Politics | Horn Affairs

The Last Ethiopian year (2004) in Review – A Week in the Horn

The Ethiopian year 2004 (2011-2012) has given us much to reflect on not least the death of Prime Minister Meles…

Thursday, September 20, 2012 @ 11:55 pm

Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalgne and Demeke Mekonen will take oath tomorrow, the Office of the Spokesperson of the…

Thursday, September 20, 2012 @ 4:46 am

TPLF (Tigray People Liberation Front) elected Abay Woldu and Debretsion Gebremikael as Chairman and Deputy, respectively yesterday. TPLF is one…

Thursday, September 20, 2012 @ 4:45 am

The 180-membered Council of the ruling party, EPRDF, elected new leaders last Saturday, at the end of its two-days meeting. …

Thursday, September 20, 2012 @ 4:43 am

Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at the Funeral of Prime Minister Meles…

Saturday, September 15, 2012 @ 1:59 am

The aim of this essay is to critically consider some of the doubts and speculations concerning the political future of…

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 @ 11:41 pm

Somalia's Parliament on Monday elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, aged 56, as President of Somalia for the next four years. The…

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 @ 11:40 pm

The Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) saw today one of the major promotions in recent years. President of the Republic,…

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 @ 11:19 pm

(By: William Davison) Ethiopia ’s government is in peace talks with the Ogaden National Liberation Front, an outlawed ethnic-Somali rebel…

Monday, September 10, 2012 @ 7:03 pm

Media reports indicated that the President granted pardon today for thousands of prisoners, including two Swedish journalists. Here are the…

Monday, September 10, 2012 @ 7:00 pm