Somalia
Somalia Expels Ethiopian Diplomat Amid Rising Tensions
Somalia has declared Ethiopian diplomat Ali Mohamed Adan, a counselor at the Ethiopian embassy in Mogadishu, persona non grata. In a statement releas…
Ethiopia
Ethiopia says more than 50 citizens evacuated from Lebanon
The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that 51 Ethiopian citizens have been evacuated from Lebanon in response to the deteriorating reg…
Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s president Sahle Work Zewde replaced after falling out with PM
Ethiopia's parliament has accepted the selection of a new president to succeed Sahle-Work Zewde, the country's first female head of state. …
Ethiopia
Renowned longtime politician Beyene Petros dies
Beyene Petros, a distinguished academic and longtime politician, passed away at the age of 74. According to a number of sources, including so…
Ethiopia
"I have lost my Heaven," Mother of raped and killed seven year old girl
The brutal rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl has sparked outrage in Ethiopia, with many saying the sentence given to her attacker is too len…
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, Somalia to resume talks on port deal under Turkish mediation, Ankara says
Addis Ababa, capital city of Ethiopia. The foreign ministers of Somalia and Ethiopia will meet in Ankara next week to discuss disagreements over a …
Ethiopia
National bank of Ethiopia adjusts gold purchase price, again
National bank of Ethiopia adjusts gold purchase price, again Following the liberalization of the country's foreign exchange market, the National …
Ethiopia
IMF approves Ethiopia $3.4bn bailout
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has granted a $3.4 billion (£2.6 billion) bailout for Ethiopia to help it implement economic reforms over the…
Ethiopia
Ethiopia declares three days of national mourning as mudslide death toll rises
On Friday, while excavators carried on looking for the remains of mudslide victims in a secluded area of the nation in East Africa, Ethiopian lawma…
Ethiopia
Death toll from Ethiopia landslides could jump to 500, UN says
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said on Thursday that the number of fatalities from landslides th…
Ethiopia
Ethiopia to get $10.5 bln if IMF, World Bank talks succeed, PM Abiy says
If lengthy negotiations with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are successful, Ethiopia will get $10.5 billion in support over t…
Opinion
From Nobel peace prize to civil war: how Ethiopia’s leader beguiled the world
Abiy speaking at a World Press Freedom Day in Addis Ababa in 2019. By Tom Gardner When Abiy Ahmed took power in Ethiopia, he was feted at home and …
world
key aspects of Syrian political crisis
The Syrian political crisis is a complex and ongoing conflict that began in 2011. It s…
