December 02, 2023
Ethiopia: Gloves Out - Addis' Boxing Revival
Addis Ababa's Skylight Hotel was the setting for a boxing exhibition that organizers and fans hope marks a return of boxing as a popular sport in Ethiopia. Read more »
Ethiopia: Central Bank Reform Must Ensure Its Independence
The Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) painted the usual rosy picture about the downward trajectory of inflation in Ethiopia while presenting the central bank's… Read more »
November 18, 2023
Ethiopia: Rising Productions Costs Thicken Plot for Producers, Writers
The commercialization of scripts and lyrics is a recent and quickly growing trend in the Ethiopian entertainment industry. This booming frontier offers new and more lucrative… Read more »
October 14, 2023
Ethiopia: Drought Deepens Ethiopia's Wounds of Conflict
Beyeda, a woreda in the Northern Gondar zone, stands as one among several areas in the Amhara Regional State that have been devastated by the two-year war in Northern Ethiopia,… Read more »
October 28, 2023
Ethiopia: Unraveling Media Legacy of Northern Ethiopia's Conflict - a Journey Through Post-Truth Rhetoric
In the span of two years, from November 2020 to November 2022, a conflict of unprecedented scale ravaged northern Ethiopia, leaving behind a haunting legacy as one of the deadliest… Read more »
October 07, 2023
Ethiopia: Future in Question - Ruling Party Fissures, Rising Militancy Pose State Fragility
Violence and unrest have been worsening across many parts of Ethiopia, becoming a common theme. Even while the ruling Prosperity Party held a high-level meeting in Adama over 10… Read more »
October 28, 2023
Ethiopia: Zay Ethnic Group In Danger of Vanishing From Oromia Region
Islands identity hangs in the balance Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Chosen to Host African Boxing Confederation Congress
- Eyasu Wessen in Race for Presidency Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Ranks Among Best Performers in Tobacco Interference Index
The Africa Tobacco Industry Interference Index (ATII) in its 2023 survey ranked Ethiopia among countries with the lowest rates of tobacco industry interference in government… Read more »
Ethiopia: The Struggle for Free Press Continues As Cracks Widen
This week's International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists takes on renewed significance as threats to independent media in Ethiopia mount. As the world… Read more »
October 07, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Mulls Policy Shift to Allow Foreign Exporters Imports Access
Ethiopia is considering allowing foreign exporters established in the country to utilize export revenues for imports, a move requested particularly by meat exporters to offset… Read more »
Egypt: GERD Tensions Flare Again as Ethiopia, Egypt Trade Letters at UN Security Council
Fourth filling of Ethiopia's dam sparks new row with Egypt Read more »
September 30, 2023
East Africa: Political Turmoil in Sudan Forces Relocation of Comesa Judicial Body
With rival military forces locked in deadly battle, East Africa's top trade court is temporarily abandoning its longtime headquarters in Sudan. Read more »
September 23, 2023
Ethiopia: A Coffee Revolution
The rise of luxury coffeehouses in Ethiopia's capital Read more »
Africa: Why the New Cold War Will Split Africa
It's no longer debatable," scholars Hal Brands and John Lewis Gaddis wrote in Foreign Affairs in October 2021, "that the US and China . . . are entering their own new cold war."… Read more »
Ethiopia: Tigray Officials Demand Redesigned Transitional Justice Model
Officials at the Tigray Interim Administration (TIA) reject the national transitional justice initiative spearheaded by the federal government, on grounds of wrong modality and… Read more »
Ethiopia: Navigating the Quest for Justice Amid Conflicts
The quest for justice and accountability in Ethiopia remains shrouded in uncertainty, even as we approach the one-year mark since the Pretoria agreement brought an end to the war… Read more »
Ethiopia: Overcoming the Political Crisis Engulfing Ethiopia
Ethiopia, a country of rich history and diverse population, has been has perennially been mired in one political crisis after another for the better part of the last several… Read more »
September 09, 2023
Ethiopia: Somalia to Start Fish, Fruit Exports to Ethiopia
It provides relief for Ethiopian khat farmers through export rule changes Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Cinema Champions Worth Rediscovering
Filmmaker's top 10 picks of Ethiopian cinematic greats Read more »
Ethiopia: A Tumultuous Year
From war to talks - Ethiopia enters critical period of transition Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Orders 1.5 Million Passports to Clear Citizen Backlog
New Director vows to clear 300,000+ passport application backlog within a year Read more »
September 02, 2023
Ethiopia: GERD Talks End in Stalemate
The latest round of talks since December 2022 between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) held in Cairo ended at the beginning of this week… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia, UN in Talks for Swift Food Aid Resumption
The Ethiopian government and the United Nations are engaged in discussions to urgently resume humanitarian aid and reform the humanitarian sector. Read more »
August 26, 2023
Kenya: No Medals for Ethiopia As Kenya Takes Top Spots in Women's 5,000 Metres
Ethiopia failed to clinch a medal in the women's 5000m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary as none of its athletes managed to win a medal in the event. Read more »