Ethiopia: Ethiopia Targets 9% Economic Growth This Fiscal Year, Reports 8.8% Growth Last Year

President Tayé AtskeSelassie announced that the government aims to achieve 9% economic growth in the current fiscal year (July 2025 - June 2026), following an 8.8% growth… Read more »

Egypt: GERD Prevented 'Historic Destruction' in Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia Asserts

Ethiopia has dismissed accusations made by the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), calling them "falsehoods"… Read more »

Ethiopia: PM Abiy Announces Ban On Importing Diesel-Powered Trucks - Transport Costs Projected to Drop 50 Percent Next Year

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has announced a nationwide ban on the import of diesel-powered heavy vehicles, effective 2 October 2025, and revealed that about 2,000 buses… Read more »

Ethiopia: End the Drone Doctrine: Ethiopia Cannot Bomb Its Way to Peace

On 4 September 2025, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed toured the AeroAbay drone assembly plant and proudly declared that Ethiopia's "locally produced drones" are "key to defending the… Read more »

Sudan: Experts Link Sudan's Record Nile Floods to Climate Change, GERD Water Release, and Weakened Embankments

Sudan is facing some of the worst Nile flooding in years, with experts warning that a combination of intensified rainfall, weak flood defenses, and the growing impact of climate… Read more »

East Africa: U.S. Pledges Support for $10bn Airport Project in Ethiopia, Considered Trump's First Major Horn of Africa Initiative

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Ethiopia: Six Arrested Over Harassment of Women Wearing Trousers in Wondo Genet Town, Sidama Region

Authorities in Wondo Genet town, Sidama region, said six individuals have been taken into custody after a widely circulated video showed women wearing trousers being harassed in… Read more »

Ethiopia: Transform or Fade - Ethiopian CSOs Navigating External Pressure, Internal Weakness

Addis Abeba - Civil society organizations (CSOs) are indispensable to Ethiopia's humanitarian and development landscape, serving as vital bridges between citizens, communities, and… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Interim Administration Reiterates Appeal to Armed Groups in Afar 'To Return Home and Commit to Dialogue'

The Interim Administration of Tigray has renewed its call on armed groups operating in Afar Regional State to lay down their weapons and commit to dialogue, stressing that… Read more »

Ethiopia: Drone Strike On Health Post in North Wollo Kills Four Civilians, Including Pregnant Woman, Over Ten Injured

A drone strike on Sanka health post in Gubalafto Woreda, North Wollo Zone of the Amhara Regional State, on 27 September 2025, killed four civilians, including a pregnant woman, and… Read more »

Ethiopia: Torch Passed, Headwinds Ahead: Eyob Tekalign Takes Helm of Nbe At Critical Juncture

In early September 2025, Mamo Mihretu announced his resignation as Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), marking the end of a tenure that spanned seven years in senior… Read more »

Ethiopia: TPLF Warns of 'Silent Genocide' in Tigray, Accusing Pretoria Deal Sponsors of Inaction

The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has accused the guarantors of the Pretoria Peace Agreement--the United States, the European Union, the African Union, and the United… Read more »

Ethiopia: Meseret Hadush Wins Bremen Solidarity Award for Work With Survivors of Wartime Sexual Violence in Tigray

Meseret Hadush, founder and executive director of Hiwyet Tigray, has received the 2025 Bremen Solidarity Award in recognition of her work supporting women and girls who endured… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Investment Climate Remains Fraught Despite Reform Push, U.S. Report Warns

Ethiopia's economic reforms have yet to convince foreign investors, according to the 2025 Ethiopia Investment Climate Statement released over the weekend by the U.S. Department of… Read more »

Ethiopia: GERD Milestone, Energy Reality: Why Ethiopia Must Look Beyond Generation for Real Growth

In early September 2025, two significant events took place in Ethiopia: the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2).… Read more »

Ethiopia: TPLF Vows Crackdown On Media It Says 'Fuels Division' in Tigray, Journalists Warn of Press Freedom Threat

The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has announced a "zero tolerance" stance against media outlets it accuses of fueling division and advancing what it described as the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Hailstorms, Floods Devastate Farmlands in Tigray and Amhara

Severe hail mixed with heavy rain in Tigray and a series of floods and landslides in Amhara have destroyed thousands of hectares of farmland, leaving tens of thousands of farming… Read more »

Ethiopia: Cure Blindness Project Launches School Eye Health Initiative in Ethiopia On World Sight Day

In celebration of World Sight Day 2025, Cure Blindness Project is proud to announce the official launch of its School Eye Health Project in Ethiopia--a transformative two-year… Read more »

Ethiopia: ENDF Says Denying Red Sea and Assab Port Claim Amounts to 'Banditry'

The Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) said that any attempt to deny Ethiopia's claim over the Red Sea and the Port of Assab "cannot have a water-tight rationale other than… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tight Grip, Loose Market: Ethiopia's Forex Reform Paradox

It has now been over a year since Ethiopia formally transitioned from a crawling peg exchange rate system--in place for more than three decades--to a market-based foreign currency… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Russia Sign Action Plan to Advance Nuclear Power Project

Ethiopia and Russia have formalized an action plan to advance the development of a nuclear power project in Ethiopia as part of a wider roadmap for cooperation discussed during… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ge'ez in Amhara Schools: When Nostalgia Trumps Survival

In recent years, there has been a growing movement to introduce Ge'ez as a subject in schools across the Amhara Regional State. Last year, the Amhara Education Bureau announced… Read more »

Ethiopia: Pastoralists in Borana Say Livestock Insurance Failed Them After Drought Losses

The pastoralist communities who purchased livestock insurance to safeguard their herds told Addis Standard that despite making payments, they have not received compensation for… Read more »

Ethiopia: Hive Products Quality Standards - the Missing Link to Ethiopia's Honey Transformation

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Ethiopia: Sheger FM Journalists Released After More Than 20 Days in Detention

Sheger FM Radio announced that its journalists, editor Tigist Zerihun and reporter Mintamer Tsegaw, were released on 24 September 2025 after spending more than 20 days in… Read more »