Ethiopia : Ethiopian Olympic Committee boss Ashebir Woldegiorgis aims high - 21/06/2024

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Who's who in the entourage of Takele Uma, Abiy's new Ethio-Djibouti Railway boss

The Ethiopian PM has appointed the former Addis Ababa mayor and minister of mines, whom he dismissed last year, to revitalize the struggling railway. An early supporter of Abiy, Takele has surrounded himself with loyalists, which risks raising some hackles.

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The chief executive officer of the Ethio-Djibouti Railway, Takele Uma Banti, in Addis Ababa in May 2022.

Ethiopia
Well-connected Ethiopian Olympics boss defies human trafficking accusations

The president of the Ethiopian Olympic Committee has been accused of taking advantage of the Paris Games to facilitate visas for several delegates with no connection to the event. Ashebir Woldegiorgis Gayo, a member of the ruling Prosperity Party, enjoys parliamentary immunity.

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Athletes from Ethiopia's delegation at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games on 26 July 2024.

Tunisia
Gulf princes cash in on Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur's image

Dubbed the 'minister of happiness', Ons Jabeur is probably the world's most popular Arab sportswoman, a status which has turned her into a precious symbol in the region. The Gulf states are keen to reap the benefits of this 'bankable' champion's aura.

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Tunisian Ons Jabeur at the Canada tournament, in Toronto, 7 August 2024.

Ethiopia
NGO accuses government of discriminating against Tigrayans

ETHIOPIA | The NGO Human Rights First Ethiopia has collected reports from Tigrayans accusing the state agency Ethiopia Immigration and Citizenship Service of 'discriminatory practices' against them.

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Spotlight | West Africa
Paris Olympics: juntas posed diplomatic headache for French authorities

France's foreign ministry had a tough time approving the delegations that junta-led countries in Africa hoped to send to the Paris Olympic Games.

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The Olympic rings displayed on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, on 16 July 2024.

Ethiopia
Addis Ababa steps up bid to recover looted art after attempted parchment sale in Paris

Ethiopia is hoping to capitalise on the global momentum for the restitution of works of art looted in Africa, in order to win over both public and private institutions. This was given new impetus with Abiy Ahmed's arrival in power.

Free access Diplomacy 30.04.2024

A gold and copper crown, made in Ethiopia around 1740, from the 1868 battle of Maqdala, housed in the Victoria and Albert museum in central London, on 5 April, 2018.

Ethiopia
Ethiopian Athletics plays Adidas off against Nike in run-up to Olympics

Ethiopia, the birthplace of many a world-class athlete, wants to review the terms of its deal with Adidas, which has suffered a setback in its native Germany and is competing with Nike to sign up East Africa's best athletes.

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Samuel Firewu Fiche and Simon Kiprop, two Ethiopian athletes, after the men's 3,000 m at the 13th All-Africa Games in Accra, Ghana, on 18 March 2024.

Spotlight | Ethiopia, Somalia
Mogadishu seeks to thwart Addis promise to recognise Somaliland

Somalia is trying to scupper a provisional deal for Ethiopia to recognise Somaliland's independence in exchange for a military base and access to the sea.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.01.2024

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Kampala on 19 January 2024.

Ethiopia, Somalia
After bombshell MOU, Addis Ababa and Hargeisa get ball rolling on customs cooperation

As landlocked Ethiopia strives to reduce its dependence on Djibouti, its proposal to recognise Somaliland as an independent nation paves the way for forging bilateral trade relations. But many obstacles lie ahead.

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Ethiopia
Defiant Olympic committee boss flies solo

Ashebir Woldegiorgis has decided to oversee preparations for the 2024 Olympic Games as he sees fit, even if it means alienating the minister of sports, from whom he is seeking almost $3.8m.

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Spotlight | Sudan
AU sets out plan to take the reins on Sudan de-escalation

The African Union Commission, riding a wave of virulent criticism against US-Saudi mediation efforts on Sudan and amid the failure of various ceasefire agreements, is working on its own de-escalation plan, which Africa Intelligence has seen.

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Bankole Adeoye, African Union (AU) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, and Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), talk between themselves as they arrive at the AU headquarters for a meeting of the Extended Mechanism on the Sudan Crisis in Addis Ababa on 2 May 2023.

Eritrea, Kenya
Afwerki cosies up to Ruto at Abiy's expense

The Eritrean president has made a rare diplomatic move for his traditionally isolationist country, seeking to distance his country from neighbouring Ethiopia by moving closer to Nairobi.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.02.2023

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki arrives for a joint news conference with his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto during his visit in State House in Nairobi, the 9th of February 2023.

Ethiopia
Paris and Berlin seek to act in unison in the Horn

The French and German foreign ministers are due in Addis in a week's time for talks with the Ethiopian government. Paris and Berlin are doing their best to adopt a common diplomatic stance in the region.

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Spotlight | Ethiopia
Addis lays groundwork for transitional justice

The Ethiopian Ministry of Justice yesterday published a discussion paper on how to deal with perpetrators of war crimes in the country's civil war. The report, drafted in September, follows last week's agreement to set up a ceasefire monitoring body, and aims to meet the expectations of Brussels and Washington, whose budgetary aid to Ethiopia is still frozen.

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Ethiopian justice minister Gedion Timothewos in Addis Ababa on November 2021.

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Ethiopian Olympic Committee boss Ashebir Woldegiorgis aims high

The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

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Inner circles | Ethiopia
Who's who in the entourage of Takele Uma, Abiy's new Ethio-Djibouti Railway boss

Ethiopia
Well-connected Ethiopian Olympics boss defies human trafficking accusations

Tunisia
Gulf princes cash in on Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur's image

Ethiopia
NGO accuses government of discriminating against Tigrayans

Spotlight | West Africa
Paris Olympics: juntas posed diplomatic headache for French authorities

Ethiopia
Addis Ababa steps up bid to recover looted art after attempted parchment sale in Paris

Ethiopia
Ethiopian Athletics plays Adidas off against Nike in run-up to Olympics

Spotlight | Ethiopia, Somalia
Mogadishu seeks to thwart Addis promise to recognise Somaliland

Ethiopia, Somalia
After bombshell MOU, Addis Ababa and Hargeisa get ball rolling on customs cooperation

Ethiopia
Defiant Olympic committee boss flies solo

Spotlight | Sudan
AU sets out plan to take the reins on Sudan de-escalation

Eritrea, Kenya
Afwerki cosies up to Ruto at Abiy's expense

Ethiopia
Paris and Berlin seek to act in unison in the Horn

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Addis lays groundwork for transitional justice

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Inner circles | Ethiopia Ethiopian Olympic Committee boss Ashebir Woldegiorgis aims high

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Inner circles | Ethiopia Who's who in the entourage of Takele Uma, Abiy's new Ethio-Djibouti Railway boss

Ethiopia Well-connected Ethiopian Olympics boss defies human trafficking accusations

Tunisia Gulf princes cash in on Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur's image

Ethiopia NGO accuses government of discriminating against Tigrayans

Spotlight | West Africa Paris Olympics: juntas posed diplomatic headache for French authorities

Ethiopia Addis Ababa steps up bid to recover looted art after attempted parchment sale in Paris

Ethiopia Ethiopian Athletics plays Adidas off against Nike in run-up to Olympics

Spotlight | Ethiopia, Somalia Mogadishu seeks to thwart Addis promise to recognise Somaliland

Ethiopia, Somalia After bombshell MOU, Addis Ababa and Hargeisa get ball rolling on customs cooperation

Ethiopia Defiant Olympic committee boss flies solo

Spotlight | Sudan AU sets out plan to take the reins on Sudan de-escalation

Eritrea, Kenya Afwerki cosies up to Ruto at Abiy's expense

Ethiopia Paris and Berlin seek to act in unison in the Horn

Spotlight | Ethiopia Addis lays groundwork for transitional justice

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Ethiopian Olympic Committee boss Ashebir Woldegiorgis aims high

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Who's who in the entourage of Takele Uma, Abiy's new Ethio-Djibouti Railway boss

Ethiopia
Well-connected Ethiopian Olympics boss defies human trafficking accusations

Tunisia
Gulf princes cash in on Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur's image

Ethiopia
NGO accuses government of discriminating against Tigrayans

Spotlight | West Africa
Paris Olympics: juntas posed diplomatic headache for French authorities

Ethiopia
Addis Ababa steps up bid to recover looted art after attempted parchment sale in Paris

Ethiopia
Ethiopian Athletics plays Adidas off against Nike in run-up to Olympics

Spotlight | Ethiopia, Somalia
Mogadishu seeks to thwart Addis promise to recognise Somaliland

Ethiopia, Somalia
After bombshell MOU, Addis Ababa and Hargeisa get ball rolling on customs cooperation

Ethiopia
Defiant Olympic committee boss flies solo

Spotlight | Sudan
AU sets out plan to take the reins on Sudan de-escalation

Eritrea, Kenya
Afwerki cosies up to Ruto at Abiy's expense

Ethiopia
Paris and Berlin seek to act in unison in the Horn

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Addis lays groundwork for transitional justice