NEWS IN A Week in the Horn 13.03.2026
Ethiopia
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday (March 12) to undertake a working visit.
Prime Minister Abiy, accompanied by First Lady Zinash Tayachew, visited Dire Dawa and Harar from March 8 to 10, where he reviewed a range of development initiatives and ongoing public service improvements in the two cities. (See article)
Ethiopia hosted a high-level workshop on March 4-5 at the Adwa Victory Memorial in Addis Ababa in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross and the African Union Commission, aimed at fostering deeper dialogue on the role of disarmament in reinforcing humanitarian norms and promoting sustainable peace. The discussions examined how humanitarian demining and arms-transfer controls can serve as practical tools for peacebuilding. (See article)
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Ambassador Hadera Abera held separate meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday (March 10–11) with Saad bin Mubarak Al Nuaimi, Ambassador of Qatar; Afkar Nadhim Al Farsi, Ambassador of Oman; Amjad Al-Momani, Ambassador of Jordan to Ethiopia; Abdulaziz Hamadah, Chargé d’Affaires of Kuwait; and Rashed Abdulla Alzoy Alshehhi, Chargé d’Affaires of the United Arab Emirates, exchanging views on recent developments in the Middle East and emphasizing the importance of advancing peace, stability, and constructive dialogue in the region.
Ambassador Hadera also met on Monday (March 9) with Avraham Neguise, Ambassador of Israel to Ethiopia, and Abdullah Hassen Alzahrani, newly appointed Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Ethiopia, to discuss expanding cooperation and exchanging views on recent developments in the Middle East.
Djibouti
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his delegation held discussions on regional matters during a visit to Djibouti on Wednesday (March 11). During the visit, he held talks with President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia.
Somalia
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud visited Djibouti on Wednesday (March 11) to hold talks with President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh aimed at further strengthening relations between the two countries.