Domestic violence, child marriages soar in drought-hit Ethiopia
Gode – Forced into marriage by her family, 14-year-old Bisharo stayed only five days with her abusive new husband... Read more
10 Feb, 2023
Ethiopia holds referendum on new regional state
Nairobi – Ethiopians were voting on Monday in a referendum on the creation of a 12th regional state in... Read more
6 Feb, 2023
Ethiopia govt says sending funds to cash-strapped Tigray
Nairobi – The Ethiopian government said Saturday it is sending the equivalent of more than $90 million to Tigray’s... Read more
5 Feb, 2023
Ethiopia PM holds first meeting with Tigray leaders since peace deal
Nairobi – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and other government officials on Friday held their first meeting with Tigrayan... Read more
4 Feb, 2023
Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church lashes out at PM over rebel clergy
Nairobi – Ethiopia’s ancient Orthodox Church has accused the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of interfering in its... Read more
3 Feb, 2023
Somalia summit vows ‘final push’ against al-Shabaab
Mogadishu – The leaders of Somalia and neighbouring countries vowed at a summit on Wednesday to “make the final... Read more
2 Feb, 2023
Somalia hosts regional summit to discuss fight against al-Shabaab
Mogadishu – Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday hosted a summit of leaders from several neighbouring countries to... Read more
1 Feb, 2023
Chinese national killed in Ethiopia’s Oromia region
Nairobi – A Chinese national was killed in Ethiopia’s restive Oromia region, Beijing’s embassy in Addis Ababa said on... Read more
1 Feb, 2023
In drought-stricken Ethiopia, the herders’ heartache
K’elafo – Mohammed Hassan Gureh has made up his mind: he’s going to sell the last of his goats... Read more
30 Jan, 2023
Horn of Africa drought drives 22 million to hunger
K’elafo – From southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia, around 22 million people are at risk of hunger... Read more
30 Jan, 2023
