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Ethiopia–Saudi Arabia Business Forum Held in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, November 18, 2025 (HornCurrent) — A high-level Ethiopia–Saudi Arabia Business Forum was held in Addis Ababa aimed at strengthening economic cooperation between the two countries and opening new avenues for partnership. The forum brought together senior government officials, diplomats, and business communities from both Ethiopia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Ethiopia’s State

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Ethiopia Accelerates Into the AI Era: PM Highlights Expansion of Artificial Intelligence Institute”

Addis Ababa — Ethiopia’s push toward technological advancement reached a major milestone this week as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed highlighted the rapid transformation of the nation’s Artificial Intelligence Institute (AI) following its relocation to the former Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) compound in central Addis Ababa. According to the Prime Minister’s official post on X, the

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Egypt’s Renewed Threat to Ethiopia’s Sovereignty:Why Collective Action Is Now a National Imperative

By Megersa Tola. For more than a century, Egypt’s ruling elite has treated the Nile River not as a shared natural resource, but as a tool of hegemony—weaponized through diplomacy, manipulation, and proxy destabilization. Today, this long-standing posture has entered a dangerous new phase. Cairo’s geopolitical anxieties over Ethiopia’s rapid development and the Grand Ethiopian

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How Marburg Virus Spreads — And the Stages of Its Symptoms

Addis Ababa,November 16,2025 HornCurrent has obtained new public-health information detailing how the deadly Marburg Virus spreads and how its symptoms progress in stages. The Marburg virus is one of the world’s most dangerous pathogens, belonging to the same Filoviridae family as the Ebola virus. As a result, both diseases share similar symptoms and extremely high

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AU Commission Chairperson Congratulates Ethiopia on Winning Bid to Host COP32

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has extended warm congratulations to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia following its successful bid to host the 32nd Conference of the Parties (COP32) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In an official statement on Friday, the Chairperson described Ethiopia’s

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Ethiopian Airlines, IATA and FlyDubai Update Guidance on Somaliland Visa-on-Arrival as U.S. Confirms Somalia e-Visa Breach

Ethiopian Airlines, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and FlyDubai have released updated travel advisories confirming that passengers travelling to Somaliland are eligible for visas on arrival at Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) and Berbera Airport (BBO). The clarification comes amid a major cyber breach affecting Somalia’s e-Visa system, prompting a security warning from the

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Ethiopia Warns Eritrea Over Territorial Violations, Armed-Group Support

Addis Ababa – Ethiopia has issued one of its strongest public statements in recent years against Eritrea, accusing Asmara of supporting armed groups operating inside Ethiopia and occupying multiple local administrative areas in the country’s north. The remarks were delivered on 13 November 2025 by Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos (PhD) during the Foreign Policy

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Development Partners Pledge to Strengthen Collaboration with Ethiopia on Human Capital and Skills Development

Addis Ababa, November 13, 2025 (FMC) — Development partners have expressed their commitment to strengthening cooperation with Ethiopia in the areas of human capital and skills development. A new Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) strategy has been officially launched, aimed at expanding access to quality skills training that will empower young people to

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Museveni’s “My Ocean” Remark and Ethiopia’s Maritime Quest: Parallel Struggles for Sovereignty and Access

In a recent statement that sparked regional debate, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni declared, “That ocean belongs to me. Because it is my ocean. I am entitled to that ocean. In the future, we are going to have wars.” While many observers initially dismissed the remark as rhetorical bravado, it reflects a deeper sentiment of African

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BREAKING — Fahad Yasin Launches New Alliance to Unseat HSM

Istanbul, Turkey (HornCurrent) – A new Somali political alliance, Midowga Haybad Qaran (Union for National Dignity – UND), has officially been launched in Turkey, marking a significant new front in the country’s intensifying political landscape ahead of the next presidential contest. The alliance is reportedly the brainchild of former Somali intelligence chief Fahad Yasin, one

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