Eritrean Refugees Defy Border Closures Only to Find Hardship in Ethiopia

The New Humanitarian

The long-dormant border crossings re-opened with such fanfare between Eritrea and Ethiopia last year as a symbol of warming relations are all now closed - but that isn't stopping a… Read more »

Saudi Firm Kicks Off Solar Projects Worth $300m

Addis Fortune

The Saudi Arabian power company that just one month ago won a contract to develop two solar farms, which will have 250MW in combined capacity, has already commenced mobilizing for… Read more »

Tricky Diplomatic Foray For Moscow in Nile Water Mediation

East African

In picking to mediate between Egypt and Ethiopia over the latest row over the filling up of the latter's $4 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Russia has taken on what… Read more »

Ethiopian Airlines Plane Crash Compensation Divides Families

Nation

The millions of shillings to be paid for every life lost in the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash in March have started driving wedges between families who lost their relatives as… Read more »

Expert Predicts More Heavy Rain, Flooding in Kenya, Southern Ethiopia

VOA

U.S. weather forecasters predict continued heavy rainfall in eastern African regions that have already been hit hard by heavy rains and flash flooding. Read more »

Saving Ethiopia From Its Enigmatic Present [analysis]

Addis Standard

Ethiopia has come a long way in experimenting on multi-national federalism as an organizing principle that was adopted not as a consocietional compromise to its enduring ailments,… Read more »

African ministers agree to up their game in efforts to close identity gap on the continent [press release]

Economic Commission for Africa

Lusaka, Zambia, October 18, 2019 (ECA) - The Fifth Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration ended in Lusaka, Zambia, Friday with member States agreeing to… Read more »

Is It in the Genes? Myths, Conspiracies and Theories About Kenyan Athletes [analysis]

Nation

At the Seoul Olympics in 1988, Kenya shocked the running world when its top male runners won the 800, 1,500, 5,000 metres and the 3,000-metre steeplechase gold medals. Read more »

Ethio Telecom Stays On Top of IFRS Conversation

Addis Fortune

Ethio telecom, the state telecom monopoly, is scheduled to fully adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) before the end of this year. Read more »

Is Al-Shabaab Looking to Ethiopia?

Deutsche Welle

Al-Shabab has mostly struck Kenya when attacking outside of Somalia's borders. But after recent arrests of alleged al-Shabab fighters in Ethiopia, is the Islamist group turning to… Read more »

Ethiopia to Host First Social Enterprise World Forum [opinion]

Reporter

The Social Enterprise World Forum is coming to Addis Ababa for the first time. The week-long gathering is to be hosted inside the headquarters of the United Nations Economic… Read more »

Faced With Climate Change and Growth, Addis Ababa Shores Up Its Water Supply

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Every day, Tewdros Belay turns on the tap in his home in the heart of Ethiopia's capital and expects nothing to happen. The rare times when water does trickle from the spout, it is… Read more »

Ethiopian Firm in Kigali Spearheads Mutual Business Ties

Reporter

Ethiopian consulting firm,based in Kigali, Rwanda, is working on creating a Pan-African business platform that linksboth Rwandan and Ethiopian businesses. Read more »

Obituary - in Memoriam of Elias Melka: a Man Larger Than Life [opinion]

Addis Standard

Addis Abeba October 20/2019 - Riding in the blue and white mini-buses in Addis is rarely quiet. The drivers play music all day; some from the radio and others from CDs or mp3… Read more »

Why Al-Shabaab Is Eyeing Ethipia [opinion]

Dalsan Radio

The al-Shabab militant group has sown fear and terror in Eastern Africa for more than a decade. The terrorist group is fighting to oust the Somali government and establish a… Read more »