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US🇺🇸 lifts Ethiopia's🇪🇹 ban on arms dealing as Red Sea tensions reshape regional alliances The United States🇺🇸 has lifted an arms embargo imposed on Ethiopia🇪🇹 during the Tigray war, marking a significant shift in Washington’s relationship with Addis Ababa amid growing tensions across the Horn of Africa.

The Sudanese army has recaptured a key area in Blue Nile State after clashes with the Rapid Support Forces. Fighting continues as thousands of displaced people in overcrowded camps face shortages of aid, shelter and healthcare. Al Jazeera’s Hiba Morgan reports.

@LeftLaser Netjes verslag doen en aangevallen worden. Politie doet niets. Belachelijk.

Nationaal protest ONTSPOORT terwijl politie daders laat wegkomen

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@ewaldeng Anders is het ' niet eerlijk ' ten overstaan van de andere armere EU landen?

Conform eerdere rapportage van Rabobank: besteedbaar inkomen in NL stagneert al veertig jaar

Foreign Minister @GHessebon meets Prime Minister @narendramodi on the margins of #BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs Meeting, hosted in New Delhi on May 14-15, 2026.

Ethiopia has never been a distant observer to Sudan’s stability. From humanitarian support, refugee hosting, electricity supply, and calls for de-escalation, to mediation efforts through AU, IGAD, and Berlin mechanisms, #EyesOnSudan #Ethiopia

#AddisAbaba Today, we held a high-level and constructive engagement with Jon Ridgeon, CEO of @WorldAthletics, on advancing strategic cooperation in sports development. The discussion centered on Ethiopia’s ambition to host the 2028 Ultimate Championship and the 2031 World Athletics Championships, reflecting our nation’s growing role in global athletics . 🇪🇹 May God bless #Ethiopia and its people!

The evolving Ethiopia–France partnership reflects a broader geopolitical shift from historical dependency toward pragmatic, interest-based cooperation centered on renewable energy, infrastructure modernization, and regional stability. President Macron’s 2026 visit to Addis Ababa and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s engagement at the Africa Forward Summit underscore Ethiopia’s growing role as a strategic anchor state shaping Africa’s economic and diplomatic future. The article argues that contemporary Ethio–French relations are increasingly defined not by traditional influence, but by Africa’s rising geopolitical agency within an emerging multipolar order. Read the full analysis: ifa.gov.et/2026/05/13/eth…

@IskinderBerhane @DanielsonKassa1 We will see.

@DanielsonKassa1 @Independiplomat In world history, I have never seen a country sell out its strategic position and push itself out of the game. It’s like a football player scoring an own goal in a crucial final and costing his team the match. What a dull and unrealistic analysis-completely detached from reality.

Just In‼️ Press Briefing in Addis Ababa. France fully backs Ethiopia’s Red Sea Corridor Access. Ethiopian leaders says, “we expect tangible results on this front”.

Welcoming ceremony by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for President Emmanuel Macron at the National Palace - in pictures.

H.E. FM Dr. Gedion Timothewos engaged researchers and area specialists at the Hudson Institute today, outlining Ethiopia’s economic transformation agenda and strategic outlook for the Horn of Africa. In a high-level roundtable, he stressed that peace, stability, and security remain the foundation for Ethiopia’s prosperity vision and regional integration efforts. #Ethiopia #HornOfAfrica #MoFA #IFA

Held substantive bilateral discussions with @EmmanuelMacron at the National Palace today, covering a broad range of issues of mutual interest. We also presided over the exchange of key agreements between our two countries, including the €54.6 million loan agreement for the Renewable, Integrated, Sustainable Energy and Digitalization Program, as well as the exchange of the new Framework and Roadmap for the 150MW Geothermal Public-Private Partnership engagement (PPP). 🇪🇹🇫🇷

My brother @EmmanuelMacron, President of the Republic of France, it is always a pleasure to welcome you back to Ethiopia, and on your third official visit, France’s friendship with our nation speaks for itself. As we look ahead to meaningful conversations one thing is certain, the ties that bind Ethiopia and France only grow stronger!

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Nairobi, Kenya this morning to attend the Africa Forward Summit. #PMOEthiopia

56 thousand pieces of various weaponry were seized by federal police, in collaboration with security agencies, from an arms smuggling truck moving from Eritrea through the Tigray–Weldia corridor. #NoMorePFDJTerror #DisarmTPLF

I spoke with The Ethiopian Herald about the global outlook, the impact of the Middle East war on Ethiopia, and its progress under an IMF-supported program. Ethiopia is coming into this shock in a position of increased strength thanks to its ongoing reforms press.et/en-stories/det…

Ethiopia and United States of America today signed a Bilateral Structured Dialogue (BSD) Framework in Washington, D.C. aimed at strengthening relations between the two countries, while expanding opportunities for cooperation on bilateral, regional, and other issues of mutual interest. The Framework was signed by Gedion Timothewos, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and T.H. Allison Hooker, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, on behalf of the United States. The Bilateral Structured Dialogue Framework covers three key areas of cooperation: economic prosperity, trade and investment; defense and security cooperation; and regional peace and stability. It seeks to enhance economic and commercial ties through expanded trade and investment, strengthen security cooperation in support of mutual interests, and advance coordination on regional peace and security issues.

Honored to meet with H.E. @GHessebon, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Rep. of #Ethiopia🇪🇹, to exchange perspectives on the geopolitically strategic Horn of Africa & what is one of the #USA🇺🇲’s most important bilateral relationships in #Africa. @MFAEthiopia