Ethiopia: Conflict-Hit Tigray, Drought-Stricken Hararghe Face Ipc Phase 3 Food Insecurity As Harvest Falters

Conflict-related disruptions in Tigray and severe rainfall deficits in eastern Ethiopia are prolonging food insecurity, with crisis-level conditions classified as Phase 3 of the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Negelle Borana-Moyale Road Left Without Maintenance for Decades - Residents Demand Urgent Action

The vital road connecting Negelle Borana and Moyale in southern Oromia, a major trade and transport corridor linking the region to the Ethiopia-Kenya border, has reportedly… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Warns of Flash Floods As Bega Rains Raise Climate Risks Amid El Niño

Ethiopia's Disaster Risk Management Commission has issued a national flood alert for the October-to-January Bega season, warning of heavy rainfall, flash floods and unseasonal… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Parliament Unanimously Approves PM Abiy's Cabinet Nominees

Ethiopia's House of Peoples' Representatives has unanimously approved Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's (PhD) nominees for cabinet positions, endorsing a 23-member lineup for the new… Read more »

Ethiopia: Rights Groups Urge UN Human Rights Council Special Session As Ethiopia Fighting Raises Atrocity Fears

A coalition of human rights organizations has called on the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) to convene a special session on Ethiopia, warning that renewed large-scale… Read more »

Ethiopia: Recognition Without Redistribution - the Paradox of Power in South Ethiopia Region

Last week, the council of the South Ethiopia Regional State convened in Arba Minch and swore in Tesfaye Beljige (PhD) as the region's new chief executive. Previously, Tesfaye… Read more »

Somalia: Beyond Irro's U.S. Visit - Next Steps for Washington-Hargeisa Relations

President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi 'Irro' spent nearly two weeks in the United States from 5 to 19 September 2026, engaging in Washington and New York to press Somaliland's… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Military Referral Hospital Damaged, Looted As Ex-Fighters Urge Urgent Humanitarian Assistance

Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia has marked a serious escalation since the November 2022 Pretoria Agreement, which ended the two-year war between the federal government and… Read more »

Ethiopia: Eritrean Troops Reportedly Deploy in Tigray As Tension With Ethiopia Escalate

Eritrean troops have reportedly entered parts of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, with local officials and residents telling Agence France-Presse (AFP) that soldiers in Eritrean… Read more »

Ethiopia: More Than 20,000 Migrants Leave Ethiopia for War-Torn Yemen in Three Weeks - UN

More than 20,000 journeys from Ethiopia toward Yemen have been recorded since 10 September, as migrants continue to undertake the perilous Eastern Route in search of work in Saudi… Read more »

East Africa: From Tigray to the Wider Horn of Africa - Ethiopia's Converging Conflicts, Rising Regional Risks

In my op-ed, "Tipping Point: Ethiopia edges toward crisis as renewed tensions loom over Tigray; conflict spreads in Amhara, Oromia," published by Addis Standard in July 2025, I… Read more »

Ethiopia: One Killed, Six Injured As Federal Police Open Fire On Residents in Negele Borana, Oromia Region

A 17-year-old youth was killed and at least six people injured after Federal Police officers opened fire on residents in the Goobicha neighborhood of Negele Borana town in Oromia's… Read more »

Ethiopia: Drone Strikes Kill Civilians Including IDPs in Tigray's Shiraro and Adwa, Residents Say

Drone strikes reportedly killed and injured civilians in separate attacks in Shiraro, North Western Zone, and Adwa, in Central Zone of the Tigray Region, on Saturday night,… Read more »

Ethiopia: Abiy Vows Ethiopia Will Secure Sea Access, Seeks Stronger Role in Regional Affairs

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD), who was appointed by the House of Peoples' Representatives to lead Ethiopia for the next five years, said Ethiopia will pursue access to a seaport… Read more »

East Africa: "Response Will Be Doubled': Senior Ethiopian Official Warns Eritrea - U.S. Cautions Horn 'Cannot Sustain Another Military Conflict'

A senior Ethiopian official has warned Eritrea that it will face a severe response if it continues what he describes as interference in Ethiopia's internal affairs, as the United… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Reasserts 'Legitimate Interests' in Red Sea, Central Role in Nile - Dismissed 'Coercive Measures'

Ethiopia has asserted its "legitimate interests" in the Red Sea and reaffirmed its central role in the Nile basin, saying its geographic and historical connections to both… Read more »

Ethiopia: Who Arrives Ready? - Political Organization, Armed Coalitions, and Ethiopia's Uncertain Future

In late September 2026, seven Ethiopian armed groups, including organizations that had previously fought on opposite sides during the war in Tigray, had announced a coalition aimed… Read more »

Egypt: Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan Converge As Tensions With Ethiopia Deepen

Leaders of Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia have reaffirmed their opposition to unilateral actions and interference in the affairs of states, while asserting the role of Red Sea… 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 »