Ethiopia announces elections for June next year
Addis Ababa – Parliamentary elections in Ethiopia will be held on June 1 next year, the electoral commission said,... Read more
11 Dec
Ethiopia confirms outbreak of deadly Marburg virus: Africa CDC
Nairobi – Ethiopia has confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the south of the country, the... Read more
17 Nov
Armed men kill more than 20 Ethiopian civilians in Oromia region
Addis Ababa – More than 20 civilians were killed by armed men on Sunday in Oromia, an Ethiopian region... Read more
23 Oct
Ethiopia must stop ‘harassment of journalists’: HRW
Addis Ababa – Ethiopian authorities “should end their harassment of independent journalists”, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday, after... Read more
23 Sep
Ethiopia inaugurates Africa’s biggest dam, drawing Egyptian protest
Guba – Ethiopia inaugurated the continent’s largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday in what Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed called a... Read more
10 Sep
Ethiopia’s proposed law risks ‘total closure of civic space’, Amnesty warns
Addis Ababa – Amnesty International has sounded the alarm over proposed reforms in Ethiopia targeting the government body overseeing... Read more
20 Aug
Security breach at OR Tambo: ACSA moves after grenades discovered abroad
Johannesburg – Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) is taking decisive action after a major security breach at OR Tambo... Read more
24 Jul
Eritrean president warns Ethiopia against waging war
Nairobi – Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has warned neighbour Ethiopia against launching a new war between the bitter foes,... Read more
23 Jul
Ethiopia’s mega dam on the Nile ‘now complete’: PM
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday said a multi-billion-dollar mega-dam on the Blue Nile that... Read more
4 Jul
Eritrea rearming risks regional destabilisation: US NGO
Addis Ababa – Eritrea is rebuilding its army and still destabilising its neighbours, particularly Ethiopia, following a 2018 decision... Read more
2 Jul
