February 03
Ethiopia: Unravelling Multilateralism - Examining the Role of Global, Regional Institutions in Addressing Conflicts
In today's globalized world, multilateral engagements between states and global institutions face significant challenges. Regional and sub-regional institutions operating in… Read more »
Ethiopia: Enhancing the Potential, Marketing of Soybean Through Tempeh Training
Ethiopia holds significant potential in the soybean industry, with a large number of soybean plants cultivated in the country. However, challenges such as the lack of technology… Read more »
Ethiopia: GMO Potato Researchers Left Twiddling Thumbs Amid USAID Fund Cutoff
Researchers are left in limbo as they await funding for a genetically modified potato project that lost its financing as part of the US government's suspension of non-humanitarian… Read more »
Ethiopia: Parliament, Industry Ministry Call for End On Afar Mining Monopoly On Salt
Tanneries among worst affected, contraband salt caravans increasingly common Read more »
Ethiopia: Moth Infestations Threaten Flower Exporters' Largest Market
EU set to tighten inspections for False Codling Moth for all shipments from Ethiopia, Kenya Read more »
Ethiopia: Somalia Vs. Somaliland? Mazrui's Last Word
The late, esteemed Pan-Africanist scholar, Ali Mazrui, has once again caught the attention of the media. This comes in light of the Memorandum of Understanding signed earlier this… Read more »
Ethiopia: Coffee Regulator Readies to Execute EU's New Deforestation-Free Rules
Half-year coffee export revenues at USD 571mln Read more »
Ethiopia: From Desolation to Revival
How clean water ignites a renaissance in rural Ethiopia. Read more »
East Africa: Ethiopia's Red Sea Gambit Raises Tensions in Horn of Africa
Ethiopia, a landlocked country of over 120 million people, is facing increased geopolitical tensions due to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's recent "Red Sea Gambit". Abiy's strategic… Read more »
Ethiopia: Statistics Service Unveils Pricey Plans for National Surveys
First population census in nearly two decades slated for 2026 Read more »
Africa: UN Security Council Redirects Somaliland Dispute to IGAD, AU
Ethiopia places request for IGAD session Read more »
Ethiopia: On the Edge - the Ethiopia-Somaliland MOU
On 1 January 2024, Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which has generated significant… Read more »
January 20
Ethiopia: The Road to Reforming Ethiopia's Policies On Maternity and Paternity Leave
When it comes to balancing work and family life, women often find themselves shouldering the lion's share of caregiving responsibilities. Unfortunately, inadequate and outdated… Read more »
January 18
Somalia: No Space for Mediation With Ethiopia Unless Retraction of MoU With Somaliland
There is no space for mediation with Ethiopia unless it retracts an "illegal" MoU signed with Somaliland on January 1, 2024, reads a statement from Somali Ministry of Foreign… Read more »
January 17
Ethiopia: Chartered ET Flight Denied Hargeisa Landing, CEO Says Commercial Flights 'Unhindered'
A chartered Ethiopian Airlines flight destined for Hargeisa, seat of the Somaliland government, was forced to turn back without landing today as tensions between Mogadishu and… Read more »
December 30, 2023
Ethiopia: Guarding a Heritage - a Bid to Protect Mawlid Through UNESCO
Mawlid holds immense cultural and historical significance for Ethiopia's Muslim community. It serves not only as a religious observance but also encompasses intricate traditions… Read more »
Ethiopia: To Sea, or Not to Sea
The last few months have been eventful, to say the least, for the shores of the Red Sea. Sudan, which holds a 750 kilometer coast on the Sea, has been embroiled in a deadly civil… Read more »
Ethiopia: Avoiding the Prospects of Famine
One of the worst food shortages to have hit Ethiopia in the past fifty years has forced the authorities in the northern Tigray, Amhara and Afar regions as well as the federal… Read more »
Ethiopia: Armed Groups, Opportunistic Refugees Compromise Security in Gambella
Over 25 investors have fled the region due to attacks, kidnapping and looting Read more »
Ethiopia: Abiy, Hemedti Discuss Conflict Resolution Efforts in Sudan
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) met with Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo "Hemedti" (Lt. Gen.), Commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in Addis Ababa to discuss the ongoing… Read more »
Ethiopia: The Brewing Red Sea Storm
In the centuries and thousands of years before the advent of European civilization, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean and its chokepoints always played pivotal roles in linking the… Read more »
Ethiopia: A Pragmatic Way Out of the Abyss - Ethiopia's Path to Stability and Renewed Influence
Ethiopia, a country known for its remarkable diplomatic engagements worldwide, has consistently held a prominent position in various spheres of influence. Its economic prowess has… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - Building a Future-Ready Economy
The last two decades has been a transformative period for Ethiopia. In the hands of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), with Tigray People's Liberation… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Revs Up for Paris Olympics
Preparations in full swing Read more »
December 23, 2023
Africa: Uncertainty Reigns As Fourth Round GERD Talks Fail
The fourth round of trilateral negotiations involving Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) ended this week in Addis Ababa, without an… Read more »