Ethiopian Airlines suspends all flights to northern region after federal forces and Amhara militias engage Tigrayan troops in contested territory.

A loose Amhara militia network that fought the TPLF now wages a decentralised insurgency – and is pulling Addis Ababa and Asmara back into confrontation.

Analysis - Ethiopia's National Election Board (NEBE) has confirmed that the seventh general election will be held in the ...

A co-founder and former deputy director of the East African Policy Research Institute (EAPRI), Birhanu has also held senior public office as the state minister for irrigation development in Ethiopia’s ...

Three Somali political organizations have announced the formation of a new alliance, the Somali People's Alliance for ...

Ethiopia’s fragile calm in the north appeared to fray further this week after the country’s flag carrier abruptly halted flights to Tigray, deepening anxiety over a possible return to war. For a ...

Addis Ababa's renewed calls for sea access threaten an already fragile relationship with Eritrea, drawing anger from Asmara.Tensions between Ethiopia and neighboring Eritrea have escalated after ...

On January 16, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump sent a letter to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi proposing American ...

Each time I think about negotiation, my mind returns to a parable about camels that I read some time ago in one of William Ury's books, "Getting to Yes with Yourself: How to Get What You Truly Want." ...

The formal launch of Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in September 2025 made news across the world. There was pomp and ceremony as Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam was officially ...

The political party that dominated Ethiopian politics for nearly three decades staged massive anniversary celebrations Wednesday that highlighted rising tensions with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's ...

With that preposterous prophesy for a boy growing up in a house without electricity in a tiny Ethiopian village, she kissed him on his head and sent him on his way. “'You’re unique, my son,'” he ...