Tag: Ethiopia
Tigray crisis: Ethiopia rejects AU mediation
Ethiopia rebuffed an AU effort to mediate in the conflict with Tigray, saying its troops had seized another town in…
Ethiopia’s Tigray forces widen conflict, fire rocket into Bahir Dar
Ethiopia’s Tigray forces fired rockets into the city of Bahir Dar in the Amhara region on Friday but caused no…
Djibouti backs Ethiopia
The Djibouti Ministry of Foreign Affairs has affirmed its support for the territorial integrity of Ethiopia as the conflict in…
Ethiopian forces set to launch final assault on Tigray capital Mekelle
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warned on Tuesday that a three-day deadline for rebel forces in Tigray to surrender has…
Gunmen massacre 34 people inside night bus
Gunmen massacred no fewer than 34 people in an attack on a bus on Saturday night in the Benishangul-Gumuz region,…
AU sacks head of security as Ethiopia, Tigray conflict worsens
The African Union (AU) has dismissed its security head, an Ethiopian national, after the Ethiopian government accused him of disloyalty…
Ethiopian civilians, soldiers flee Tigray for Sudan
Many Ethiopians, including soldiers, fled the escalating conflict in the restive Tigray region to neighbouring Sudan on Monday
Ethiopia PM Abiy sacks aides, explains military campaign in Tigray
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has sacked some of his principal aides, as he explained the goal of the military…
Tigray Region: Sudan closes border with Ethiopia
The acting Governor of Kassala State and Secretary General of the state’s government, Fathal-Rahman Al-Amin, has said the state has…
Ethiopia declares state of emergency in Tigray
The Ethiopia Council of Ministers on Wednesday declared a six-month state of emergency in the country’s northern Tigray regional state.
Nile dam: Ethiopian-Americans told to vote Trump out of office
Ethiopians are urging their diaspora kith and kin, about 460,000 of them in America to vote out US President Trump…
Ethiopia announces 2-year jail term for flouting COVID-19 safety rules
The Health ministry in Ethiopia has announced that citizens could face up to two-year jail term if they fail to…
Ruling party claims landslide victory in Ethiopia’s Tigray poll
Against a looming confrontation with Addis Ababa, the regional ruling party in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, has claimed a landslide election…
Ethiopia’s Tigray region holds election in defiance of Addis Ababa
Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region held parliamentary elections on Wednesday, defying the central government in Addis Ababa.
Over 46,000 COVID-19 cases in Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 46,407 after 1,186 new COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed on Thursday, the country’s Ministry of…
20 Ethiopians die of coronavirus in 24 hours
Ethiopia’s confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 46,407 after 1,186 new COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed on Thursday, the country’s Ministry of…
Government officials arrested in Ethiopia over violence
More than 500 lower and middle-level government officials have been arrested for suspected role in recent deadly violence, Ethiopia's Oromia…
Ethiopia breaks COVID-19 record, total hits 17,530 cases
Ethiopia's confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 17,530 after 915 new COVID-19 positive cases were confirmed on Friday.
81 killed in Ethiopia protests over death of singer Hachalu Hundessa
At least 81 people were killed in Ethiopia after death of a popular singer Hachalu Hundessa sparked violent protests in…
7 teenagers found dead in church
The bodies of seven teenagers were discovered in a church in Ethiopia’s eastern Oromia region, police officials said on Monday.
Police find bodies of dead teenagers in church
Police officials on Monday discovered the bodies of seven teenagers in a church in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia receives stolen priceless crown from the Netherlands
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali on Thursday received a priceless 18th-century crown that a former refugee had kept hidden…
Nigerian, Ethiopia sign visa waiver agreement
Nigeria and Ethiopia have signed a visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and official passport holders, and a Memorandum of Understanding…
Buhari vows: All kidnapped children will be freed
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, reassured Nigerians and the international community of the steadfast commitment of…
Buhari leaves for AU Summit with Ayade, Uzodinma(Photos)
President Muhammadu Buhari has left Abuja for the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, to attend the 33rd ordinary session of…
100 injured as Ethiopian Christians mark baptism of Jesus Christ
Ethiopian Orthodox Christians have rounded off the three-day Ethiopian epiphany, the baptism of Jesus Christ, with an assortment of unique…
Kidnappers kill 6 teenage abductees
Kidnappers have murdered six teenagers in Ethiopia after their demands for ransom were denied.
Ethiopian Govt. repatriates 400 nationals from Saudi Arabia
The Ethiopian government has in recent weeks repatriated 400 nationals from Saudi Arabia, an Ethiopian official said on Friday.
Lightning kills father, two children
Three family members have lost their lives after lightning struck in Ethiopia’s Amhara regional state, located in the northern part…
7 years behind; Ethiopia enters New Year, 2012
Ethiopia is celebrating its New Year today which is the first day of Meskerem, an Ethiopian Orthodox calendar which falls…