Ethiopia: Ethiopia Secures Millions During PM Abiy's Latest Visit to Italy

As part of the Ethiopian Italian Cooperation Framework 2023-2025 which was announced during the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visit to Rome on 06 February, the two countries have… Read more »

Ethiopia: Oromia President Wants to End Fighting Peacefully, but Vague On How

In what appeared to be a sharp departure in tone and messaging, Shimelis Abdissa, President of Oromia regional state, said that he wants to end the fighting Oromia region that has… Read more »

Ethiopia: 19 Officers Injured in Confrontation With Group Gathered in Orthodox Church in Oromia - Police

The Addis Abeba Police said that "19 police leaders and officers sustained serious and light injuries" during a confrontation on Monday with a group of people who gathered at St.… Read more »

Ethiopia: Clashes Between Orthodox Faithful, Police Claim Lives; Synod, Govt in War of Words

Clashes lash between followers of Orthodox Christianity and the local police in West Arsi zone, Shashemene city of the Oromia Region on Saturday 04 February "claimed the lives of… Read more »

Ethiopia: Central Bank Sends Cash to Banks in Tigray As Liquidity Crisis Cripples Services

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has begun distributing 5 billion Birr ($90 million) to banks in the Tigray region to enable them resume their much needed services amidst… Read more »

Ethiopia: Political Party Condemns 'Violations of Press Freedom' After Media Ban in Somali Region

Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has condemned what it described as "escalated suppression of media freedom in the Somali Region" which according to the party has… Read more »

Ethiopia: Gurage Zone Residents Stage Fresh Stay At Home Protests Over Unresolved Statehood Demand

Residents of Gurage zone including in the capital Wolkite, have staged a fourth round protests by boycotting routine civil service and business activities on the same day the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Premier Meets Tigrayan Negotiating Team, Promises to Speed Up Restoration of Services

The Peace negotiating teams of the federal government and the Tigray Region have met in the presence of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) for the first time and discussed the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Measles, Cholera Outbreaks Pose Deadly Threat to Already Malnourished Children in Ethiopia

Children are facing a growing risk of disease as cholera and measles outbreaks tighten their grip on Ethiopia, raising fears for the many vulnerable children already suffering from… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Asks U.S. Support to Terminate Mandate of UN Human Rights Experts

Ethiopia has asked the United States to support its "bid in terminating the mandate" of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE). Read more »

Ethiopia: Orthodox Synod Declares Faithful to Wear Black for Fast of Nineveh to Protest Against 'llegal Group'

The Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) in Addis Abeba has declared the faithful to observe the upcoming three days of Fast of Nineveh which will be… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ministry to Rebuild More Than 70 War-Damaged Schools in Amhara and Afar Regions

Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced that it will rebuild 71 standard schools using financial support from World Bank (WB), Menschen für Menschen charity organization and the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Somali Region Cabinet Approves Names of Months Written in Somali Language

The Somali regional state government cabinet has approved names of the 12 months written in Af-Somali (Somali language), the region's official working language. Read more »

Ethiopia: How Tigrayan Opposition Leader Who First Exposed Eritrean Troops' Atrocities Languishes in Prison After Bail

Two years have gone already since Dori Asgedom, Chairman of the Assimba Democratic Party (ADP), Tigray based opposition party, is locked behind bars in Addis Abeba. Before his… Read more »

Ethiopia: 'We Have Given Up On Our Cattle, We Are Now Striving to Save Our Lives': Borana Drought Victim

The Borana zone of Oromia region in Southern Ethiopia is one of the places harshly hit by the worst drought in 40 years in East Africa. More than 800,000 residents of the zone are… Read more »

Ethiopia: As Schism Deepens, Orthodox Synod Slams PM Abiy's Remarks On Ongoing Crisis Point By Point, Threaten to Organize Worldwide Protest

In a rare and strongly worded response to Prime Minister Abiy' Ahmed's remarks on the ongoing crisis that has fractured the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), the Holy… Read more »

Ethiopia: Prime Minister Weighs In On Deepening Crisis In Orthodox Church

Addressing cabinet members who were convened for a six-month performance evaluation of government ministries, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed broke his silence with a remark on the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Gunmen Kill Chinese National in Oromia, Embassy Advises Travel Caution

A Chinese citizen was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in the Gerba Guracha town, in North Shewa Zone of Oromia region. Media reports attributed a statement from the Chinese… Read more »

Ethiopia: Regional Police Detain Kalsan TV Journalist, Accuse Him of 'Spreading False Propaganda'

The Somali regional police arrested journalist Muhiyadin Mohammed Ali who works for Kalsan TV a day after a decision by the region's communication bureau to take 15 foreign media… Read more »

Ethiopia: Kidnapped Workers of Dangote Cement Released After Paying Ransom

About 20 workers of Dangote cement factory who were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen were released on Monday 30 January after paying a ransom ranging from 50,000 to 100,000 birr… Read more »

Ethiopia: Somali Region Suspends 15 Media Outlets, Accuses Reporters of Working Without Licences

Somali Regional State Communications Bureau has passed a decision to take 15 foreign media outlets broadcasting in the region off air and accused reporters of the outlets based in… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ongoing Cholera Outbreak Kills 28 in Four Zones of Oromia, Somali Regions, Leaves Close to One Million People At High Risk: UN

The latest report by the UN reveals that the Cholera outbreak has spread out to 66 kebeles of 8 woredas across Bale, Guji and West Arsi zones of Oromia and 2 woredas of Liban zone… Read more »

Ethiopia: Breakaway Archbishops' Synod Says 'Overwhelming' Public Reception As It Dispatches Episcopate to Western Oromia

The new "Holy Synod of Oromia and Nations and Nationalities", which formed by the three breakaway Archbishops and their 25 appointee episcopate, who were excommunicated by the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Art and Culture - the 83rd Agew Equestrian Festival Underway in Injibara, Amhara Region

The colorful celebration marking the 83rd anniversary of the foundation of Agew Equestrian Association is underway in Awi Zone, Injibara city, Awi Zone of the Amhara regional… Read more »

Ethiopia: U.S. Says Eritrean Troops Still in Ethiopia

US Ambassador to the UN Security Council (UNSC), Linda Thomas Greenfield, said on Saturday, in Nairobi that the that Eritrean troops did not withdraw from Ethiopia, contradicting a… Read more »