Tag: Ethiopia
Ethiopia Warns Eritrea: Stop supporting rebels or prepare for war
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed initially sought peace with Eritrea, earning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019. Both countries later…
Dangote, Ethiopian govt to build $2.5bn fertiliser plant
The new plant, which will take about 40 months to complete, is expected to produce 3 million tons of fertiliser…
Obasanjo: African leaders capable of solving problems confronting continent
Obasanjo maintained that it is important for African leaders to consider the peculiarities of their people in designing and implementing…
Social media restricted in Ethiopia after church rift claims 30 lives
NetBlocks said in a statement that access to Facebook, Messenger, TikTok and Telegram was severely restricted in Ethiopia, citing network…
UN hails Obasanjo for facilitating peace agreement in Ethiopia
The war, which broke out in November 2020, has pitted regional forces from Tigray against Ethiopia’s federal army and its…
10 killed in air strikes on Tigray region
At least ten people were killed in a second day of air strikes on Ethiopia’s Tigray region Wednesday, a hospital…
Air strike hits Ethiopia’s Tigray region following ceasefire offer
An air strike wounded at least one person on Tuesday in Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, a…
Ethiopia’s mega-dam begins power generation
Ethiopia’s state television reported that one of the 13 turbines of the grand dam commenced power generation on Sunday, with…
Ethiopia’s parliament lifts state of emergency
The war in Africa's second-largest nation has largely ground to a stalemate, and diplomats helping to mediate between the two…
Cameroon demolish Ethiopia to reach AFCON’s knockout stage
Ethiopia shocked the host when they opened scoring on four minutes through Dawa Hotessa.
Ethiopia set to settle 52 year-old grudge with Cameroon
The last time Ethiopia and Cameroon met was in 1970. It was at the preliminary stage of AFCON. Cameroon won…
Ethiopia frees political prisoners
The move to free leaders from several ethnic groups is the most significant breakthrough since war broke out in the…
COVID-19: Ethiopia records 2,140 new cases, 11 deaths
Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous nation, has so far reported the largest number of COVID-19 cases in the East Africa region.
Biden slams sanctions on Mali, Guinea for coups, Ethiopia also hit
The suspension of benefits threatens Ethiopia's textile industry, which supplies global fashion brands, and the country's nascent hopes of becoming…
Ethiopia: Tigrayan forces quit Afar, Amhara
The 13-month-old war in Africa's second-most-populous nation has destabilised an already fragile region
Ethiopia shuts secondary schools to mobilise for war
The latest move came as the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) supported by regional allies and the popular movement intensified…
Tigrayan youth falling like leaves, says Ethiopian PM Abiy
State media reported over the weekend that the army recaptured the town of Chifra in Afar region and other areas,…
Blinken calls for urgent truce in Ethiopia after military escalation
The comments came hours after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appeared on the frontline with the national army, further escalating…
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed joins combat against Tigray forces
Abiy called on "all patriotic Ethiopians" to join him in frontline combat against forces loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation…
Ethiopia says airspace safe for civilian planes
Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority dismissed the US warning as "baseless and quite contradictory to the reality".
Obasanjo, U.S. envoy arrive Addis to broker Ethiopian ceasefire
Obasanjo is the African Union's High Representative for the Horn of Africa, while Feltman is the U.S. Special Envoy for…
U.S. warns pilots off Ethiopian air space as war nears Addis Ababa
The Federal Aviation Administration advisory issued Wednesday cites the "ongoing clashes" between Ethiopian forces and fighters from the northern Tigray…
WHO chief Tedros says his kinsmen dying in Tigray
Tedros did not say who he thought was stopping aid getting through to Tigray, where rebellious forces have been fighting…
Mass arrests of Tigrayans in Ethiopia
Ethiopia declared a state of emergency last week as Tigrayan forces pushed south towards the capital Addis Ababa.
U.S. backs Obasanjo’s peace moves in Ethiopia
According to State Department spokesperson Ned Price, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Obasanjo on Wednesday.
Leave Ethiopia now, German government advises nationals
Fight between the government and the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) had spread to more and more parts of…
UN confirms many drivers’ detention in Ethiopia
The conflict had led to tensions between the UN and the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who was awarded…
Jonathan calls for immediate ceasefire, dialogue in Ethiopia
Former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia, following continued fighting between Ethiopian…
U.S. orders citizens out of Ethiopia as rebels close in on Addis Ababa
The advisory was issued after an alliance of anti-government forces threatened to march on the capital city.
Explainer: Can rebel Tigrayan forces overrun Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa?
Fighting their way into the capital - home to the African Union headquarters and many international delegations - could be…