August 02, 2022
Ethiopia: U.S., EU Officials Urge Talks to Settle Tigray Conflict
U.S. and European Union special envoys for the Horn of Africa have called on Ethiopian authorities to restore basic services to the Tigray region in order to encourage peace talks… Read more »
East Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea Are Biggest Jailers of Journalists in Sub-Saharan Africa - Report
Ethiopia now ranks with Eritrea as the biggest jailers of journalists in sub-Saharan Africa, a new report from the Committee to Protect Journalists says. Read more »
July 29, 2022
Somalia: At Least 10 Killed in Al-Shabab Attack of Town On Somalia-Ethiopia Border
At least 10 people were killed and more than 20 others injured Friday when al-Shabab extremists attacked a town that sits on the Somali side of the border with Ethiopia, according… Read more »
Somalia: Ethiopian Authorities to Create Buffer Zone Inside Somalia
A local Somali official has welcomed a plan by Ethiopia's Somali state to create a buffer zone along the border inside Somalia to fight militant group al-Shabab. The plan was… Read more »
Ethiopia: Children Dying in Ethiopia's Afar Region Amid Drought and Conflict, Residents Say
As conflict in northern Ethiopia spreads into the Afar region amid lingering drought, some residents are appealing for help, saying they have nothing to eat and that their children… Read more »
July 28, 2022
Ethiopia: U.S. Warns Al-Shabaab Attack On Ethiopia 'Not a Fluke'
A concerted push by al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab to expand from Somalia into Ethiopia appears to have been "largely contained," according to a senior U.S. military official, though he… Read more »
July 26, 2022
Ethiopia: Russian FM Lavrov Heads to Ethiopia, Seeking Closer Ties
Russia's foreign minister is heading to Ethiopia Tuesday, his last stop on a four-nation tour of Africa aimed at countering Western criticism of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.… Read more »
Ethiopia: Why Did Al-Shabaab Attack Inside Ethiopia?
Al-Shabab militants who crossed into eastern Ethiopia last week are still active inside the country despite claims by local officials that the force has been "destroyed," say… Read more »
July 22, 2022
East Africa: Somalia's Al-Shabaab Militants Launch Attack in Ethiopia - Heavy Casualties Reported
Al-Shabab militants from Somalia launched a cross-border attack into Ethiopia's Somali region Thursday, triggering gunbattles with Ethiopia's paramilitary Liyu police that caused… Read more »
July 20, 2022
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Attacks Towns Close to Ethiopian Border
Heavy fighting was reported Wednesday after al-Shabab militants attacked two Somali towns along the border with Ethiopia. Read more »
July 18, 2022
Ethiopia: Eritrean Refugees Relocated From Addis Ababa to Dangerous Area - Report
Aid group Refugees International has expressed concern about the reported relocation of more than 100 Eritrean refugees from areas near Addis Ababa to camps on the unstable border… Read more »
July 15, 2022
Ethiopia: Optimism of a More Open Ethiopia Fades, Expelled Journalist Says
Drawn by its natural beauty and cultural heritage, British journalist Tom Gardner covered Ethiopia for more than five and half years. Read more »
July 08, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Rights Body Urges Government to Protect Human Rights
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has published a detailed report on human rights violations over the past year. According to the findings, the country has suffered its worst… Read more »
July 07, 2022
Ethiopia: UNICEF Official Warns of Looming Famine in Ethiopia
A UNICEF official has told VOA that Ethiopia's drought-stricken population could face a full-blown famine without immediate help. Read more »
July 04, 2022
Ethiopia: Aid Flows Into Tigray Region As Ethiopia's Humanitarian Truce Holds
A senior UNICEF official says humanitarian aid is flowing into previously inaccessible areas in northern Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region. He says lifesaving aid is reaching… Read more »
June 30, 2022
Ethiopia: Landmines Add to Drought Woes of Ethiopian Herders
The battles between Ethiopian government-aligned troops and Tigrayan forces may have stopped, but herders in western Afar region are left fighting for survival. Read more »
Ethiopia: International Commission Calls On Ethiopia to End Violations On Its Territory
A U.N. investigative panel is calling on the government of Ethiopia to end conflict-related rights violations on its territory and bring the perpetrators of crimes to justice. The… Read more »
June 29, 2022
Africa: African Union Urges Restraint After Ethiopia-Sudan Border Clashes
The African Union called for restraint Wednesday after clashes between Ethiopia and Sudan in a disputed border area. The tensions broke out after Sudan accused Ethiopia of… Read more »
Ethiopia: Government and TPLF Wrangle Over Peace Talks Mediation
Ethiopia's ruling party said this week it wants the African Union, partnering with the United States, to mediate any peace talks to end the war with Tigrayan forces. But the Tigray… Read more »
June 28, 2022
Ethiopia: Lone Referral Hospital in Afar Region Struggles As Malnutrition Soars
Record-breaking drought in Ethiopia has caused child malnutrition rates to soar in the northern Afar region, where the only referral hospital says babies are dying within hours of… Read more »
Ethiopia: Sudanese Ambassador Recalled to Khartoum After Sudan Accuses Ethiopia of Executions
Sudan has recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia after Sudan's army claimed Ethiopian troops executed seven Sudanese soldiers. Read more »
June 23, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Struggling IDPs Face Dilemma - Stay or Return Home?
Internally displaced persons in northern Ethiopia's Afar region have been leaving some camps due to lack of food and shelter. The U.N., warning that returning home may not prove… Read more »
June 22, 2022
Ethiopia: Govt Says Reports of Tigray Fuel Shortage a 'Myth'
Ethiopia is refuting reports of a fuel shortage in the embattled Tigray region. Read more »
June 21, 2022
Ethiopia: Drought Forcing Afar Region Residents to Use Dirty Water
A dirty stream stems from Ethiopia's Awash River, a lifeline for locals and their main water source for bathing, washing, cooking, and drinking. Ethiopia is reeling from the worst… Read more »
June 20, 2022
Ethiopia: Locals in Oromia 'Waiting to Die' After Latest Mass Killing
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has condemned the killing of more than 200 people, most of them ethnic Amhara, in the eastern Oromia region. Locals have blamed the killings… Read more »