June 18
Ethiopia: Washington Announces Visa Restrictions On TPLF Leaders
The US State Department announced today it will enforce visa restrictions on the leaders of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) amid a flare in tensions stoking fears about… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Among Beneficiaries of USD 1 Billion in Us Global Humanitarian Assistance
The United States has announced more than USD one billion in humanitarian and disaster-response assistance through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food… Read more »
June 05
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Appoints Lemlem Fiseha As Ambassador to African Union
Ethiopia has appointed Ambassador Lemlem Fiseha Minale as its new permanent representative to the African Union (AU), replacing Ambassador Hirut Zemene, who completed a two-year… Read more »
June 03
Ethiopia: AU, IGAD Observers Publish Conflicting Reports On Ethiopia's Vote
Preliminary reports published by the African Union (AU) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) following the conclusion of Ethiopia's seventh national elections… Read more »
May 02
Africa: China-Africa Economic Relations Reframed - Zero-Tariff for Africa
The diplomatic relationship between China and Africa has now reached its 70th anniversary. Over these decades, economic, political, technological, and people-to-people ties have… Read more »
April 22
Ethiopia: Amnesty Flags Evictions, Arrests, and Delays in Justice in Ethiopia
Amnesty International has raised concerns over a range of human rights issues in Ethiopia, citing forced evictions, restrictions on civic space, and a lack of accountability for… Read more »
April 20
Ethiopia: EU Resumes Budgetary Support to Ethiopian Government
The European Union (EU) has announced it has resumed budget support to Ethiopia, more than five years after the bloc cut payments over concerns of human rights violations during… Read more »
March 25
Ethiopia: U.S. to Require Visa Bonds for Some Ethiopian Travelers
Ethiopian business travelers and tourists will now be required to post bonds of up to USD 15,000 to obtain short-term visas under a pilot program set to take effect on April 2, the… Read more »
February 14
Sudan: Amid Ramadan Truce Push, Quintet Condemns Sudan's Sieges, Drone Strikes, Civilian Carnage
A coalition of international powers on Thursday issued an urgent condemnation of escalating military operations in Sudan, warning that sieges, drone strikes, and attacks on… Read more »
February 11
Africa: Somalia Wins Seat On AU Peace and Security Council
Somalia is among the 10 countries whose representatives have secured a seat on the AU Peace and Security Council (AU PSC). Others who will serve a two-year term on the Council… Read more »
Africa: Addis Ababa Bars Motorcycles As AU Summit Precaution
City officials have prohibited the use of motorcycles in Addis Ababa while Ethiopia's capital hosts the 39th African Union summit. Read more »
February 10
Africa: External Aid Cuts Affecting HIV Treatment Across Africa, Says UN
Scale-backs and deep spending cuts within the US government and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS are hobbling HIV treatment programs across Africa, including in Ethiopia, warns a new… Read more »
February 03
Ethiopia: PM Abiy Shoots Down Trump's GERD Funding Claims
- "Ethiopia did not borrow or receive a penny to finance GERD." Read more »
December 24, 2025
Ethiopia: Fed Inks USD 1.5bln Health Cooperation Agreement With Washington
Ethiopia commits to 70bln Birr increase in health spending as part of MoU Read more »
January 03
Somalia: Pandemonium Ensues As Somaliland Navigates Post-Recognition Waters
Almost two years to the day when Ethiopia signed the controversial MoU with Somaliland, the state of Israel officially recognized the Republic of Somaliland as a sovereign state.… Read more »
Ethiopia: The Legal Fallacy of Cairo's 'Red Lines' - Why Ethiopia's Sovereignty Is Not Up for Negotiation
In the lexicon of international diplomacy, few phrases are as overused and under-enforced as the "red line". Yet, this week, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty chose to dust… Read more »
Africa: Russia and Africa - The New Milestone and the Architecture of the World Order
The past weekend marked not merely another date in the diplomatic calendar, but a genuine historic milestone in the annals of Russian-African relations. For the first time, the… Read more »
July 19, 2025
Ethiopia: Ethiopians Baffled By Trump Renaissance Dam Remarks
US President Donald Trump's jibe at Ethiopia concerning its USD five billion hydropower dam scheme on one of the main tributaries of the Nile River sent shockwaves across Ethiopian… Read more »
Ethiopia: The Nile's Pulse - Trump's Re-Entry and the Shifting Sands of the GERD Dispute
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) stands complete, its colossal concrete structure now holding the full might of the Blue Nile. For Ethiopia, it is a monumental symbol of… Read more »
July 21, 2025
Ethiopia: Farewell, Ethiopia - Reflecting On Five Remarkable Years
Next month, I am leaving Addis Abeba after five years as Sweden's Ambassador to Ethiopia. It has been a privilege to spend half a decade in your beautiful country, encountering… Read more »
June 21, 2025
East Africa: Ethiopia's Music Finds a New Ally in Europe
Dawit Yifru, a towering figure in Ethiopian music, has composed and arranged hundreds of songs over a career spanning decades. Revered for his skilful orchestration and poetic… Read more »
Ethiopia: EU Launches €6m Project to Hasten Ethiopian AfCFTA Participation
The European Union has launched a six million Euro project geared towards kickstarting Ethiopia's belated participation in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Read more »
