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Addis Ababa (AX) – Unfurling under the expansive African sky, the bustling city of Addis Ababa welcomed Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud this past Friday afternoon. His arrival marked a significant engagement in the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) Summit, poised to commence on Saturday. What do African leaders yearn for in these annual gatherings? Perhaps it is the hope of sowing seeds for a more harmonious continent. As President Mohamud's plane touched…

ADDIS ABABA - In a heartening twist of fate, Somalia and Ethiopia have decided to bury the hatchet and rekindle diplomatic connections. This new dawn heralds a future teeming with shared ambitions and prosperity for the beleaguered Horn of Africa, a region so often racked by discord. In the cool corridors of diplomacy, where words can slice as keenly as swords, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Ethiopia’s enigmatic leader, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, poured oil over the turbulent waters. This reconciliation…

Mogadishu (AX) – Rolling into Ethiopia's bustling capital this Saturday, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is set for some weighty tête-à-têtes in Addis Ababa. This trip is all about giving a jolt of energy to the often rocky friendship between these East African neighbors. When President Mohamud and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sit down, they ain't just gonna chat about the weather. Their main agenda? Breathing new life into the Ankara Agreement and hashing out Ethiopia's hand in Somalia's latest peacekeeping mission.…

In the bustling city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, key events unfolded on Wednesday as Dr. Essa Kayd, North Western State of Somalia's Foreign Minister, made a daring move by initiating the construction of what they claim will be the budding nation's new diplomatic outpost. This symbolic land donation by Ethiopia signals a burgeoning alliance between the two nations, although it might stir up tension across the already volatile Horn of Africa. For North Western State of Somalia, the inauguration was met with jubilation, while…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - General Odowaa Yusuf Rageh of the Somali National Army met Monday with his Ethiopian counterpart, General Birhanu Jula. This was the first major meeting of Rageh, who trained in Uganda, which he is hosting outside of Somalia. Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is also struggling with internal political conflicts. Reports from Ethiopia say the parties have discussed how Somalia will strengthen its defense forces, which have been recovering for more than three decades. Barre was overthrown. In…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Human Rights Watch report suggests Ethiopian authorities arbitrarily detained, forcibly disappeared, and committed other abuses against Tigrayans in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, in what now Tigray Defense Forces confirms allegations of mass killings in the Tigray region. HRW now wants the Ethiopian authorities to immediately report on the enforced disappearance of the Tigrayans, release those detained without credible evidence of a crime, and end all discriminatory treatment. On June 28, after…

Large patriotic meeting on Tuesday 27 July 2021 in the morning in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. City Hall called on young people to mobilize to fight the Tigrayan rebels in the north of the country. In fact, the war that has been going on in Tigray for almost nine months has recently spread to neighboring regions and destroyed the impact of the national army. The Ethiopian government is now being…

Ethiopia- Addis Ababa- The World Food Program sent a humanitarian plane to war-torn Tigray, with the aim of helping thousands of people struggling with anger and femininity. The plane was the second to be shipped from Bole International Airport to Addis Ababa and hours later landed at Tigray's Alula Aba Nega International Airport in Mekelle today. Perhaps this puts an end to concerns about Ethiopia's commitment to allow aid teams to cross Tigray without restrictions. A few weeks ago, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed…

Ethiopia reinstates Addis Ababa Standard license ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's Federal Media Authority reinstated the publishing license of the Addis Ababa Standard, one of the online newspapers accused of working with "enemies" in order to "discredit" the sovereignty of the nation from the Horn of Africa. Last week, the Addis Ababa Standard disputed the allegations and pledged to "seek justice"…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Ethiopian authorities on Thursday withdrew Addis Ababa Standard's license, a move widely condemned as a strategy to gag independent media in the conflict-ridden Horn of Africa country. Ethiopia has been embroiled in a deadly internal war for eight months between the Ethiopian National Defense Forces and its partners against the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray otherwise known as the Tigray Defense Forces . Earlier this week, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed indicated the possibility of suspending…