Ethiopia

Tigray rebels agree to ‘cessation of hostilities’

Addis Ababa – Tigrayan rebels agreed to a “cessation of hostilities” on Friday, a new turning point in the... Read more

25 Mar, 2022

Ethiopia declares ‘indefinite humanitarian truce’

Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s government on Thursday declared “an indefinite humanitarian truce effective immediately”, saying it hoped to help... Read more

25 Mar, 2022

Business

Ethiopia postpones partial privatisation of Ethio Telecom

Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s finance ministry announced on Friday the postponement of the partial privatisation of state-owned firm Ethio Telecom,... Read more

18 Mar, 2022

Countries

Ethiopian forces burned Tigrayan man alive, rights body says

Nairobi – The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said on Sunday that government forces were responsible for burning a... Read more

14 Mar, 2022

Countries

Ethiopia vows probe into gruesome video of man on fire

Nairobi – Ethiopia on Saturday vowed to investigate and take action against uniformed soldiers and others seen in a... Read more

12 Mar, 2022

Countries

At least 750 killed in north Ethiopia in second half 2021, rights body says

Nairobi – At least 750 civilians were killed or executed in Ethiopia’s Amhara and Afar regions in the second half... Read more

11 Mar, 2022

Countries

Unifying Patriarch of Ethiopian Orthodox Church dies

Nairobi – The fourth patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox church, who is credited with being key in unifying two feuding factions... Read more

5 Mar, 2022

Countries

‘Unprecedented’ attacks hound Eritrean refugees in war-hit Ethiopia

Semera – The scene has become all-too-common during Ethiopia’s drawn-out war: thousands of Eritrean refugees, shell-shocked and separated from loved... Read more

28 Feb, 2022

Countries