In a significant move aimed at addressing Ethiopia's pressing need for reliable port access, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has revealed comprehensive plans to pursue this critical goal through a combination…
The construction of Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been a source of immense pride and hope for the Ethiopian people. For years, they have been working tirelessly towards…
A convoy of World Food Programme (WFP) trucks on their way to Tigray, seen in the village of Erebti, Ethiopia, on June 9, 2022 [Eduardo Soteras/AFP] The return of hostilities…
Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels say they are ready to take part in peace talks led by the African Union (AU), removing an obstacle to potential negotiations with the government to end…
Kalkidan Yibeltal BBC News The UN has said it doesn’t know the whereabouts of hundreds of former Ethiopian peacekeepers. They had sought asylum in neighboring Sudan after refusing to return…
An Ethiopian Flag is flown in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photographer: Amanuel Sileshi/AFP/Getty Images. By David Malingha Ethiopian inflation decelerated in June for the first time in four months as food prices…
The cross-border road connecting Somaliland and Ethiopia is nearing completion. The Berbera-corridor road project that connects Somaliland’s port city of Berbera with Ethiopia’s border town of Togochale has reached 85…
PM Abiy (left) and Debretion Gebremichal, TPLF chairman (right). Weeks after unconfirmed news regarding secret negotiation between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in…
Ethiopia’s state-owned telecom operator, Ethio Telecom, has introduced 5G mobile phone networks in the country’s capital, Addis Ababa. Ethio Telecom hopes the move will give it an edge over the…
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been at the centre of a regional dispute for more than a decade EDUARDO SOTERAS AFP/File Addis Ababa (AFP) – Ethiopia will start generating power…
Tigrayan fighters killed civilians and gang-raped dozens of women and underage girls in two towns in Ethiopia’s Amhara region last year, Amnesty International has said. The latest evidence of the…
ADDIS ABABA (HOL)- Ethiopia has upgraded its diplomatic standing with the break-away region of Somaliland following the appointment of an ambassador to Hargeisa. President Sahle Work Zewde decreed Wednesday the…
Ethiopia’s cabinet on Wednesday approved the lifting of a six-month state of emergency ahead of its expiration in light of changing security conditions in the country, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s…
The government says opposition politician Jawar Mohammed is one of the high-profile detainees being pardoned and released. [File: Mulugeta Ayene/AP Photo] Gov’t says it will release several leading TPLF members…
Ethiopia is reportedly gearing up to begin testing hydropower generation at its flagship 5.2-GW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), despite a continued diplomatic row about its potential implications for water consumption…