November 08, 2022
Ethiopia: Experts and Addict Urge Tramadol Users to 'Stop' As Drug Authority Fastens Control Over Medicine
On 01 November, the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority issued an unusual announcement that it was set to implement a strict control and has directed pharmacies in Ethiopia to… Read more »
Ethiopia: U.S..Donates 126 Tuberculosis Testing Machines Worth U.S.$3 Million to Govt
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) donated 126 cutting-edge GeneXpert tuberculosis (TB) testing machines worth $3 million (157.7 million Birr) to Ethiopia. Read more »
November 07, 2022
Ethiopia: 'Ali Is a Teacher of Oromumma' - Lemma Megersa's Tribute to the Late Ali Birra
Lemma Megersa (PhD), former minister of defence and president of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia expressed his sadness over the death of Artist Ali Mohammed Birra, in a tribute sent… Read more »
Ethiopia: Federal Army, Tigray Military Leaders Meet Amidst Tigrayan Criticism On Disarmament
As the sequel of the peace agreement on cessation of hostilities and war between the Federal Government of Ethiopia and Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF), the top military… Read more »
Ethiopia: Becoming Ali Birra: the Rise From 'The Little Teacher' to a Giant Music Legend
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Ethiopia: In Memoriam - Ali Mohammed Bira: Life, Liberty, Legend
In July 2012, I visited Ali Mohammed Bira, a pioneer Oromo music artist--singer, composer, and poet--who essentially reinvented Oromo music, in his home in Pickering, Ontario. Ali… Read more »
November 05, 2022
Ethiopia: Outcry Over Arrest of Oromia Supreme Court Judges After Allowing Bail for Opposition Leader's Security Detail
Police in Adama, East Shoa zone of the Oromia Regional State, detained three judges of the Oromia Supreme Court, Eastern Criminal Division, without due process of the law, an… Read more »
November 04, 2022
Ethiopia: Rights Bodies Urge Effective Transitional Justice in Wake of Peace Agreement
In the wake of the "agreement for lasting peace and cessation of hostilities" signed by the federal government and the Tigray Peoples' Liberation Front (TPLF), Ethiopian Human… Read more »
Africa: What The AU-Led Ethiopia Peace Deal Says
Ambassador Redwan Hussien, Minister, National Security Advisor of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, has posted the official version of the AU-led peace agreement signed between… Read more »
Ethiopia: Nine Priests Abducted By Militants Remain Missing
Nine out of 11 priests abducted by militants last week in an incident that left a deacon killed in Gebre Guracha town, North Shewa zone of Oromia Region, remain missing, while a… Read more »
November 03, 2022
Ethiopia: World Welcomes Permanent Cessation of Hostilities With Calls for Swift Implementation
Various diplomats and members of international community have welcomed the signing of cessation of hostilities agreement between the Ethiopian federal government and… Read more »
November 02, 2022
Ethiopia: Cholera Outbreak Kills Nine As Cases Spike
A new report by the UN said that at least nine people have died following the latest cholera outbreak across five districts in Oromia and Somali regional state, with over 330 cases… Read more »
Ethiopia: Federal Govt, Tigray Agree to Cease Hostilities - Obasanjo
Olusegun Obasanjo, the High Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, announced that AU-led peace talks in South Africa has resulted in agreement of… Read more »
Africa: Obasanjo to Give First Press Briefing On Ongoing AU-Led Ethiopia Peace Talks
Olusegun Obasanjo, the High Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, is scheduled to provide a briefing to the media today in the afternoon in Pretoria,… Read more »
November 01, 2022
Ethiopia: Govt Trying to Convince Tigrayan Authorities to 'Respect the Law of the Land' - Abiy
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that the federal government is "trying to convince [the] TPLF to respect the law of the land, to respect the constitution, to act as one state in… Read more »
Ethiopia: Teachers, Parents Reel From Lack of Basic Facilities in Addis Abeba's Afaan Oromo-Only Schools
Once hailed as one of the responses for Oromo residents of Addis Abeba city who want to send their kids to Afaan Oromo-only Schools, teachers and students in these schools are now… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Restores Electricity to Various Towns in Southern Tigray, Amhara Regions
The Ethiopian Electric Utility says electricity has been restored in areas stretching from Alamata in southern Tigray to Kobo in North Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region. The towns… Read more »
Ethiopia: Women, Children Bear Brunt of Pandemic, Conflicts, Drought Induced Basic Rights Violation: Rights Commission
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says due to man-made and natural disasters including Covid-19 pandemic, drought and conflicts in Ethiopia women and children in have… Read more »
Ethiopia: Pastoral Farmers Receive 2.87 Million Birr to Prepare for Drought
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has introduced a livestock insurance program in support of long-term resiliency efforts that help communities recover from the… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigray's Largest Hospital 'Doomed to Collapse Soon', Doctors Warn
Ayder Referral Hospital, the largest hospital in the war-torn Tigray Region, is "doomed to collapse soon" if it is left without any support, the hospital's CEO Dr Kibrom G/Selassie… Read more »
Ethiopia: Over Half a Million People Newly Displaced in Tigray
A new report by UNICEF says since fighting resumed in late August in Northern Ethiopia, approximately 574,000 people have been additionally displaced in conflict affected Afar,… Read more »
October 29, 2022
Ethiopia: Malaria Kills 37, Infects More Than 130, 000 in Oromia in Three Months Alone: Regional Health Bureau
Thirty seven people have died and more than 131, 000 have been infected with malaria in the past three months, Abera said, the deputy head of the Oromia Health Bureau, Abera Botore… Read more »
October 28, 2022
Ethiopia: AU Chairperson Expresses Hope Peace Talks Will Lead to a Ceasefire
Chairperson of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat expressed his hopes that the AU-led peace talks happening in South Africa between the representatives of the federal… Read more »
Ethiopia: Red Cross Society Condemns Killing of On Duty Ambulance Driver, Injured Patients Onboard aa_headline
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) "strongly condemned" the killing by "armed forces" of its staff, Mengist Minyil, who was an ambulance driver in the North Gonder branch of… Read more »
Ethiopia: Number of IDPs in Ethiopia Show Slight Decrease in June and July: IOM
The International Organization for Migration says there are 2.72 million internally displaced people in Ethiopia according to data collected between June and July, a slight… Read more »