Ethiopia: Tigray Interim Admin, CRS and UN Agencies Discuss Strengthening Humanitarian Response and Durable Solutions for Displaced Persons

The Tigray Interim Administration has urged Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and United Nations agencies to scale up humanitarian assistance and support durable solutions for… Read more »

Ethiopia: Language Matters: Complicity in the Tigray Genocide

From the very beginning of the genocidal war on Tigray in November 2020, the international community adopted the language of Abiy Ahmed's regime and its allies. This language was… Read more »

Ethiopia: India, Ethiopia Hold Inaugural Joint Defense Cooperation Meeting in New Delhi

India and Ethiopia held their first-ever Joint Defense Cooperation (JDC) meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday, marking a new milestone in the long-standing bilateral defense… Read more »

Eritrea: Sixty Years of Estrangement - Breaking Cycle of Ethiopia-Eritrea Perennial Conflict

If one takes a snapshot of the Horn of Africa at any given point in the last 60 years, with the exception of a few years of peaceful coexistence, Ethiopia and Eritrea are likely to… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Forces' Protest Enters Third Day

Protests by members of the Tigray forces demanding improved pay and benefits have entered a third consecutive day, as key roads across the region remain blocked despite efforts by… Read more »

Ethiopia: East Borana Residents Report Two Month Closure of Nagelle Borana-Moyale Road Amid Conflicting Official Claims and Stalled Peace Efforts

Residents of the East Borana Zone in Oromia say the main road linking Nagelle Borana to Moyale has been closed for more than two months due to renewed border insecurity between the… Read more »

Somalia: Ethiopia-Somaliland MOU - the Promise Unfulfilled and the Stakes of President Abdillahi's Visit to Addis Abeba

Somaliland's President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi landed in Addis Abeba today for his first official visit to Ethiopia since he was elected in November 2024. Somaliland National… Read more »

Ethiopia: Beneath Ogaden Sands - Somali Region's Pursuit of Rightful Share in Ethiopia's Energy Awakening

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the first phase of the Ogaden LNG Project in Calub, Somali Regional State, which has an annual production capacity of 111… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Accuses Egypt of 'Colonial-Era Mindset,' Says Cairo's Threats Undermine Nile Cooperation

Ethiopia's Ministry of Water and Energy has accused Egypt of intensifying "hostile rhetoric" over the Nile River and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), warning that… Read more »

Ethiopia: Students to Choose Universities As Unselected Institutions Face Alternative Use Amid Declining Enrollment

The Ministry of Education has announced that students will begin enrolling in universities of their choice, while institutions that fail to attract students may be reassigned for… Read more »

Ethiopia: Egypt's El-Sisi to Award Trump Nile Collar for Role in Gaza Ceasefire, Renews Warning Over GERD

Egyptian media have reported that President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has decided to confer the Nile Collar, Egypt's highest state honor, on U.S. President Donald Trump in recognition… Read more »

Ethiopia: World Bank Says Ethiopia's Poverty Rate Expected to Climb to 43% in 2025, Reversing Years of Progress

The World Bank's latest assessment on poverty and equity in Ethiopia forecasts that poverty will increase to 43% by 2025, up from 33% in 2016 (measured at $3 per day, 2021 PPP). Read more »

Somalia: The Northeastern State of Somalia: a Gateway to Enhance the Federal Model or a Step to Exacerbate Existing Tensions?

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Ethiopia: Widespread Road Closures, Abductions and Curfews Severely Restrict Freedom of Movement Across Regions in Ethiopia: Rights Commission Warns

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has raised grave concern over the growing restrictions on people's freedom of movement across several regions, citing abductions, road… Read more »

Ethiopia: Over 288,000 People Reportedly Displaced Following Renewed Conflict Along the Oromia-Somali Region Border - UNOCHA

Addis Abeba- Over 288,000 people have been displaced since July 2025 following renewed inter-communal violence between Oromo and Somali communities along the Oromia-Somali regional… Read more »

Ethiopia: Displaced People From West Oromia Sheltering in Wag Hemra Zone Report Dire Conditions

Addis Abeba- Displaced people from East Wollega Zone, Oromia region, who have sought refuge near Sekota town in the Wag Hemra Nationality Administration of Amhara region, said they… Read more »

Ethiopia: UNICEF Reports Over 100,000 Children Treated for Severe Wasting Across Ethiopia in Two Months

More than 100,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition were admitted for treatment across Ethiopia between July and August 2025, UNICEF said in its latest Humanitarian… Read more »

Ethiopia: Taxing the People, Leaking the Budget: Ethiopia's Fiscal Reform Demands More From Citizens, Overlooks Inefficient Spending

In recent years, the Ethiopian government has introduced a series of fiscal measures designed to strengthen revenue collection from both tax and non-tax sources in order to finance… Read more »

Ethiopia: TPLF Rejects Claims of Alliance With Eritrea, Calls Cross-Border Ties a Step Toward Peace

The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has written to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, rejecting allegations made by Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Reiterates Concern Over Inadequate International Support for Hosting South Sudanese Refugees

Ethiopia has expressed concern over declining international support for its refugee response, despite continuing to host new arrivals from South Sudan and other neighboring… Read more »

Ethiopia: From Fragmentation to Order: How New Traffic Regulation Creates Safer, Unified Roads

Last year, the Council of Ministers ratified Traffic Regulation No. 557/2024, a measure designed to strengthen oversight of road transport and enhance traffic safety. Since taking… Read more »

Africa: Ethiopia to Launch Duty-Free Exports to AfCFTA Member States On October 9

The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration has announced that Ethiopia will commence duty-free exports to member states of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on… Read more »

Ethiopia: Govt Says Eritrea and TPLF Colluding to 'Wage War'

Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has accused the Eritrean government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) of colluding to "wage war" against Ethiopia, alleging… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Interim Administration Accuses Ministry of Agriculture of Misrepresenting Region's Territorial Boundaries

The Bureau of Communication Affairs of the Tigray Interim Administration has accused Ethiopia's Ministry of Agriculture of "deliberately misrepresenting" Tigray's constitutionally… Read more »

Ethiopia: From Vision to Victory: Honoring the Spirit That Built GERD

When Ethiopia's late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi unveiled the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in April 2011, he announced more than an engineering marvel--he declared… Read more »