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 »

Ethiopia: Parliament Green Lights New Controversial Law

Torture among acceptable interrogation techniques Read more »

Ethiopia: Kenyan Finance Giant Tipped to Debut As Ethiopia's First Foreign Bank in Half-Century

Kenya's KCB Group Limited will be the first foreign banking institution to join the Ethiopian financial sector under the government's liberalization drive, according to sources at… Read more »

Ethiopia: Foreign Debt Service Takes Priority in Record Federal Spending Bill

Repayment of foreign debt is slated to eat up close to 30 percent of the record 1.93 trillion Birr federal budget proposed to lawmakers for the 2025/26 fiscal year, according to… Read more »

Ethiopia: Dozens of Truck Drivers Abducted On Amhara Region's Conflict-Ridden Roads

No fewer than 32 truck drivers have been abducted on increasingly dangerous routes in the conflict-afflicted Amhara region over the past two weeks, according to the Tana… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Confirms First-Ever Mpox Case

A 21-day-old infant has tested positive for monkeypox near the Kenyan border, according to the Minister of Health, who confirmed Ethiopia's first recorded case in a statement… Read more »

Ethiopia: Dollar Bids Top 133 Birr At Latest Nbe Forex Auction

The weighted average of all successful bids in the latest round of the central bank's forex auctions registered at 133.17 Birr per USD. Read more »

Ethiopia: Journalist Abebe of the Reporter Arrested

A journalist working with the Reporter Abebe Fikir has been arrested. He was arrested at dusk on April 23, 2025. The reason for his arrest has not been established; he was in his… Read more »

Ethiopia: WFP Slashes Aid to Ethiopia Amid Funding Drought

The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced it is pausing treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia as the organization struggles to source funding for its… Read more »

Ethiopia: Undertaking Strategic Measures to Navigate Trump's New Tariffs

The specter of a trade war is looming large following President Donald Trump's imposition of sweeping tariffs on April 2 against virtually all nations. The president claims his… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray On Brink of Another War - Getachew Reda

The likelihood of war breaking out in Tigray for the second time in less than five years is climbing by the day, warns Getachew Reda, president of the Tigray Interim… Read more »

East Africa: Will the New AU Leadership Reshape the Horn of Africa?

The election of Mohamed Ali Yousef as the African Union (AU) Chairperson for 2025 marks not only a significant political milestone but also a beacon of hope for the Horn of Africa… Read more »

Ethiopia: Seeing Through Anti-Corruption Efforts to the End

Corruption remains one of the most significant obstacles to Ethiopia's socio-economic and political development. Read more »

East Africa: Security, Integration Concerns Top Agenda During Horn Initiative Conference

Finance officials from the Horn of Africa gathered last week at the headquarters of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa's financial district for the 23rd Horn of Africa… Read more »

Ethiopia: Run-Down Crocodile Ranch Falls Under New Management

A lack of market linkage, complex bureaucratic hurdles, and persistent revenue drops have pushed the Gamo Development Association to take over the administration of the famed Arba… Read more »

Ethiopia: Global Crises Need International Cooperation and Bold Commitments - Sultan Al Shamsi

During a recent visit to Ethiopia, Sultan Al Shamsi, assistant minister of Foreign Affairs for the Development Affairs and International Organizations of the United Arab Emirates,… Read more »

Ethiopia: Kejelcha Chases World 10km Record in Castellón

Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha will target another record-breaking performance at the 10K Facsa Castellón, a World Athletics Label Road race, on Sunday (16). Read more »

Ethiopia: The Taxi Driver, the Viceroy, and the Day of Reckoning

In the annals of Ethiopia's history, few years stand as grimly as 1937--also known as Yekatit 12 in Ethiopia. Under Italian occupation, the nation groaned under the iron grip of… Read more »

Ethiopia: English in Ethiopia

Walking the streets of Addis Ababa, one can hear many different languages being spoken. Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Improvement Should Allay Its Critics

Regarding the Houston Chronicle editorial about Ethiopia, "Do Better" (Page B7, July 29), while one can take a snapshot of Ethiopia's current political, economic and social… Read more »

Ethiopia: Millions Still Face Drought Hardship

The rains may have eased a severe drought across east Africa this year, but millions still face hardship and it will take herders years to recover from the decimation of their… Read more »