Tag: Hailemariam Desalegn

Ethiopia’s ruling coalition has elected a new leader from the country’s Oromo ethnic group, which has been at the centre ...

A national state of emergency has been declared in Ethiopia just one day after the unexpected resignation of Prime Minister ...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has resigned unexpectedly, saying he hoped to end years of unrest and political upheaval. In ...

Ethiopia should rein in a controversial anti-terrorism law and release prisoners, the UN human rights chief said Thursday during a ...

The United States issued a warning Thursday to its citizens about travelling to a popular tourist region in Ethiopia after ...

Ethiopia's parliament on Thursday approved a four month extension of a state of emergency that was first imposed in October ...

Electric light railway tracks soar over Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, a rare example of mass transit infrastructure on a continent ...

Ethiopia's government has charged three prominent opposition activists with inciting riots, destroying property and plotting a coup, a government spokesman ...

nternational Rights Group, Human Rights Watch (HRW), has accused the Ethiopian government of turning back on its public promise to ...

Somalia's new President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed sought to downplay high expectations of his new administration at his inauguration Wednesday, saying ...

Somalia's capital Mogadishu was under security lockdown Wednesday, with roads closed and commercial flights cancelled ahead of the inauguration of ...

A huge newly-built Ethiopian dam is cutting off the supply of water to Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, rights group ...

VOTE OF THANKS DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY ...

Ghana's democratic credentials were given a further shot in the arm with President John Mahama conceding defeat at the polls ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has promised Ghanaians that his government and appointees will work for the welfare of Ghanaians and be ...

Ghanaians should always endeavour to offer prayers for the first and second families of the country to help execute the ...

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed gratitude to Ghanaians for electing him president of the country. “I thank you my ...

The Ethiopian authorities have detained more than 1,600 people under the state of emergency, a government minister has told the ...

Ethiopia's government has declared a six-month state of emergency in the face of an unprecedented wave of violent protests. Activists ...

Ethiopia and Djibouti have launched the first fully electrified cross-border railway line in Africa. It links Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, ...