confirmation of casualty figures.
Eritrea, Ethiopia and Italy foreign ministers held tripartite talks in Rome, discussing on issues including enhanced economic cooperation; joint work for stabilization of Somalia
Ethiopian lawmakers appoint first female president
Addis Abab - Ethiopia signed a peace deal on Sunday with Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) rebels from its Somali Region, whom it had previously outlawed as a "terrorist group," officials said.
2 year agoEthiopia PM Abiy Ahmed forms new cabinet; chairman of the Somali region ruling party Ahmed Shide is appointed as Finance Minister; Workneh Gebeyehu retains his position as Foreign Minister
2 year agoEthiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed does pushups with the military after Dozens of Ethiopian soldiers marched on the prime minister's office to demand better pay, triggering an internet blackout in Addis Ababa that was lifted Thursday.
Ethiopia: At least 44 killed in interethnic clashes
2 year agoAmharas may be planning large-scale demonstrations in Addis Ababa, forcing the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa to suspending operations tomorrow Wednesday, September 19, 2018. Ethiopia
RSOE EDIS Event Report - Government officials and residents said overnight ethnic-based attacks in the outskirts of Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, have killed several people
Entebbe Aviation police commandant Jasper Oloka said Interpol had been tipped off by the Aviation police that Doralys had initially booked to travel from Sao Paulo in Brazil to Addis Ababa through Nairobi on June 17
2 year agoArba minch, elderly people stopped the Oromo Qeero mobs from burning down and destroying property. Ethiopia
Addis Ababa at standstill as Ethiopians protest deadly violence
2 year agoOLF reinforcements have arrived to Ethiopia. This convoy photographed in Adigrat today is heading south.
Deaths feared as roadside explosion followed by ambush attack hit Ethiopian troops near Wajid town - Media reports
South Sudan rebels deny recruiting Ethiopia citizens from the Gambella region to engage in the armed conflict
3 year agoEthiopia, Sudan top diplomats and Riek Machar discuss peace in South Sudan
3 year agoSudan, Ethiopia hold talks on military cooperation
Ethiopia: 55,000 People Displaced Amid Ethnic Clashes
At Least 32 Killed in Ethiopia's Oromia, Somali Regions.
2 Ethiopian nationals killed near Hargeisa in apparent retaliation for killing of 30+ ppl in Ethiopia this week
Debate on extradition of ONLF senior leader Qalbi Dhagah kicks off in the Lower House.
Chaos in Somalia’s upper house session on Monday delayed the debate on extradition of the ONLF commander Qalbi-Dhaga to Ethiopia
Ethiopia designated ONLF as a "terrorist" group supported by Eritrea ONLF says they are "freedom fighters" fighting for self-determination
