Ethiopia: U.S. Lawmakers, Europe Peace Foundation Urge Dialogue As Fighting Escalates in Ethiopia

The Europe Peace Foundation and three US lawmakers have separately called for an immediate end to hostilities in Ethiopia, urging the parties to return to negotiations as fighting… Read more »

Ethiopia: Alamata Fighting Leaves Trail of Civilian Casualties - Adigrat Eparch Appeals for Help

More than 50 civilians have reportedly been killed in and around Alamata, southern Tigray, during several days of intense fighting in late September, as renewed hostilities in… Read more »

Ethiopia: Who Gets to Author Ethiopia's Political Order? Why the Crisis Is About More Than Identity Politics

A familiar explanation of Ethiopia's recurring crises starts with identity: politics organized around nationality can harden boundaries, reward exclusionary mobilization, and… Read more »

Ethiopia: Pope Leo Urges Dialogue As Fighting Intensifies in Northern Ethiopia

Pope Leo XIV has called on all parties involved in renewed fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region and neighboring Afar and Amhara regions to pursue dialogue, as clashes continue to… Read more »

Ethiopia: Kefi Secures Funding for Tulu Kapi As Security Concerns Test Ethiopia Gold Project

KEFI Gold and Copper has secured the financing needed to advance its Tulu Kapi gold project in western Ethiopia, but a deadly security incident that halted development in September… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines Signs Deal for 10 Boeing Cargo Aircraft, Secures Option for Eight More

Ethiopian Airlines has signed an agreement with Boeing to acquire 10 long-haul freighter aircraft, expanding its cargo fleet as the airline pursues its broader aviation and… Read more »

Ethiopia: Overnight Explosions Reported in Addis Abeba Amid Northern Ethiopia Fighting

Explosions were heard in Ethiopia's capital shortly after midnight on Thursday, with diplomatic sources reporting blasts near the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF)… Read more »

Ethiopia: South Ethiopia Police Report Deadly 'Heinous' Attack in Gamo Zone, Several Security Personnel Killed

The South Ethiopia Regional State Police Commission said several police officers and security personnel were killed in what it described as a "heinous act" in Koshale Kebele,… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Establishes Abay Compensation Committee to Assess Projects Allegedly 'Obstructed By Egypt'

Addis Abeba- Ethiopia has established a committee to assess economic losses and missed development opportunities arising from projects it says were "obstructed by Egypt", with more… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Closes Embassy in Asmara, Declares 10 Eritrean Diplomats Persona Non Grata

Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the closure of its embassy in Asmara and declared 10 Eritrean diplomats in Addis Abeba persona non grata, ordering them to… Read more »

Ethiopia: Eritrea Says It Will Sever All Diplomatic Ties With Ethiopia Following Expulsion of 10 Diplomats

Eritrea has announced it will sever all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia, saying it has "no option but to reciprocate in kind" after Addis Abeba ordered the closure of its embassy in… Read more »

Ethiopia: Fake Admissions, Real Losses - Why Ethiopia's Study-Abroad Conversation Needs Better Verification, Not More Promotion

Overseas study opportunities reach Ethiopian students today mostly through social media pages, WhatsApp groups, and websites run by agents and advisers, rather than through… Read more »

Ethiopia: PM Abiy Arrives in Kenya for Dangote's $16bn Lamu Refinery Groundbreaking

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Kenya on Wednesday, 30 September, to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote's planned $16 billion… Read more »

Ethiopia: UN Warns Northern Ethiopia Escalation Threatens Civilians, Aid Operations

The United Nations has raised fresh concerns over the rapidly evolving conflict in northern Ethiopia, warning that renewed fighting is exposing civilians, including people… Read more »

Ethiopia: From Wolaita to Washington - Thousands Celebrate Wolaitas' New Year 'Gifaataa' After Unesco Recognition

More than 3,000 members of the Wolaita community gathered in Virginia to mark their New Year - an occasion rooted in cultural identity, reconciliation, renewal and… Read more »

Ethiopia: One Corridor, Too Much Risk - Why Berbera Matters More Than Ever As Bab-El-Mandeb Crisis Exposes Ethiopia's Maritime Vulnerability

The current crisis around the Bab-el-Mandeb has transformed Ethiopia's maritime vulnerability from a long-term strategic concern into an immediate economic-security question. The… Read more »

Kenya: Investigative Report - the Silent Perimeter: Post-Eviction Recovery and Labor Integration of Ethiopians in Mandera Kenya

Along the sun-scorched banks of the Dawa River, a wooden boat cuts across the water for a hundred Kenyan shillings, carrying individuals across an invisible line where Kenya,… Read more »

Ethiopia: From Battle Lines to Common Ground - Conflict-Resolution Strategy for Ethiopia's Political Elites

In less than a decade, Ethiopia has reached another critical moment in its political history. On September 20, seven Ethiopian opposition and armed groups announced the formation… Read more »

Ethiopia: More Than 700 'War-Wounded' Patients Reach Northwestern, Southern Tigray Hospitals As Fighting Intensifies: MSF

More than 720 people wounded in renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia have arrived at hospitals in the Tigray region since 22 September, Médecins Sans Frontières… Read more »

Ethiopia: 'Stakes Are Too High': U.S. Senators Urge Rubio to Act As Ethiopia Conflict Escalates

Six U.S. senators have urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the State Department to engage Ethiopia's federal government, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Army Rejects Ethiopia's Claims of Backing Armed Opposition Coalition

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has rejected accusations by Ethiopia's military chief that Khartoum is supporting an alliance of armed and political groups opposed to the federal… Read more »

Ethiopia: As Fighting Intensifies, Humanitarian Source Estimates At Least 150,000 Displaced in Afar, Tigray TV Hit By Drone

At least 150,000 people have been displaced in Ethiopia's Afar region amid intensifying fighting between Tigrayan forces and federal troops, a humanitarian source cited by AFP… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray IDPs Face Critical Malnutrition, Severe Medicine Shortages Amid Humanitarian Gaps

Internally displaced people (IDPs) across Ethiopia's Tigray region are facing severe shortages of food, shelter, healthcare, clean water, electricity and multipurpose cash… Read more »

South Africa: From Backlash to Verdict - Why TPLF Faces Growing Diplomatic Scrutiny As Pretoria Framework Strains Tigray's Fragile Peace

In Ethiopia's Tigray region, people were buying food and withdrawing cash on Thursday, 24 September, 2026. Reuters reported, fearing the return of a war that had already emptied… Read more »

Ethiopia: U.S. Condemns Drone Strike On Catholic Relief Convoy in Tigray, Urges Investigation, Dialogue

The United States has condemned a reported drone strike on a humanitarian convoy carrying lifesaving assistance to internally displaced people (IDPs) in Ethiopia's Tigray Region,… Read more »