Ethiopia: From Anchor to Adrift - Ethiopia's Foreign Policy Loses Influence Amid Internal Turmoil, Regional Tensions

Influenced by its demographic size, geographic location, and historical leadership of Pan-Africanism, Ethiopia plays an anchor role in the regional stability in the Horn and was a… Read more »

Ethiopia: Oromia, Tigray Regions Health Associations Urge Swift Response to Health Workers' Demands Amid Ongoing Strike

Addis Abeba, As the strike launched by health professionals enters its second week, health associations in the Tigray and Oromia regions have called for an immediate response to… Read more »

Ethiopia: Hospitals in Addis Abeba, Various Regional States Remain Largely Non-Operational As Ethiopian Health Professionals Launch Full Strike

Addis Abeba- Several major hospitals in Addis Abeba and various parts of the country remained largely non-operational on Monday, 19 May, as the nationwide strike by healthcare… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Medical Association Urges Release of Detained Professionals, Calls for Swift Response As Health Workers Warn of Full Strike

Addis Abeba- The Ethiopian Medical Association (EMA), Ethiopia's largest professional body of physicians, has called for the immediate release of detained health professionals and… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ministry of Health Warns Striking Healthcare Workers to Return to Work, Threatens Govt's Patience 'Has Its Limits'

Dr. Mekdes Dhaba, Minister of Health. Picture: Ministry of Health Read more »

Ethiopia: Amnesty Raises Concern Over 'Crackdown' On Health Workers

Addis Abeba- Amnesty International says healthcare workers are being "arbitrarily rounded up" by security forces in multiple locations across Ethiopia, amid a partial nationwide… Read more »

Ethiopia: ONLF Accuses Nebe, Somali Region Authorities of 'Orchestrated Leadership Takeover' - Warns Attempt to Provoke Party Into Armed Conflict

The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has accused the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) and the Somali Regional Administration of orchestrating what it described as… Read more »

Ethiopia: Health Workers Report Detentions, Pressure From Authorities As Partial Nationwide Strike Enters Second Day

Several health professionals and medical students in different parts of Ethiopia have reportedly been detained as a partial nationwide strike by health workers entered its second… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Election Board Revokes TPLF's Legal Status

The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has officially revoked the legal status of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), citing the party's failure to implement… Read more »

Ethiopia: 'No Historical, Demographic, or Constitutional Basis for Amhara Claims On Western Tigray'

The Tigray Interim Administration's cabinet, led by Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede, issued a statement on 30 April, 2025, accusing federal government media outlets and the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Health Professionals Report Facing Threats, Intimidation As Nationwide Partial Strike Over Pay, Benefits Kicks Off

Addis Abeba- Health professionals in various parts of the country reported facing intimidation and pressure from local authorities as they attempted to observe the first day of a… Read more »

Ethiopia: Numbers Don't Lie - the Disconnect Between Professional Growth and Financial Reward in Ethiopia's Health Sector Is a Systemic Crisis

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Ethiopia: Four Opposition Parties Call for Political, Security Reforms Ahead of Ethiopia's 7th National Election - Warn Current Conditions Threaten Vote's 'Credibility'

Addis Abeba- Four opposition parties have called for urgent reforms ahead of Ethiopia's seventh national election, urging the government to ensure the presence of a "fair media"… Read more »

Ethiopia: Policy Debate - Transcending Contingent Barriers in Ethiopia-Türkiye Relations

Longstanding and contingent factors shape the nature and future of interstate relations. Historical, cultural, and religious experiences, in particular, leave lasting impressions.… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Govt Gives Ethiopia Envoy 72 Hours, Summons Its Envoy From Addis

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia issued an official statement confirming Ethiopia's Ambassador Muktar Mohamed Ware "has been informed to… Read more »

Ethiopia: The Fracturing of the Oromo Elite and Return of Ethiopia's Law and Order State

Ethiopia's delicate transition is under severe strain. A ferocious burst of communal violence in July, touched off by the murder of a popular Oromo singer, which claimed some 160… Read more »

Ethiopia: Funeral Ceremony for Slain Oromo Artist Happening in Ambo Amid Tight Security

The funeral ceremony for slain Oromo singer/song writer Haacaaluu Hundeessaa is taking place amid tight security in his native city Ambo, some 107 km west of the capital Addis… Read more »

Ethiopia: Why Afaan Oromo Should Be the Other Federal Working Language in Ethiopia

The top twenty three reasons Read more »

Ethiopia: The Poetics and Politics of Oromo Resistance

Oromo music has played a central role in providing alternative spaces for enunciating 'the Oromo question'. Read more »