An Egyptian cyber attack on Ethiopia by hackers is the latest strike over the Grand Dam
In an extension of a bilateral dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt over the $4.8 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam being built on the Nile River, Egyptian hackers launched a cyber attack on a number of Ethiopian government websites over the course of the past week. The two countries have been at loggerheads with each other for years over Ethiopia’s construction of the massive hydroelectric dam on the Nile—Egypt’s sole water source for irrigation farming and in general fo
Tension on the Nile: Could Egypt and Ethiopia really go to war over water?
Egypt calls it an "existential threat". As of next month, Ethiopia says it's going to start filling Africa's largest dam. How fast? Too fast, for Cairo and Khartoum, which both depend on the water of the Nile. Can the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) be resolved peacefully or could it spiral out of control? At a time when they're under pressure domestically, could Egypt's Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed be tempted to rally around the flag
Al-Shabab claims suicide attack outside Turkish base in Somalia
At least two civilians and attacker killed in the first attack targeting the military base in Mogadishu, officials say. A suicide bomber's explosives were detonated outside a Turkish military training base in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing at least two people, police said on Tuesday. It was the first time the Turkish base in Mogadishu, Turkey's largest overseas military base, had been attacked by the al-Qaeda-linked rebel group al-Shabab. The Somalia-based group quickl
Ethiopia launches COVID-19 antibody testing
Campaign will be conducted in all regional states of Horn of Africa nation Ethiopia on Monday launched nationwide testing for antibodies to the novel coronavirus. The testing campaign to check infection rates and levels of immunity to the virus lasts through July 14, local broadcaster FANA reported, quoting a statement by the Ethiopian Public Health Institute. The testing will be carried out in all Ethiopia’s regional states as well as in the city administrations of the capit
To redress injustice, and increase the visibility of Somalis amongst Ethiopians, a national reconcil
To redress injustice, and increase the visibility of Somalis amongst Ethiopians, a national reconciliation conference should be held in Jigjiga I returned from the Diaspora after the formation of the ‘New Ethiopia’ in mid-2018, full of hope and optimism at the great political transformation in Ethiopia. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was leading a new reform-oriented government. The idea of a rediscovered Ethiopia was being preached from Addis Ababa, music to the ears of millions
Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt reach understanding on Nile dam
1st stage filling of Ethiopia’s $5B dam on Nile River to start in July so that Ethiopia can test 2 turbines in mid-next year In spite of Egyptian pessimism on the latest round of negotiations over the $5billion hydro dam it is constructing on the Nile River, Ethiopia said on Sunday that an understanding was reached on the first-stage filling and operation of the dam. The announcement came in a statement by Ethiopia's Water, Irrigation and Energy Ministry after Sudan, Ethiopia
Ethiopia's Corona virus cases makes a record jump to 245 cases in one day
Ethiopia ministry of health has reported 245 confirmed cases out of 5709 laboratory test conducted, which makes the total corona virus cases in Ethiopia 2915.
Ethiopian parliament allows PM Abiy to stay in office beyond term
The move comes after elections scheduled for August were postponed in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Ethiopia's parliament has approved allowing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to stay in office beyond his mandate after elections planned for August were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The vote on Wednesday - 114 in favour, four against and one abstention - came two days after a leading opposition politician resigned as speaker in an apparent protest against the decis
Ethiopian Ambassador to Egypt transferred to Addis Ababa
Ethiopian Ambassador to Egypt, Ambassador Dina Mufti, is assigned to work as a spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia. Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) cited acting spokesperson, Amsalu Tizazu, to report that Dina Mufti is appointed to work as a spokesperson – a position he held for about five years before he was appointed as ambassador. He has been serving as Ethiopia’s Ambassador to Egypt for the past fifteen months. Before his appointment as Ethiopia’s Amb
Ethiopian House of Federation Speaker announced her resignation
Members of Ethiopian House of Federation say the speaker called a meeting which she was meant to preside over Keria Ibrahim, Speaker of the Ethiopian House of the Federation (Upper House), on Monday announced that she has resigned. In a televised statement aired on Tigray Mass Media Agency (TMMA) TV, she said “I cannot oversee a process as speaker of the Federation, a decision that endangers the constitution.” nterpreting the constitution is the business of the House of Feder
