July 26

• Ethiopia: Olympics Gold Medalist Sets Sights On Ethiopia's Parliament

  Ethiopia's track legend Haile Gebrselassie is mostly known for one thing - his world records. The two-time Olympic gold medallist, multiple world 10,000 m champion and holder of... Read more »

July 19

• Ethiopia: Opinion Divided On Rebirth of Ethiopia's Opposition

  Since the violence that ensued after the ruling party won Ethiopia's 2005 elections, this East African nation has seen little in the way of political dissent. That is, until the... Read more »

July 18

• Ethiopia: Political Opposition Rises Again

  Since the violent quashing of political protests after the ruling party won Ethiopia's 2005 elections, this East African nation has seen little in the way of political dissent.... Read more »

July 17

• Ethiopia: U.S., UK Accused of Ignoring, Facilitating Abuses

  The U.S. and U.K. foreign assistance offices are being accused of ignoring, mischaracterising or downplaying testimony offered by ethnic communities in Ethiopia who accuse the... Read more »

June 26

• Ethiopia: How One Woman Demands Answers and an End to FGM [interview]

  Bogaletch Gebre knows exactly what women in her Ethiopian community are going through. Along with her sisters, the women's rights activist was a victim of female genital mutilation... Read more »

June 16

• Ethiopia: Examining the Depths of Ethiopia's Corruption

  Ethiopia may be one of the fastest-growing, non-oil producing economies in Africa in recent years, but corruption in this Horn of Africa nation is a deterrent to foreign investors... Read more »

June 06

• Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Protest Leaders Say No Change in Government

  Despite speculation that the first anti-government protest in eight years, which was held this week in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, might signal new levels of political... Read more »

June 05

• East Africa: Landgrabbing to Provide Horn of Africa With Electricity

  Ethiopia's long-term hydropower strategy is proving to be both a source of economic sustenance and contention. In becoming Africa's leading power exporter through the construction... Read more »

May 17

• Ethiopia: Govt Playing At Being Good Neighbours?

  Despite comments by Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn suggesting the pending withdrawal of his country's troops from Somalia, many experts have voiced doubts that... Read more »

May 10

• Ethiopia: Ethiopian Journalists Hope New Council Will Ease Restrictions

  Several Ethiopian publications are coming together to set up a 'press council' with the hope of easing restrictions on the media in Ethiopia. Read more »

April 08

• Ethiopia: Nation Leads the Bamboo Revolution

  A combination of an abundance of bamboo and eager foreign investment is making Ethiopia a frontier for the bamboo industrial revolution in Africa, according to this country's... Read more »

April 03

• Ethiopia: Building a Better Somali Region

  For over two decades Somali Region, in eastern Ethiopia, has been devastated by a grueling insurgency. Read more »

January 01

• Ethiopia: The Rise of Ethiopia's Sole Rebels

  Innovative Ethiopian footwear manufacturer Sole Rebels will open its second retail outlet in Taiwan this year. With ambitions to open 30 more franchise stores across the world in... Read more »

December 06, 2012

• Ethiopia: Anti-Terrorism Law Squelches Opposition, Say Activists

  Ethiopia's Anti-Terrorism Proclamation is once again stirring debate in this Horn of Africa nation as lawyer Temam Ababulga challenges the 2009 law in the highly-publicised "Muslim... Read more »

November 22, 2012

• Ethiopia: Govt Throttles Rights Groups

  The world received contradictory signals about Ethiopia's human rights record when in the same week it was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council, a major German... Read more »

November 13, 2012

• Ethiopia: Ogaden Peace Talks Fail

  Many were hoping that recent peace talks between the Ethiopian government and Ogaden rebels would signal an end to the gruelling 18-year-old conflict. The latest round of talks,... Read more »

October 13, 2012

• Africa: China Wants Peace in Africa

  China could soon expand its involvement in peace and security issues in Africa, according to government officials, researchers and academics from both the Asian giant and... Read more »

October 03, 2012

• Ethiopia: Ethiopia Charts a Chinese Course [analysis]

  The death of Ethiopia's leader of 21 years has raised fears of instability in one of Africa's fastest-growing non-oil producing nations, which could potentially slow investment... Read more »

August 24, 2012

• Ethiopia: 'The Truth Is That All Problems Have Solutions' - Even Climate Change

  Eight years ago Kenbesh Mengesha earned an uncertain income collecting firewood from local government forests and selling them to her fellow slum-dwellers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.... Read more »

August 22, 2012

• Ethiopia: Death of Ethiopian Leader Meles Brings 'Opportunity for Peace'

  Following Monday's announcement of the death of long-time Ethiopian leader Meles Zenawi, Ethiopian civil society leaders and Western rights groups are characterising the turn of... Read more »

July 17, 2012

• Ethiopia: Rights Groups, U.S. Denounce Sentences of Ethiopian Journalists

  Human rights groups, press watchdogs, and even the U.S. government have strongly denounced recent prison sentences meted out against journalists and opposition activists accused of... Read more »

July 13, 2012

• East Africa: World Bank Approves Contentious Power Line

  The World Bank has voted to approve funding credit for a major transmission line that would link Kenya to the controversial Gilgel Gibe III dam site in southern Ethiopia, pushing... Read more »

March 19, 2012

• South Sudan: Thousands of Refugees in Israel Face Expulsion

  Thousands of African refugees in Israel face expulsion to dangerous conditions in their countries of origin as Israel hardens its policies. The refugees are increasingly turning to... Read more »

February 21, 2012

• Ethiopia: 'Significant Progress Towards Improving Livelihoods'

  Ethiopia says that the double-digit economic growth the country has experienced over the last seven years has started benefitting its majority by boosting their income and... Read more »

November 12, 2011

• Ethiopia: Landgrabbing - Legal Lease or Stolen Soil?

  Kneeling in the middle of a sugar cane field in blistering 40 degree heat, a young boy is digging up weeds while an Indian worker stands over him to make sure he does not miss any.... Read more »