Two dead in rebel attack in southwest Ethiopia: official
Addis Ababa – Rebels have killed two people and abducted three others in an attack in Ethiopia’s southwest, regional... Read more
3 Jun, 2022
Arrested Ethiopian journalists ‘incited violence’, police say
Addis Ababa – Ten media workers arrested in Ethiopia stand accused of fomenting ethnic and religious conflict as well as... Read more
2 Jun, 2022
Famine looms in Horn of Africa after four seasons of poor rains, agencies say
Nairobi – Four consecutive seasons of poor rains have left millions of drought-stricken people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia... Read more
31 May, 2022
Dozen journalists held in Ethiopia crackdown
Nairobi – At least a dozen journalists have been detained in a wave of arrests in Ethiopia, media workers... Read more
27 May, 2022
Tedros, from ‘child of war’ to two-term WHO chief
Geneva – Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is all but guaranteed to secure a second term as WHO chief on... Read more
24 May, 2022
Nine media workers arrested in Ethiopia raids, outlets say
Nairobi – At least nine media workers in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region have been arrested by local authorities, their... Read more
23 May, 2022
Hundreds of aid trucks reach Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray
Nairobi – More than 300 aid trucks arrived in Tigray from May 10-16, the highest number to reach the impoverished... Read more
21 May, 2022
Ethiopia expels The Economist correspondent
Nairobi – Ethiopia has expelled The Economist’s correspondent from the east African country, accusing him of taking a “misguided... Read more
17 May, 2022
Ethiopian ex-peacekeepers from Tigray arrive in Sudan for asylum
Kassala – At least 40 former peacekeepers hailing from Ethiopia’s war-wracked Tigray region arrived on Sunday in eastern Sudan after... Read more
15 May, 2022
Worst drought in decades devastates Ethiopia’s nomads
Ethiopia – There has hardly been a drop of rain in Hargududo in 18 months. Dried-up carcasses of goats,... Read more
4 May, 2022
