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BREAKING: Joe Biden elected 46th President of the United States

In a race that saw the highest turnout in more than a century, Biden has ousted Donald Trump from the White House...

PM Abiy Ahmed: airstrikes ‘completely destroyed rockets and other heavy weapons’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

Abiy Ahmed said the airstrikes on multiple locations Tigray region “completely destroyed rockets and other heavy weapons.” Ethiopia’s prime minister said Friday...

Ethiopia declares state of emergency in TPLF ruled Tigray region

Move follows PM Abiy Ahmed ordering a military response to a deadly attack by Tigray’s ruling party on a federal army camp....

Ethiopia nears war as PM Abiy Ahmed orders military into Tigray region

Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister on Wednesday ordered the military to confront the country’s Tigray regional government after he said it...

At least 54 killed in Gawa Qanqa Wollega Ethiopia massacre

At least 54 people were killed in a rebel attack in Ethiopia’s restive Oromia region at the weekend, according to Amnesty International....

Ethiopia responds to Trump’s Egypt may ‘blow up’ Ethiopia’s GERD dam

Ethiopia accused President Trump on Saturday of “incitement of war” between Addis Ababa and Cairo, a day after Trump said Egypt will...

Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey sets new 5k world record

Ethiopia’s Parliament vote to break contact with Tigray region leaders

Ethiopian lawmakers ruled Tuesday that federal officials should cut off contact with leaders of the northern Tigray region, which defied Prime Minister...

Abiy Ahmed on the threats to Ethiopia’s democratic transition (The Economist)

The government must stop violent ethnic and religious demagogues. But only democracy can hold the country together, says the prime minister A...

Ethiopia charges Jawar Mohammed and 23 others with terrorism; could face life in prison if convicted

Ethiopia has charged its most prominent opposition figure, Jawar Mohammed, and 23 others with terrorism-related offenses, telecom fraud and other crimes, the...

Political Violence Could Derail Ethiopia’s Democratic Transition

A string of assassinations has spawned conspiracy theories and inter communal suspicion, threatening the country’s stability. According to his wife, the late...

U.S. Mike Pompeo approves plan to stop foreign assistance to Ethiopia over GERD dispute with Egypt, Sudan

Some U.S. officials fear the move will harm Washington’s relationship with Addis Ababa. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has approved a plan...

Largest childrenswear retailer in US cancels millions of dollars of garment orders from suppliers in Ethiopia

The Children’s Place (TCP), the largest childrenswear retailer in the US has cancelled millions of dollars worth of clothing orders from suppliers...

BREAKING: Reshuffle in Ethiopia saw removal of Defense Minister Lemma Megerssa and Addis Abeba Deputy Mayor Takele Uma

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced a major reshuffle which saw the appointment ten individuals to different positions today. The reshuffle saw the...

Ethiopia: Hachalu Hundessa’s death exposed an unlikely anti-Abiy alliance

Some Oromo nationalists have allied with TPLF, threatening inter-ethnic peace in Ethiopia. Ethiopia has returned to normal after weeks of ethnic violence...

Ethiopia Fuels Regional Tensions with Next Phase of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)

After Ethiopia acknowledged this week it has begun to fill the reservoir at its massive dam on the Blue Nile River, observers...

MRG: Recent violence in Ethiopia’s Oromia region shows hallmark signs of ethnic cleansing

Minority Rights Group International (MRG) unequivocally condemns the recent violence, harassment, and intimidation against minorities in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, which show disturbing...

Family of slain Haacaaluu Hundeessaa mourns their ‘hero like a lion’

The white stone house with a paved floor stands out in the Ethiopian town of Ambo, a poor region where homes are...

Abiy Ahmed: Ethiopian Airlines has suspended flights to 30 countries

In an attempt to reduce the spread of pandemic coronavirus, Ethiopian Airlines has suspended flights to 30 countries, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed...

Millions of Ethiopians in western Oromia don’t have access to Coronavirus COVID-19 news

Every time you place a call in Ethiopia, you get an educational message about coronavirus prevention – but that only helps if...