The recent events in Eastern Ethiopia proved once again that the country’s ethnic federalism is not working. After just four months in office, Ethiopia’s reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed already managed to make the nation hope for a better, more peaceful and prosperous future. His domestic and foreign policy achievements already exceeded all expectations. Ahmed

LONDON (Reuters) – A number of people were injured when a car collided with security barriers outside London’s parliament building on Tuesday and the driver was arrested, police said. Police said none of the injuries was life-threatening and they could not immediately determine whether the incident was terrorism-related. “The male driver of the car was

Aden was announced as a UNICEF ambassador in July this year. The 20-year-old was the first model to sport a hijab at fashion weeks in both New York and Milan Somali-American supermodel Halima Aden, an ambassador for UNICEF, is using her voice to advocate for children’s rights. helps to keep children safe and protects their

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – At least 40 people were killed by paramilitary forces in eastern Ethiopia over the weekend, a senior regional official said on Monday, in the latest spate of violence driven by ethnic divisions. Unrest first broke out along the border of the country’s Somali and Oromiya provinces in September, displacing nearly a

Mogadishu– A UN report has urged Somalia to build on the significant gains made in its peace process in the last five years and take steps to ensure future elections are not marred by the human rights violations and abuses committed during the 2016-2017 electoral process. The report* by the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia

Ten people have been hurt in a shooting in Manchester’s Moss Side district. Greater Manchester Police was called to Claremont Road at about 2.30am on Sunday and discovered several people had been hurt in the incident. The force said most of the injuries did not appear to be life-threatening. A number of people were in

Djibouti- six people of Ethiopian origin have been killed in alleged revenge attacks Witnesses in Djibouti say six people of Ethiopian origin have been killed in alleged revenge attacks over the past three days. The witnesses said the Ethiopians were killed in separate incidents, mostly during night time, by Djiboutians. Hundreds are also wounded, according

Mogadishu – Prime Minister Hassan Ali Kheire has suspended Deputy Foreign Minister, Mukhtar Mahad Daud over misuse of public funds, stepping up his fight against corruption amongst his cabinet. Last week, Police officer stormed the office of Mr Daud after a court issued an arrest warrant. The arrest Mr Daud, who is facing alleged corruption

Authorities have shut off Internet access in eastern Ethiopia amid an outbreak of violence there, residents said on Wednesday, a sign of the challenges facing reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in containing ethnic tensions in parts of the country. The residents, one speaking from Oromia region and the other from the city of Harar, said

Residents in Jigjiga, the administrative capital of the Ethiopian Somali regional, state says many families fled their house due to the escalating tension in the eastern city. The situation remains tense as the Federal military forces are still controlling the town’s main streets and the local government buildings, including the parliament house. There have been