Ethiopia

Nigeria, Ethiopia to Hold Bilateral Talks on Trade, Economy, Politics

Nigeria and Ethiopia have concluded plans to hold a Joint Ministerial Commission meeting in Addis Ababa in June, 2022, to…

2 years ago

Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Has Gone to the Battlefront: Report

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has gone to direct the war effort from the front lines, state-affiliated media reported. Deputy…

3 years ago

UN Says Risk of Ethiopia Descending into Civil War ‘Only Too Real’

UN political chief Rosemary DiCarlo has said the risk of Ethiopia “descending into widening civil war is only too real”,…

3 years ago

Ethiopia’s War Marked By ‘Extreme Brutality’ from All Sides, UN Says

A UN joint investigation into alleged atrocities in Ethiopia found all sides committed grave abuses that may amount to crimes…

3 years ago

UN Shocked by Ethiopia’s Decision to Expel Top Officials

The UN has expressed its shock at the expulsion of seven of its senior officials by the Ethiopian government. Secretary-General…

3 years ago

Ethiopia Says Tigray Forces beaten in Afar But Tigrayans Deny

Ethiopia’s federal government has said rival forces from the war-hit Tigray region had been beaten in neighbouring Afar region and…

3 years ago

WFP Needs $426m Emergency Fund To Curb Hunger Crisis In Ethiopia

As more than 13.6 million people across Ethiopia are estimated to be food insecure, the World Food Program would need…

3 years ago

UN Chief Says ‘Humanitarian Catastrophe’ Unfolding in Ethiopia

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned the Security Council the conflict in Ethiopia has spread beyond the Tigray region and…

3 years ago

US Envoy Heads to Ethiopia to Urge End to Fighting

US President Joe Biden is sending his special envoy for the Horn of Africa to Ethiopia to push for an…

3 years ago

Sudan Recalls Ambassador to Ethiopia Amid Frayed Ties

Sudan has recalled its ambassador to neighbouring Ethiopia, frustrated by the stance of Ethiopian officials whom it said were refusing…

3 years ago

Rights Group Condemns Arrest of 12 Journalists in Ethiopia, Demands Release

A campaign group Reporters Without Borders is calling on authorities in Ethiopia to release twelve journalists who were recently detained…

3 years ago

Ethiopia: Abiy’s Prosperity Party Wins Landslide Victory in Delayed Election

Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party has won the most seats in the country’s parliamentary election, according to official results, a victory…

3 years ago

Tigray Fighters in Ethiopia Reject Ceasefire as ‘Sick Joke’

The fighters now retaking parts of Ethiopia’s Tigray region will pursue soldiers from neighboring Eritrea back into their country and…

3 years ago

How Biafran Separatist Leader Nnamdi Kanu Was Arrested in Ethiopia and Extradited to Nigeria

About three years after jumping bail, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, was…

3 years ago

US Instigating Conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region, Eritrea Says

Eritrea has accused the US government of instigating further conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region. In a letter to the UN…

3 years ago

UN Warns Famine Imminent in Ethiopia’s Embattled Tigray Region

The United Nations humanitarian chief has warned that famine is imminent in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region as well as the…

3 years ago

Ethiopia to ‘Reassess’ Relations With US

Ethiopia has said it will reassess its relationship with the US if it continues to "meddle in its internal affairs".…

3 years ago

US Imposes Ethiopia, Eritrea Restrictions Over Tigray Crisis

The United States has announced visa restrictions on Ethiopian and Eritrean officials accused of increasing the six-month-old war in Ethiopia’s…

4 years ago

MTN, Vodacom Could Enter Ethiopia’s Telco Market But There Is A Catch

Oluwadara Olunuga, Investment Analyst, Afrinvest Securities Ltd, spoke to the Global Business Report about some of Africa's biggest Telecommunications companies…

4 years ago

Facebook Shuts Down Accounts of Egyptian Firms Targeting Ethiopia

Tech giant Facebook says it has removed more than a dozen accounts and pages on Facebook and Instagram "from Egypt…

4 years ago