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Fire destroys over 1,800 houses in Ethiopia's Afar region
XINHUA  |  Jul 19, 2025

Ismail Ali, the district's administrator, told Xinhua over the phone that the incident occurred on Thursday afternoon, leaving 600 shops, 950 restaura...

Multiple volcanic eruptions reported near Erta Ale crater in Ethiopia
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 17, 2025

Visible ash plumes have been reported in the area, with regional officials saying the volcanic activity began on Tuesday and has continued into the we...

Trump reignites debate over Ethiopia’s Nile dam, Egyptian analysts see opportunity for resolution
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jul 16, 2025

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, situated on the Blue Nile, has been a source of tension between the two countries since construction began in 201...

Ethiopia arrests 82 suspected ISIS operatives
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 16, 2025

According to the statement, the suspects were arrested in several towns and cities across the country, including Addis Ababa, Sheger, Adama, Haromaya,...

Ethiopian-based Afar group holds meeting in Semera, escalates standoff with Eritrean government
Addis Standard  |  Jul 16, 2025

In a statement issued at the end of the conference, RSADO reaffirmed its commitment to continue what it called its “political and military struggle,”...

Ethiopia moves to ditch US dollar in trade as BRICS-led de-dollarisation gains momentum
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 15, 2025

Amid BRICS expansion and rising multipolar interests in Africa, Ethiopia’s strategy could signal the beginning of a regional shift in monetary policy,...

Tigray opposition Salsay Weyane slams PM Abiy’s warning of renewed conflict, urges Tigray-wide dialogue
Addis Standard  |  Jul 13, 2025

Amid increasing signs of intra-Tigrayan tensions, Salsay Weyane said it reiterated its long-standing call for a region-wide national dialogue.

Boeing reaches settlement with Kenyan-Canadian man whose family perished in Ethiopian Airlines crash
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 13, 2025

The deal, announced on Friday, averted what would have been the first jury trial in the United States linked to the disaster that led to a worldwide g...

Nile tensions resurface as Egypt slams Ethiopia’s dam completion
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 11, 2025

Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation criticised the completion of the $4 billion (h518 billion)billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (...

Kenya-Ethiopia begin technical assessment of cross-border bridge projects
Issa Hussein  |  Jul 07, 2025

The team conducted site visits to the proposed bridges and one-stop border points locations in Mandera (Malka Suftu) and Rhamu, which are critical com...

Ethiopia accuses Eritrea, TPLF faction and armed groups of plotting ‘major offensive’
Addis Standard  |  Jul 06, 2025

With accusations mounting on both sides and the rainy season approaching- usually a period of intensified military activities – diplomatic observers w...

Ethiopian militias occupy fertile Sudan land as war shifts army focus
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 05, 2025

The latest claims follow a separate incident on Wednesday when traders in the town of Al-Qalabat reported that an armed Ethiopian group entered Sudan,...

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed pushes for sea access, avoids war - for now
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 04, 2025

For landlocked Ethiopia - a country of over 130 million people and one of Africa's fastest-growing economies - the lack of direct access to maritime t...

PM Abiy calls for unity amid Egypt, Sudan tensions as Ethiopia completes grand dam construction
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 03, 2025

Prime Minister Abiy emphasised that Ethiopia’s development goals will not undermine the interests of its downstream neighbours.

Safaricom Ethiopia hits 10 million active users, driving digital growth after Sh281 billion investment
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 01, 2025

According to the company, its 4G network now covers more than half of the population, with 3,141 live sites in more than 150 towns and cities.

Ethiopia begins supplying electricity to Tanzania through Kenya’s transmission network
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jul 01, 2025

Following the trial phase, the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) is expected to begin paying a wheeling tariff to KETRACO for using Kenya’s t...

50 injured in four days of violence along South Sudan border - MSF
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 01, 2025

In May, escalating violence along the South Sudan–Ethiopia border forced MSF to relocate its medical operations from the border town of Burbeiye, Sout...

Ethiopia's Red Sea gambit: Why Somaliland remains prime option
Addis Standard  |  Jul 01, 2025

Somaliland offers a compelling option for Ethiopia’s sea access problem. It is relatively stable, governed by democratic institutions, and shows publi...

Ethiopia unlocks banking sector to foreign investors in landmark reform
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 27, 2025

The directive permits foreign entities to establish subsidiaries, branches or representative offices in Ethiopia's previously closed banking system. I...

Mount Ziquala monastery attack sparks conflicting claims as OLA denies involvement, blames gov’t strategy to rekindle tensions
Addis Standard  |  Jun 26, 2025

The attack has forced seven other monks living in seclusion to abandon their hermitages and relocate to the main monastery compound for safety. “We ar...

Dr Daniel Fentaneh, senior leader in Ethiopian health professionals movement, detained in Bahir Dar
Addis Standard  |  Jun 26, 2025

Dr Daniel Fentaneh was apprehended on Wednesday around 1:30 p.m. in Bahir Dar city by security forces. The source said he is “currently under custody...

WFP to close Shire office, home to largest IDP population in Tigray; cites budget, operational restructuring
Addis Standard  |  Jun 26, 2025

The decision is part of a phased transition “launched in late 2024, in agreement with the Ethiopian government and donors,” to transfer food relief op...

Ethiopia-Eritrea border reopens after five years
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 23, 2025

Political tensions and military confrontations led to the militarisation and sealing off of the border, separating communities that had long depended...

Civic group condemns Addis Ababa’s exclusion from 2025/26 Federal Budget subsidies
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 24, 2025

Addis Ababa was conspicuously left out, a departure from the 5.4 billion birr (Sh5.2 billion) grant the city received last year.

Why Eastleigh is Nairobi’s economic powerhouse: Stories of hustle, culture and community
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Jun 22, 2025

Eastleigh does not just function, it thrives, powered by people who have turned challenges into opportunities and made their corner of Nairobi a symbo...

UNICEF sounds alarm as Ethiopia faces deadly disease outbreaks amid critical funding gap
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jun 17, 2025

The UNICEF report says these overlapping health emergencies are placing immense pressure on Ethiopia’s healthcare system, particularly in the regions...

DR Congo floods kill 29 in Kinshasa amid unexpected dry season rains
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 17, 2025

Significant material damage was recorded in the regions with many families displaced as a result.

Top Ethiopia militray chief warns of security threat from Egypt’s military presence in Somalia
Mwangi Maina  |  Jun 16, 2025

Though Berhanu stopped short of naming Egypt, his comments follow reports confirming that Cairo signed a military cooperation agreement with Somalia i...

Somalia’s youngest at risk as nutrition clinics shut
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jun 14, 2025

The ICRC said that in May alone, the stabilisation centre at Kismayo General Hospital admitted 277 critically ill children, the highest monthly total...

Djibouti rejects Ethiopia’s request for port corridor, naval base
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 13, 2025

According to President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, Ethiopia sent a delegation requesting the creation of a corridor from its border to the port, along with r...

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