By Hassan Stiila

Ethiopians Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has congratulated the newly elected Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo a day after he was sworn in.

Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo spent more than 20 years living in the United States

A former prime minister who holds dual Somali-U.S. citizenship was elected Somalia's president on Wednesday, declaring a new "era of unity" as he took on the daunting task of bringing the long-chaotic country its first fully functioning central government in a quarter-century.

By Kimberley Hibbert

Jamaica Observer: ETHIOPIAN ambassador to Jamaica, North America and Mexico, Girma Birru, says he is working with the Jamaican Government to sort out issues of citizenship for Jamaicans residing in Shashamane, Ethiopia.

The family of President Mulatu Teshome (PhD) will soon move to a new residence on Entoto Avenue, neighboring the US Embassy, after the presidential office in the photo is completed in March 2017. Designed by Ultimate Architects and built by Zamra Construction, the complex is estimated to cost close to 130 million Br, according to people familiar with the project.

South Sudan: President Salva Kiir on Monday afternoon ordered the country’s defense minister and his army chief of staff to execute soldiers who commits murder or rape against civilians in Yei River State.

African leaders on Tuesday adopted a strategy calling for a collective withdrawal from the International Criminal Court.

(The Washington Post: By Paul Schemm)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The headline in Britain’s Daily Mail couldn’t have been more triumphant: “Aid: Now they’re listening,” it shouted in huge letters.

Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi said Sunday he will not attend next month's Academy Awards ceremony, comparing US President Donald Trump's visa ban on seven Muslim countries to the actions of hardliners in his own country.