October 05, 2022
Africa: African Union Invites Ethiopia, Tigray Region to Peace Talks
The African Union has invited the leaders of both Ethiopia's federal government and the country's embattled Tigray region to peace talks. It's still unclear whether the talks will… Read more »
September 25, 2022
East Africa: Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa Wins Women's Berlin Marathon
Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge broke the record he set in 2018 by 30 seconds. This is the first Berlin Marathon held without restrictions since the start of the COVID-19… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Ethiopia: Peace Process Dealt a Setback
Only negotiations will bring an end to the conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, mediators and security experts agree. But the latest escalation and involvement of… Read more »
September 20, 2022
East Africa: Eritrea Launches 'Full-Scale Offensive,' Say Tigrayan Forces in Ethiopia
Eritrea is bordered by Ethiopia to the south, where Tigrayan forces have been locked in conflict with government forces since 2020. Read more »
September 14, 2022
Ethiopia: Ten Killed in Second Day of Airstrikes in Tigray
Emergency workers are struggling to help victims in a region that has been cut off from the outside world and is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis. Read more »
September 13, 2022
Ethiopia: Air Strike Hits Tigray Capital
Possible cease-fire talks have been thrown into doubt after the TPLF said its capital was hit by an air strike. The strike reportedly hit a university in Mekele. Read more »
September 12, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Open to AU-Led Peace Talks
Since November 2020, fighting has killed thousands and displaced millions leaving the region in the grip of a humanitarian crisis as it faces acute food shortages. Read more »
August 30, 2022
Ethiopia: Renewed Fighting Refocuses World's Attention on Tigray Crisis
The renewed flareup of armed conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region has dashed hopes of the first steps toward peace negotiations. Both sides seem set on a military… Read more »
August 27, 2022
Ethiopia: UN Slams Airstrike That 'Hit Kindergarten', Killing At Least Two Children
UNICEF on Saturday condemned an air strike in Ethiopia's Tigray region that allegedly hit a kindergarten, killing at least two children. Read more »
August 26, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airstrikes Hit Tigray, 2 Children Among Dead
In the capital of northern Ethiopia's Tigray region, Mekele, four people have died after an air strike, the chief executive of Ayder Hospital said. The government denies targeting… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Ethiopia: Strong Global Action Needed as Fighting Flares in Tigray - Analyst
Security analysts say strong global action is needed after fighting resumed in northern Ethiopia between government forces and Tigray rebels -- scuppering a truce and dimming hopes… Read more »
Ethiopia: Fighting Breaks Out in Tigray As Govt, Rebels Blame Each Other
The government in Addis Ababa has said Tigrayan rebels launched an offensive after Tigrayan rebels said the opposite. One thing is clear, though: a months-old cease fire has… Read more »
August 20, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - Half of Tigray Region Faces 'Severe' Food Shortage
Even with humanitarian convoys allowed to enter Tigray, rates of malnutrition have skyrocketed, according to the World Food Program. The UN officials warned that the situation is… Read more »
August 16, 2022
Ethiopia: Droughts and Flooding - Experts Blame #AfricaClimateCrisis
One part of Ethiopia is facing the worst drought in four decades and another is hit by flooding. Millions of people are at risk as climate change causes too much and too little… Read more »
July 27, 2022
Ethiopia: Russian FM Sergey Lavrov Dismisses 'So-Called Food Crisis' On Last Leg of Tour
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was in Ethiopia on Wednesday for the last day of his four-nation tour of Africa as Russia attempts to shore up support amid its invasion of… Read more »
July 13, 2022
Ethiopia: How Did One Town Produce So Many Athletic Stars?
Kitted out in a pink tracksuit against the chilly air, Yobsan Alemyahu is a regular at her local athletics training ground, not far from her home town Bekoji in central Ethiopia. Read more »
July 05, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Says Sudan Agrees to Border Dispute 'Dialogue'
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Sudan's military leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, met in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday to settle a border dispute that has led to violent… Read more »
June 27, 2022
East Africa: Sudan Says Ethiopia Killed Soldiers, Summons Ambassador
Sudan summoned the Ethiopian ambassador in Khartoum on Monday amid deepening tensions, claiming that the neighboring country's army had kidnapped and executed seven of its soldiers… Read more »
June 23, 2022
Ethiopia: Deported Ethiopian Migrants Tell of Suffering in Saudi Arabia Detention
Abdela Mohammed spent 13 "unbearable" months languishing in an overcrowded Saudi detention center before being repatriated back to Ethiopia in May. Read more »
June 13, 2022
Ethiopia: 'They Were Firing Heavy Weaponry Onto the City Like Rain'
Abala -- a border town between Tigray and Afar -- embodies the Tigray conflict like no other. Residents who used to be neighbors now accuse each other of committing massacres. Read more »
May 31, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Human Rights Council Receives Amnesty Prize in Germany
The German chapter of Amnesty International has handed its Human Rights Prize for 2022 to the Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO). Despite threats from the Ethiopian government,… Read more »
May 20, 2022
Ethiopia: Concerns Grow Ethiopia's Fragile Truce May Break
Reports that factions involved in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict are readying themselves to fight again raise concerns that the country's fragile truce may shatter. Read more »
May 06, 2022
Ethiopia: Interfaith Tensions Simmer in Ethiopia
Muslims and Christians in parts of Ethiopia are on edge after an attack in Gondar sparked a swell of unrest. Politics is usually to blame when interfaith tensions turn deadly in… Read more »
February 24, 2015
Ethiopia: Teff - Ethiopia's Tiny Secret Going Global
Ethiopia's indigenous grain teff is garnering global interest as a new super food, while Ethiopia's government tries to ensure local prices don't rocket for Ethiopians. Read more »