Ethiopia: Avoiding the Prospects of Famine

One of the worst food shortages to have hit Ethiopia in the past fifty years has forced the authorities in the northern Tigray, Amhara and Afar regions as well as the federal… Read more »

Ethiopia: Armed Groups, Opportunistic Refugees Compromise Security in Gambella

Over 25 investors have fled the region due to attacks, kidnapping and looting Read more »

Ethiopia: The Brewing Red Sea Storm

In the centuries and thousands of years before the advent of European civilization, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean and its chokepoints always played pivotal roles in linking the… Read more »

Ethiopia: A Pragmatic Way Out of the Abyss - Ethiopia's Path to Stability and Renewed Influence

Ethiopia, a country known for its remarkable diplomatic engagements worldwide, has consistently held a prominent position in various spheres of influence. Its economic prowess has… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia - Building a Future-Ready Economy

The last two decades has been a transformative period for Ethiopia. In the hands of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), with Tigray People's Liberation… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Revs Up for Paris Olympics

Preparations in full swing Read more »

Africa: Uncertainty Reigns As Fourth Round GERD Talks Fail

The fourth round of trilateral negotiations involving Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) ended this week in Addis Ababa, without an… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Japan Venture Inches Towards Domestic Currency Printing

Heads of the country's nascent sovereign wealth fund are partnering with the Japanese Toppan Holdings Inc. in a bid to localize the printing of currency and passports. Read more »

Ethiopia: Holistic Approach Vital to Ease Ethiopia's External Debt Stress

Despite the propensity of the administration of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) to paint a rosy picture about the state of the Ethiopian, the hard truth is it continues to be in a… Read more »

Ethiopia: Anti-Doping Authority Ramps Up Testing for Paris Bound Athletes

Ethiopia's anti-doping efforts are kicking into high gear earlier than expected as the country looks to curb violations and ensure integrity at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. Read more »

Sudan: General Al-Burhan, Rival Hemedti Agree to Talks

Sudan's warring lords General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, Chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council of the Republic of Sudan, and his rival Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (aka Hemedti),… Read more »

Ethiopia: BRI 2.0 and Ethiopia - a Way Forward

The Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has entered its Phase 2. According to numerous independent reports, BRI 2.0 holds brighter prospects in terms of further expansion,… Read more »

Ethiopia: Central Bank Reform Must Ensure Its Independence

The Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) painted the usual rosy picture about the downward trajectory of inflation in Ethiopia while presenting the central bank's… Read more »

Ethiopia: Debt Suspension Heralds IMF Programme, 'Wider' Debt Treatment

The federal government sighs relief as external creditors approve a proposal for a two-year pause in foreign debt payments, allowing what the Paris Club says is "time-limited… Read more »

Ethiopia: Gloves Out - Addis' Boxing Revival

Addis Ababa's Skylight Hotel was the setting for a boxing exhibition that organizers and fans hope marks a return of boxing as a popular sport in Ethiopia. Read more »

Ethiopia: Rising Productions Costs Thicken Plot for Producers, Writers

The commercialization of scripts and lyrics is a recent and quickly growing trend in the Ethiopian entertainment industry. This booming frontier offers new and more lucrative… Read more »

Ethiopia: Zay Ethnic Group In Danger of Vanishing From Oromia Region

Islands identity hangs in the balance Read more »

Ethiopia: The Struggle for Free Press Continues As Cracks Widen

This week's International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists takes on renewed significance as threats to independent media in Ethiopia mount. As the world… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Chosen to Host African Boxing Confederation Congress

- Eyasu Wessen in Race for Presidency Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Ranks Among Best Performers in Tobacco Interference Index

The Africa Tobacco Industry Interference Index (ATII) in its 2023 survey ranked Ethiopia among countries with the lowest rates of tobacco industry interference in government… Read more »

Ethiopia: Unraveling Media Legacy of Northern Ethiopia's Conflict - a Journey Through Post-Truth Rhetoric

In the span of two years, from November 2020 to November 2022, a conflict of unprecedented scale ravaged northern Ethiopia, leaving behind a haunting legacy as one of the deadliest… Read more »

Ethiopia: Drought Deepens Ethiopia's Wounds of Conflict

Beyeda, a woreda in the Northern Gondar zone, stands as one among several areas in the Amhara Regional State that have been devastated by the two-year war in Northern Ethiopia,… Read more »

Egypt: GERD Tensions Flare Again as Ethiopia, Egypt Trade Letters at UN Security Council

Fourth filling of Ethiopia's dam sparks new row with Egypt Read more »

Ethiopia: Future in Question - Ruling Party Fissures, Rising Militancy Pose State Fragility

Violence and unrest have been worsening across many parts of Ethiopia, becoming a common theme. Even while the ruling Prosperity Party held a high-level meeting in Adama over 10… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Mulls Policy Shift to Allow Foreign Exporters Imports Access

Ethiopia is considering allowing foreign exporters established in the country to utilize export revenues for imports, a move requested particularly by meat exporters to offset… Read more »