Ethiopian New Year Stories

Enkutatash: Inside Ethiopia’s timeless coffee ceremony
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 11, 2025

During Enkutatash, it becomes a spiritual moment, helping families mark the year’s end, resolve tensions, and set intentions for the months to come.

How to make Ethiopian chickpea stew
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Sep 10, 2025

In Ethiopia and Eritrea, shiro (chickpea stew) is more than just a meal, it is a cultural staple, offering vital nourishment, rich taste, and everyday...

Egypt protests Ethiopia’s dam launch, writes to UN Security Council
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 10, 2025

Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty addressed the letter to the Council's president on Tuesday, describing Addis Ababa's actions as "a breach of internati...

President Ruto champions African unity, self-reliance at GERD launch
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 09, 2025

The alignment is a blow to Egypt and Sudan, left dejected as Kenya tilts further toward Addis Ababa. The symbolism was deliberate.

Ethiopia inaugurates Africa’s largest dam amid Nile power struggles with Egypt, Sudan
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 09, 2025

The stage is now set for heated and tense hydropolitics in the Horn of Africa, just as the UN General Assembly convenes.

Deaths, dollars, disputes: Inside Ethiopia's GERD mega dam as it launches
DW News  |  Sep 09, 2025

Did 15,000 people die during GERD's construction? DW unpacks some key facts about Ethiopia's mega dam, including why Addis Ababa does not recognize th...

Ethiopia files FIFA complaint against Egypt over fan misconduct in World Cup qualifier
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 08, 2025

Egypt secured the win through two first-half penalties, converted by Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Manchester City’s Omar Marmoush.

GERD inauguration reignites Ethiopia's Red Sea Access ambitions
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 08, 2025

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called Ethiopia's landlocked status "an existential issue," vowing to "correct the mistake made 30 years ago" when Eritr...

Ethiopia, Dangote Group ink Sh323 billion deal to build fertiliser complex in Somali region
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 28, 2025

Agriculture, which employs more than 70 per cent of Ethiopia’s population, is expected to benefit directly from the project through better access to f...

250,000 Ethiopians migrate every year: What drives them and what needs to change
The Conversation  |  Aug 24, 2025

Ethiopia imposed a temporary ban on labour migration to the Gulf countries from late 2013 to early 2018 over reported abuses and deaths.

Ex-driver sues Murang’a Governor Kang’ata for allegedly naming him as Ethiopian Airlines crash victim
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 20, 2025

Through lawyer Suiyanka Lempaa, David Mburu Karanja claims that Kang’ata unlawfully included his name in a Senate petition concerning the lack of supp...

Nearly 50,000 people at risk, over 9,000 livestock perish as drought worsens in Tigray
Addis Standard  |  Aug 19, 2025

Some 9,367 households, accounting for 49,799 people, face danger. Some have already begun leaving the area in search of food.

Egypt vows not to give up its Nile water rights despite Ethiopia's Grand Dam completion
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 13, 2025

With a population of more than 100 million, Egypt relies on the Nile for almost all its freshwater needs.

Museveni in Egypt for high-stakes meeting with El-Sisi amid rising Nile tensions
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 12, 2025

The visit follows weeks of diplomatic courtship, including direct phone calls and formal exchanges, and comes at a time when both countries are recali...

AfDB to lead Sh1 trillion funding drive for Ethiopia’s new airport
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 09, 2025

Set for completion in 2029, the airport will be the largest in Africa and is designed to handle up to 100 million passengers annually.

Seven Ethiopian migrants die of hunger and thirst after boat engine fails
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 08, 2025

According to the IOM, the boat broke down 100 nautical miles into its trip. “The boat is reported to have experienced engine failure 100 nautical mile...

Ethiopian Airlines soars with eight per cent revenue growth despite global disruptions
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 07, 2025

Cargo operations also played a key role in the airline's performance, with 785,323 tonnes of freight moved over the period under review.

Ethiopian Airlines executive views new Urumqi cargo route as crucial corridor linking Africa-Asia
XINHUA  |  Jul 24, 2025

The airline transports nearly one million tonnes of cargo annually across a global network of over 140 destinations by operating a modern fleet along...

Egypt snubs US offer on Nile dam over condition to relocate Gazans to Rafah
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 23, 2025

The GERD dispute, already fraught with legal, environmental, and sovereignty concerns, now finds itself entangled in the broader complexities of Middl...

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...

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 (...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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