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MUGDISHO(IDIL NEWS)-Somali intelligence officials say the deputy leader of an Islamic State-affiliated extremist group based in northern Somalia has been killed in the capital. The…

he Ethiopian federal government today issued a stern warning against the Oromo Libration Front – OLFordering to disarm its soldiers voluntarily. Ethiopian State Minister at government…

This article is part one of a series on corruption and misappropriation of public funds within the Ministry of Finance, Federal Government of Somalia. In Somali…

ADDIS ABABA(IDIL NEWS)-Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has reached an agreement with several hundred soldiers who marched to his office to demand pay rises, state television (ETV)…

MUGDISHO(IDIL NEWS)-In 1998, as part of its constant push to sabotage Somalia’s unity, the Ethiopian government led by the Tigrayan ethnic minority put forward a…

BEIJING(IDIL NEWS)-Chrispine Mwale 25 a student studying Civil engineering in that country was beaten to death on Monday mid_Morning after he was found in a…

MUQDISHO(IDIL NEWS)-Several members of Prime Minister Hassan Ali Kheyre’s cabinet and senior government officials including close associates have been linked to money laundering, graft and…

In general In light of the barbaric and horrifying murders, rapes, dehumanizing treatments and looting of ethnic minorities in the suburbs of Addis Ababa on…

There is a narcissist Prime Minister who is more concerned about his personal fame and self-aggrandizement than the peace and stability of his Country and…

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Ethiopian capital to express their anger after a weekend of deadly ethnically motivated violence. At…

A rebel group in Ethiopia said it will demand a referendum on self-determination for the country’s troubled, gas-rich Somali region during landmark peace talks with…

Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali should resign from power right away because he is not fit to lead Ethiopia. In less than six months Prime Minister…

The Islamic Development Bank has suspended a multimillion-dollar project in Somalia due to accusations of corruption and mismanagement.   Started in October 2016, the Dryland…

JEDDAH(IDIL NEWS)-Eritrea and Ethiopia signed a peace deal on Sunday at a ceremony in Jeddah overseen by King Salman. The agreement officially ends more than…

The United States and the United Kingdom have issued security alerts for the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa ahead of the return of a former rebel…

The U.S. Embassy is monitoring reports of protest and unrest throughout Addis Ababa, with police deployed in response.  These incidents may continue through the weekend…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Nicholas Haysom of South Africa as his special representative for Somalia and head of the UN peacekeeping mission in…

As the SFG public property watchdog accuses some Hargeisa and Mogadishu based officials of succumbing to Emirati Darham Influence in the deal without transparency  …

The young naive new Ethiopian prime minister miscalculated to pick a fight with the Tigrai people and the Tigria state government. Barely four months to…

For the first time, PM Abiy acknowledged that civil strife, conflicts and political disorder in the country have gone out-of-hand. Yesterday in a speech he…

Nearly five months after a change in power in Ethiopia, the country is witnessing an outbreak of deadly communal violence in several regions. The surge…

A U.S. delegation is heading to Ethiopia on Wednesday to talk about the country’s reform efforts since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office in April….

Djibouti has been landlocked Ethiopia’s only access to the sea and depends of port taxes paid by Ethiopia for most of its income and with…

Do you have full confidence in Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali to lead Ethiopia? Six months after Dr. Abiy Ahmed became a prime minister of…

Sayfu-diin Aadam oo ah qoraaga maqaalka hoose ayaa dood xiisa badan ka samaynaya habka Amxaaradu isugu dayeen qabsashada iyo gumaynta Qawmiyadda Oromada . Qoraagu waxa…

Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed held separate talks with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Adel al-Jubeir and United Arab Emirates (UAE) International Cooperation State Minister…

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has stressed that the security situation in Ethiopia’s Somali region was going to be resolved through peaceful consultations. His latest comments…

Ethnic violence between the Oromo and Gedeo ethnic groups in Ethiopia shows little sign of ending just over four months since reformist Prime Minster Abiy Ahmed took…

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…

Ethiopia’s federal forces – army and police – are to team up with paramilitary forces to restore peace and stability to the country’s Somali regional…

 the Ethiopian army launched a military intervention in Jijiga, thereby violating the principle of self-determination of the Ogaden Somali region. After decades of Ethiopian rule…

Bedaso Bora danced alongside his neighbours in the streets of Ethiopia’s lush coffee-growing south after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power in April promising…

Ethiopians in Washington are expected to turn out in large numbers Thursday to greet Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who is making his first U.S. visit…

The project manager of a $4 billion Ethiopian dam was found shot dead in his car on Thursday, police said.   “We have confirmed that…

Ontario’s minister responsible for immigration has demanded an apology from federal Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen for saying the province is promoting fear about asylum seekers….

Ethiopians and Eritreans alike are celebrating the breakneck speed of a rapprochement between Addis Ababa and Asmara, two longtime enemies. Closer ties between the two, while not…

According to the Whtie House News website, President Donald J. Trump Announces his Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts Issued on:…

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will travel to the United States at the end of July to meet with members of the Ethiopian diaspora, state-affiliated…

Ethiopia’s nascent energy industry is gathering pace, with a unit of China Poly Group Corp. starting test output of crude oil in a volatile border…

A high-level Eritrean delegation led by foreign minister Osman Saleh arrived in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa for talks on ending the decades-long conflict between…

Former President Barack Obama will travel to his father’s homeland of Kenya next month as part of a trip that will include stops in South…

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The former University professor and Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Engineer Haile Mariam Desalegn once said the Ethio-Somali region has massive underground reserves of water. The…

Ethiopia has agreed on a joint investment in Somali ports in what could be seen as Premier Abiy Ahmed’s move to legitimise logistical deals initially…

The United Arab Emirates pledged a total of $3 billion in aid and investments to Ethiopia on Friday, an Ethiopian official said, a major show…

PRESS STATEMENT 06/2018 The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Michael Keating, sends his warm greetings to all Somalis as the holy month of Ramadan…

Denmark has an undisclosed agreement with Somalia to return individuals to the Northeast African country, according to reports. The agreement provides for up to 12…

A statement released by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the ruling EPRDF’s oldest member, called Ethiopia’s recent decision to accept fully the Ethiopia-Eritrea Algiers…