Countries Ethiopia to hold vote for a new regional state Addis Ababa – Ethiopia will stage a referendum next February in several areas of the country’s south to consider... Read more 13 Oct, 2022
Countries Old rivalry and tactical alliance: Eritrea’s role in Ethiopia war Addis Ababa – Eritrea’s army is again backing Ethiopian troops in the war against Tigrayan rebels after fighting reignited... Read more 12 Oct, 2022
Countries Doubt over Ethiopia peace talks as Kenya envoy says won’t attend Nairobi – Kenya’s former president Uhuru Kenyatta, a key player in African Union-led efforts to bring peace to Ethiopia,... Read more 8 Oct, 2022
Countries Kenya’s Safaricom launches in Ethiopia Addis Ababa – Kenya’s Safaricom on Thursday became the first private telecommunications operator in Ethiopia and also announced a... Read more 7 Oct, 2022
Countries Key dates in timeline of Ethiopia’s war Addis Ababa – War broke out in Ethiopia’s Tigray nearly two years ago when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed deployed... Read more 7 Oct, 2022
Countries Ethiopia government says it accepts AU invite to peace talks Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s government said on Wednesday it has accepted an African Union invitation to hold peace talks with... Read more 5 Oct, 2022
Countries Tigray rebels announce troop deployment in northern Ethiopia Addis Ababa – Authorities in Ethiopia’s rebel-held Tigray region said they had withdrawn fighters from occupied parts of a... Read more 3 Oct, 2022
Business Ethiopia raises fuel prices by 20% Addis Ababa – Fuel prices in Ethiopia rose by about 20% on Thursday, in the second such increase in... Read more 30 Sep, 2022
Countries Ethiopia rights body says security forces killed dozens of civilians Addis Ababa – Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said on Wednesday that security forces had killed dozens of civilians in... Read more 29 Sep, 2022
Countries UN agency says truck hit, driver hurt in Ethiopia air strike Nairobi – Debris from a drone strike in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region damaged a truck carrying aid belonging to... Read more 27 Sep, 2022