Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA —  Three young Ethiopian girls use their superpowers to stop harmful practices against girls in rural areas and to promote access to school. That is the story behind "Tibeb Girls," a new animated series developed in Ethiopia. "Tibeb Girls" is the first animated cartoon...

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia’s parliament swore in Abiye Ahmed as prime minister on Monday with a mandate to implement democratic reforms aimed partly at defusing ethnic tensions in the Oromiya province from which the former army lieutenant general hails. The ruling coalition picked Abiye...

A recent study commissioned by the Network for Education Watch Indonesia (JPPI) reveals the index of education services in Indonesia in 2016 ranks lower than the Philippines and Ethiopia. The Right to Education Index (RTEI) research shows that from indicators measured in the survey, which...

The Ethiopian embassy in the UK has apologised for posting a picture of fans holding up an “erroneous” map of the country, that included Eritrea as a part, at Dubai Marathon. Thousands of fans attended the marathon on Friday to cheer on athletes and among...

By:BBC Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says the country's defence chief of staff has been shot following unrest in the northern Amhara region. Appearing on TV dressed in military fatigues, Mr Abiy also said several officials had been killed in an attack in the Amhara regional...

BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES The Turkish naval staff deployed to the Gulf of Aden, Somali territorial waters and the Arabian Sea will see their mandate end on Feb. 10, but President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday...

A top leader of the banned Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has been handed down to Ethiopia by Somalia government, sources said. Abdikarim Sheikh Muse, known by his nickname “Qalbi dagah” was captured in the northern town of Adado town, 500km north of the Somali...

By: AP Ethiopia’s U.N. ambassador said Tuesday that Eritrean troops who have been fighting with his country’s forces in a war against the Tigray region’s fugitive leaders “will definitely leave soon,” a move that would be welcomed by many including the United Nations whose humanitarian...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) awarded Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Prize for Peace for his commendable work in pursuit of peace. The Félix Houphouët-Boigny Prize for Peace has awarded more than 20 world figures since 1991. The awards...

Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed and President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea today officially opened the Debay Sima – Burre border point between the two countries for road transport connectivity. in a further step toward warmer ties between two countries that fought a war...