November 16

• East Africa: Enough in the Nile to Share, Little to Waste

  As Ethiopia's massive dam-building plans continue to cause disquiet in downstream Egypt, new research suggests there is sufficient water in the Nile for all 10 countries it flows... Read more »

November 15

• Ethiopia: What Caused the Religious Protests in Ethiopia?

  Tensions have been simmering over several months between Muslims and the government, with thousands holding demonstrations in protest at the government's alleged interference in... Read more »

November 13

• Somalia: Ethiopia-Somalia - the Cost of Being a Good Neighbour

  Ethiopians would like to continue to be good Samaritans to the hundreds of thousands seeking refuge from drought and conflict in neighbouring Somalia, but massive camps in fragile... Read more »

November 7

• Ethiopia: Cooperatives Championed Amid NGO Restrictions

  As Ethiopia imposes increasing restrictions on foreign-backed NGOs, cooperatives - which have boosted the country's coffee industry - are being championed as a preferred model for... Read more »

October 29

• Ethiopia: Dealing With the Ogaden Rebellion

  Any hopes for an imminent end to conflict in Ethiopia’s Somali region were dashed earlier this month when talks between the government and the separatist Ogaden National... Read more »

October 8

• East Africa: Floods Hit Thousands

  Above-average seasonal rains in parts of the East and Horn of Africa have affected tens of thousands of people, displacing families and restricting access to many in need, say... Read more »

September 18

• Ethiopia: Farmers Too Hungry to Adapt

  Small farmers in the developing world who are going hungry for long periods of time - in some cases for up to half the year in Ethiopia's Borana region - are failing to find ways... Read more »

August 23

• Ethiopia: Food Security and the Meles Legacy

  During his two decades in power, Meles Zenawi committed himself to ending Ethiopia's dependence on food aid. With his death, IRIN looks at his legacy in promoting food... Read more »

August 21

• Ethiopia: Getting a Better Deal for Coffee Farmers

  Ethiopia is regarded as arabica coffee's birthplace, but while the country's high-quality coffee has made it to the gourmet shelves of major coffee houses around the world, many of... Read more »

August 14

• Ethiopia: Surge of Doctors to Strengthen Health System

  Ethiopia is preparing for a flood of medical doctors within "three to four years", an influx meant to save a public health system that has been losing doctors and specialists to... Read more »

July 11

• Africa: Human Smugglers Profit As Tragedies Multiply

  When Abdo Giro*, a 55-year-old evangelist minister and political dissident from southern Ethiopia, paid smugglers 55,000 birr (US$3,095) to take him from the Kenyan border town of... Read more »

June 27

• Ethiopia: Safe Water - a Glass Half Full

  More than half of all Ethiopians have access to an improved source of drinking water, but the country still has much work to do if it hopes to achieve its goal of providing access... Read more »

May 25

• Ethiopia: Poor Rains Prompt Calls for More Food

  Aid agencies are calling for more food assistance for areas in southern and northeastern Ethiopia where erratic rains have adversely affected the mid-February to May 'Belg' crop. Read more »

April 26

• Ethiopia: Still Too Many Deaths in Childbirth

  A lack of awareness of the importance of skilled hospital deliveries in Ethiopia, cultural beliefs, and transport challenges in rural areas are causing a high number of deaths... Read more »

April 20

• Africa: Talking Truth to Power [analysis]

  On the surface it had all the trappings of a gathering of current and former heads of state: Legions of presidential bodyguards speaking into their sleeves, electronic security at... Read more »

March 30

• Ethiopia: Late Rains Threaten Food Security

  Late and erratic mid-February to May ('Belg') rains could significantly reduce crop yields in central and southern Ethiopia and adversely affect food security, warn officials. Read more »

March 27

• Somalia: Border Town in a Fix Over Water

  Water scarcity in Tog-Wajale, a town straddling the border between northwest Somalia's self-declared republic of Somaliland and Ethiopia, is threatening the health and livelihoods... Read more »

March 15

• Somalia: Thousands Displaced By Fighting in Gedo

  Several thousand people have been displaced by clashes between Al-Shabab insurgents and Somali troops assisted by Ethiopian and Kenyan soldiers in Somalia's southwestern Gedo... Read more »

February 3

• Africa: Malaria Mortality 'Underestimated' [analysis]

  A new attempt to quantify malaria deaths over the past 30 years suggests the death toll, especially among adults, has been greatly underestimated. The figures also show the... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Experts Pledge to Eradicate 'Neglected' Diseases [analysis]

  Ten little-known but debilitating diseases will be high on the agenda of the world's pharmaceutical chiefs, health ministers and donor governments after they pledged their support... Read more »

January 18

• Ethiopia: Drought, Floods Impacting on Education

  Parts of Ethiopia are still reeling from the effects of recent drought, flooding, conflict or a combination of the three, resulting in increased numbers of children dropping out of... Read more »

December 26, 2011

• Kenya: Several Thousand Displaced As Communities Clash in North

  Several weeks of fighting between two rival communities in Moyale, near the Ethiopia-Kenya border, has displaced hundreds of families and disrupted transport services. The... Read more »

December 8, 2011

• Somalia: The Risks of Rescue At Sea

  Two years ago, Abdiselam Sheik Omar left his home town of Jijiga in Ethiopia's eastern Somali region and embarked on a journey he hoped would take him across the Gulf of Aden to... Read more »

November 23, 2011

• Ethiopia: Abdirizak Mohamed Mohamoud, 'Even If I Got a Visa for Europe I Wouldn't Go'

  Abdirizak Mohamed Mohamoud, 30, returned to his home village of Lafaisa, in the Jijiga zone of eastern Ethiopia, six months ago, after his attempt to reach Europe and a better life... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Cautionary Migration Tales Are No Deterrent

  thiopians are on the move. Not only are more rural people relocating to towns and cities, but the number of Ethiopians leaving the country has also ballooned in the last few years. Read more »