Ethiopia Ethiopia: Abiy Ahmed gives 50% of ministerial roles to women Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed 50 percent of his ministerial positions to women in his latest government reform since taking office in April 17/10/2018
no comment Formerly bitter east African rivals celebrate official border opening Celebrating their dramatic diplomatic thaw, the leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea have officially opened the border where a bloody war and ensuing tensions had divided them for decades, with emotional residents embracing after years of separation. 12/09/2018
Italy Migrants detained onboard rescue ship in Sicily allowed to disembark The migrants, mainly from Eritrea, had been stranded in the port of Catania since Monday. 26/08/2018
Africanews Eritrea lines up Asmara streets with Ethiopian flags to welcome Abiy Following the historic visit to Addis Ababa by an Eritrean delegation last month, it was announced that Abiy Ahmed would soon meet Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki. 08/07/2018
Africanews Eritrean president describes Hollande and Merkel as 'mentally disturbed' He specifically took jibes at French President Francois Hollande and his German counterpart, Angela Merkel. Afwerki described both leaders as being mentally disturbed and that they were among those wh 30/01/2017
