Ethiopia: Veteran Ethiopian Politician, Academic Professor Beyene Petros Dies At 74

Professor Beyene Petros, a prominent Ethiopian politician, educator, and researcher, passed away today, 17 September, 2024, at the age of 74. Beyene was serving as the Director… Read more »

Ethiopia: Deadly Attack in Oromia's East Wollega Zone Claims Lives of Local Administrator, Party Official

A deadly attack in the Kiramu district of East Wollega Zone, Oromia region, on 14 September, 2024, claimed the lives of two individuals--a local administrator and a party official. Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia-Somalia Talks Delayed Over Scheduling Conflicts With UN General Assembly

The third round of talks between Ethiopia and Somalia, initially scheduled for Tuesday, 17 September, 2024, in Ankara, Turkey, has been postponed due to scheduling conflicts with… Read more »

Ethiopia: Factional Infighting Threatens Tigray's Fragile Peace, Post-War Recovery

The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), once a powerful party in Ethiopian politics, is now grappling with severe internal divisions that jeopardize the stability of the… Read more »

Ethiopia: New Report Forecasts Addis Abeba Among Key African Urban Hotspots By 2035

A new report by the Economist Intelligence Unit predicts that Addis Abeba will emerge as a key urban hotspot in Africa by 2035. Read more »

Somalia: Somaliland Tells Diplomats in Hargeisa MOU With Ethiopia 'Finalized', 'Formal Legal Agreement Imminent'

Somaliland Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said Dr. Essa Kayd, Minister of Foreign Affairs, addressed the international diplomatic missions in Hargeisa… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethio-Djibouti Railway Unveils Bulk Cargo Containerization Service Amid Shortfall in Annual Carrying Capacity

Ethio-Djibouti Railway S.C. officially launched its first bulk cargo containerization service on 09 September, 2024. Read more »

Ethiopia: Some 178 Tigrayan Former Army Members Facing Up to Death Sentences in Ethiopia Jails to Be Released As of Today

Judges at the Southern Command First Instance Military Court presided over the sentencing of Tigrayan former army members Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Chief Warns TPLF Factions to Cease Divisive Actions, Tightens Rally Ban

Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede, deputy president of Tigray's interim administration and head of the cabinet secretariat for peace and security, has issued a stern warning to the… Read more »

East Africa: Somali Region Elders in Ethiopia Urge Peace, Call Somalis to 'Refrain' Involving in War As Conflict Rhetoric in the Horn Escalates

Elders from the Somali regional state in Ethiopia have called on Somalis to "refrain from involving themselves in a war that does not concern them" during a recent discussion on… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Rejects Egypt's 'Unfounded Allegations' in Letter to UN Security Council

Ethiopia has responded to a recent letter from the Egyptian Foreign Minister, rejecting what it calls a "litany of unfounded allegations." Read more »

Ethiopia: Heavy Rains Displace Over 20,000 in Gambella Region As Baro River Overflows

Heavy rainfall in the Jikawo district of Ethiopia's Gambella region has caused the Baro River to overflow, displacing over 20,000 people, according to local authorities. Residents… Read more »

Ethiopia: Professor Netsanet Workneh Takes Leadership of Oromia Health Bureau

Addis Abeba- Professor Netsanet Workneh, a specialist in pediatrics and child health at Jimma University, has assumed the role of head of the Oromia Health Bureau, succeeding Dr.… Read more »

Ethiopia: Red Sea Is Not the Suez Canal - What Will Be the Outcome of Egyptian Intervention in Ethiopia's Sea Access Quest?

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South Africa: TPLF Slams 'Defamatory' Claims, Reaffirms Commitment to Pretoria Peace Deal

The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has categorically denied accusations that it does not support the Pretoria Peace Agreement, calling such claims "false and defamatory." Read more »

Ethiopia: In-Depth - Farm or Fight: Farmers in Oromia's Horro Guduru Wollega Zone Struggle Against Forced Conscription Under Gachana Sirna

Dechasa Gurmu (name altered for safety reasons) is a farmer living in the Guduru district of the Horro Guduru Wollega Zone, located in the Oromia region. Read more »

Ethiopia: Finance Ministry Grants Vat Exemption On Initial 200 Kwh of Electricity, 15 Cubic Meters of Water Consumption

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has issued a new directive establishing the VAT-exempt thresholds for domestic electricity and water consumption. Read more »

Ethiopia: Gurage Opposition Party Calls for Urgent Govt Intervention Amid Rising Violence

The Gurage Unity and Justice Party (GOGOT) has vehemently condemned the brutal killing of over 55 innocent people and the displacement of countless others in the Gurage Zone of… Read more »

Ethiopia: Arena Tigray Sounds Alarm Over Accountability, Warns of 'Drums of War' Echoing in Tigray

Arena Tigray for Democracy and Sovereignty, an opposition party operating in Tigray, has called for accountability over crimes committed during the region's two-year war, warning… Read more »

Ethiopia: Germany Commits €4 Million to Support Peace-Building in Ethiopia's War-Affected Regions

Germany has announced an additional contribution of €4 million to the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) Peace Support Facility (PSF) to support peace-building… Read more »

Ethiopia: Seven Senior OLF Leaders Released After Over Four Years of Detention Without Charges, Despite Repeated Court Orders

Seven senior leaders of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) were released today after spending more than four years in detention without charges, despite multiple court orders for… Read more »

Ethiopia: Deadly Assault in Eastern Oromia Region Leaves Several Dead

An attack on 31 August, 2024, in Kiremu district, East Wollega zone of the Oromia region, resulted in the deaths of three individuals and left one person injured. Read more »

Somalia: Somalia Accuses Ethiopia of 'Invasion' As Ethiopia Calls for Easing Hostile Rhetoric

Despite Ethiopia's call for easing hostile rhetoric and amid rising tensions, Somalia president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has accused Ethiopia of alleged attempts to "annex Somali… Read more »

Ethiopia: Sudan Closes Ethiopia Border After Fano Militia Seize Nearby Town

Authorities in Sudan's eastern Al-Qadarif state closed the Gallabat border crossing with Ethiopia on Sunday after the Fano militia seized the nearby Ethiopian town of Metema. Read more »

Ethiopia: Egypt 'Categorically Rejects' Ethiopia's GERD Filling, Claims It 'Threatens Regional Stability'

Egypt has submitted a letter to the United Nations Security Council, expressing its "categorical rejection" of what it describes as Ethiopia's "unilateral policies" following the… Read more »