Ethiopia
Ethiopia inches closer to civil war
Ethiopian jets bombed the Tigray region on Friday and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged more air strikes in the escalating conflict amid…
Reports of heavy fighting in Ethiopia as army sent into Tigray region
Heavy fighting broke out in Ethiopia's Tigray region on Wednesday, diplomatic sources said, after the prime minister launched military operations in response…
Locust swarms ravage Ethiopia
Mother-of-ten Marima Wadisha screamed, threw rocks and in her desperation even fired bullets at the locusts that descended on her sorghum fields…
Ethiopian Orthodox monk, said to be 114 year old becomes oldest Coronavirus survivor
An Ethiopian Orthodox monk whose family says he is 114 years old has survived the coronavirus, the Associated Press reports. Tilahun Woldemichael…
Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max tragedy anniversary
Families who lost loved ones aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 visited the crash site on Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of…
The Year in Pictures – October: Ethiopian Prime Minister wins Nobel Peace Prize
A picture of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is displayed together with former Nobel Peace Prize winners at the Nobel Peace Center…
First foreign visit for von der Leyen, EU strengthens cooperation with Ethiopia
On the occasion of her first official visit outside Europe, the new President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced…
Ethiopia says protest death toll at 78, arrests over 400
The office of Ethiopia’s prime minister issued a statement saying more than 400 people have been arrested during investigations into ethnic and…
Suspected Islamist militants planning attacks arrested in Ethiopia
Ethiopia announced it had arrested an unspecified number of Islamist militant members of the Somali group al Shabaab and ISIS who were…
Ethiopian leader Abiy arrives in Sudan in mediation bid
Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Khartoum on Friday to meet the chief of Sudan’s ruling military council in a bid…