Ethiopia

By: AFP US envoy said Wednesday she encouraged the leaders of Somalia and Ethiopia to de-escalate tensions after a rift over Addis Ababa reaching a maritime deal with Somaliland. Ethiopia, which lost access...

HAMBURG (Reuters) - The Ethiopian government has issued an international tender to purchase 70,000 tonnes of milling wheat, European traders said on Monday. The tender deadline was January 5, they said. Finance for the purchase has been provided by the World Bank, traders said. Ethiopia has issued...

By:Reuters The U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday expressed alarm at "multiple, deeply disturbing reports" of air strikes in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, saying at least 108 civilians had been killed since the start of January. Liz Throssell, an OHCHR spokesperson, described numerous attacks,...

The Somali people of Ethiopia's southeast have a name for the drought that has killed livestock, dried up wells and forced hundreds of thousands into camps: sima, which means "equalised". It's an appropriate name, they say, because this drought has left no person untouched, spared...

By:Aljazeera Authorities in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa have called on residents to prepare to defend their neighbourhoods after rebel forces from Tigray region, who have been fighting the central government for a year, indicated they might advance on the city. The city administration said in...

By : AFP Ethiopia's Tigray rebels said Sunday they were ready for a ceasefire and would accept a peace process led by the African Union, removing an obstacle to negotiations with the government to end almost two years...

By: Xinhua Agency Ethiopia is experiencing one of the largest education crises globally, mainly due to internal conflict and the effects of climate change, a senior UN official has said. "More than 3.6...

HornDiplomat-Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed met and held discussions with Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly on Sunday (November 18) on the margins of the 11th Extraordinary Summit of the African Union, being held in Addis Ababa. Dr. Abiy noted the existing strong cooperation and...

Jailed Ethiopian opposition leader Merera Gudina has been freed after more than a year in detention. The leader of the Oromo Federalist Congress was released on Wednesday morning and allowed to go home, where he was welcomed by thousands of people. He has been in prison...

Abbay Media News Girma Alemu The Somali Government allegedly requested the help of neighboring countries following the terrorist act that ensued on 14 October 2017. The American government is helping the war effort against Al-Shabaab in Somalia with logistics and bombing the enemy positions with drones but...