Ethiopia: Ethiopia Faces Fiscal Strain Due to Instability, High Humanitarian Spending

Finance Minister Ahmed Shide presented a challenging fiscal picture to the House of Peoples' Representatives' Planning, Budget, and Finance Standing Committee yesterday. Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines Slashes Coffee Shipping Costs By Half, Aiming for a Caffeinated Boost in Asia, the Middle East

In a bid to encourage exporters, Ethiopian Airlines has halved the shipping cost of coffee to the Middle East and Asia, bringing it down to $1.5 per kilogram. Read more »

Ethiopia: News - Seven Civilians, Including Child, Killed in Midnight Attack On Tigray-Afar Border

Unidentified gunmen killed seven civilians, including a seven-year-old child, in a midnight attack on Monday in the Raya Azebo district, located in the border area between the Afar… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Economy Poised for 7.9 Percent Growth in Current Fiscal Year, Reports Minister Fitsum Assefa

Ethiopia's economy is on track for robust 7.9% growth in the current fiscal year, according to Minister of Planning and Development Fitsum Assefa. Read more »

Ethiopia: The Interview - Tirusew Asefa (Phd) - Addressing Addis Abeba's Water Woes Requires 'Investments in Surface Water As Groundwater Reliance Is Impractical'

Tirusew Asefa (PhD) is one of the few Ethiopian scholars recognized globally in the field of water resource management. With a master's degree in surface and groundwater studies… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Slams U.S. Ambassador's Recent Remarks As 'Ill-Advised' and 'Uninformed'

The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has criticized a recent policy speech delivered by U.S. Ambassador Ervin J. Massinga, deeming it "ill-advised" and containing "uninformed… Read more »

Ethiopia: Former Ethiopian Peacekeepers of Tigrayan Descent Previously Stationed in Abyei Region Caught Up in Sudan's Escalating Conflict

Former Ethiopian peacekeepers of Tigrayan origin, who were stationed in the Abyei region bordering Sudan and South Sudan, are currently facing heightened security concerns amidst… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Qatar Senior Commanders Discuss Cooperation in Military Technology

A delegation led by Qatar's Military Attaché to Ethiopia, Brigadier General Mohammed Ali Al Hajri met on Tuesday and discussed with Brigadier General Kebede Regasa,… Read more »

Ethiopia: Prosperity Party, TPLF Convened for the Third Round of Peace Talks in Mekelle, Tigray

The ruling Prosperity Party (PP) and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) convened for their third round of party-to-party political dialogue in Mekelle today, according to… Read more »

Ethiopia: Revised Land Bill Provides Financial Access to Smallholder Farmers Through Tenure Certificates

Lawmakers sanctioned the revised Rural Land Management and Use legislation on 14 May, 2024. Read more »

Ethiopia: U.S. Special Envoy Mike Hammer Meets With Oromo Opposition Leaders, Discusses Political Challenges

Mike Hammer, the U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, engaged in discussions with notable opposition party leaders regarding the present political circumstances in Ethiopia… Read more »

Ethiopia: Rotten Flowers of the Spring Reform - Democracy and Economic Sovereignty Under Prosperity Party

Looking back at the spring season of 2018, when the "reformist" group led by PM Abiy Ahmed mobilized the public with flowery promises of democracy, freedom of expression, and… Read more »

Ethiopia: Between Two Peace Treaties - Irob Community Confronts Plight, Looming Displacement

Fisuh Welde, a resident of Irob district in the Eastern Zone of Tigray, has spent his entire life nestled in the northern escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands. Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Djibouti Take Over Management of Ethio-Djibouti Railway After Six Years of Commercial Operations

Six years after to the commencement of the Ethio-Djibouti Railway's operations, the Chinese Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) has formally relinquished management… Read more »

Ethiopia: Rights Groups Allege War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity in Ethiopia's Conflict Zones: Joint Report Submitted to UN Ahead of Universal Periodic Review

In a compressive report submitted to the United Nations, leading human rights organizations Human Rights Watch and Physicians for Human Rights have alleged a broad pattern of… Read more »

Ethiopia: Research Exposes Normalization of Gender-Based Online Violence Against Women in Ethiopia

A study released by the Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) has documented the widespread technology-facilitated gender-based violence (GBV) targeting women who participate in… Read more »

Ethiopia: Govt Pledges to Address Safety Concerns At Refugee Sites Following Incident in Amhara Region

In response to a recent incident at the Awlala and Kumer refugee sites in the Amhara region, the Ethiopian Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS) has unveiled plans to tackle safety… Read more »

Ethiopia: More Than a Dozen Diplomatic Missions in Ethiopia Call for Release of Journalists 'Unjustly Detained'

On World Press Freedom Day being observed today, a group of Western diplomatic missions including EU member states and the US that are based in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia called for… Read more »

Ethiopia: Over Half of Ethiopia's Fertilizer Order for Current Year Arrives At Djibouti Port

The Ethiopian Agricultural Businesses Corporation (EABC) has reported the arrival of just over half the soil fertilizer ordered for the ongoing "Bega" dry season and the upcoming… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia 'Dismayed' By EU's Restriction of Visa Provisions to Ethiopians

The Ethiopian government said it was "dismayed by the decision of the Council of the European Union to temporarily suspend certain elements of the EU law that regulates issuing of… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Seeks 11 Billion Birr for Emergency Humanitarian Mission Through June 2024

The Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission (EDRMC) has declared that an estimated amount of 11 billion birr will be necessary to furnish humanitarian aid until June 2024. Read more »

Ethiopia: EU Halts Issuance of Visas To Ethiopians

The Council of the European Union decided today "to temporarily suspend certain elements of the EU law that regulates the issuing of visas to Ethiopian nationals." Read more »

Ethiopia: Union Body Appeals for Peace, Economic Relief

The Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions (CETU) has called upon the government to address persisting conflicts through peaceful negotiations and offer economic assistance to… Read more »

Ethiopia: Following Cholera Outbreak in Bati District, Amhara Health Authorities Take Action to Contain the Spread of the Disease

Amid reports of a cholera outbreak in the Bati district within the Oromia special zone of the Amhara region, health authorities are swiftly responding to contain the spread of the… Read more »

South Africa: AU Chief Appeals for 'Respect and Full Implementation' of Pretoria Agreement

AU Chairperson said he is "following with deep concern the escalating tensions between local communities" and "appeals for "the respect and full implementation" of the Pretoria… Read more »