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UNICEF condemns killing of at least 12 children in Sudan attacks · Eritrea's UN envoy tells US there is no 'crisis' with Ethiopia · Taye says mobile money and banking accounts reach 257 million · Abiy accuses TPLF of diverting food aid to buy weapons · Abiy appoints Lt Gen Belay Seyoum as federal police deputy commissioner general · Ethiopia plans national blood lead survey of 10,500 people · UNICEF condemns killing of at least 12 children in Sudan attacks · Eritrea's UN envoy tells US there is no 'crisis' with Ethiopia · Taye says mobile money and banking accounts reach 257 million · Abiy accuses TPLF of diverting food aid to buy weapons · Abiy appoints Lt Gen Belay Seyoum as federal police deputy commissioner general · Ethiopia plans national blood lead survey of 10,500 people

Society

Ethiopia plans national blood lead survey of 10,500 people

Vital Strategies says roughly 35% of Ethiopian children have elevated blood lead levels, and is calling for stronger surveillance and controls on contamination sources.

News Desk·Oct 21

Horn of Africa

Opinion

Ethiopia's Government Owes Us More Than Another Victory

The reversal of wartime alliances and the return of fighting demand an account of the government's failures—and a credible explanation of how this war ends.

Oct 12 · 5 min read

Opinion

The Prosperity Party Does Not Fear Losing This Election. It Fears Winning It Honestly.

Yadata Bori · Apr 2

Opinion

Ethiopia's Reform Showcase Has a Fuel-Shaped Hole in It

Yadata Bori · Mar 26

The Abay Times: news on Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa

Ethiopia plans national blood lead survey of 10,500 people

UNICEF condemns killing of at least 12 children in Sudan attacks

Eritrea's UN envoy tells US there is no 'crisis' with Ethiopia

Taye says mobile money and banking accounts reach 257 million

Abiy accuses TPLF of diverting food aid to buy weapons

Abiy says Eritrea has lost industrial and urban capacity since secession

UN coordinator calls for immediate end to fighting in Tigray

Study estimates Ethiopia could lose $453m in coffee export revenue

IPCC session in Addis Ababa ends without agreement on report timeline

The War in Ethiopia

Eritrean troops leave Zalambessa as federal forces close in, militia says

Politics

Latest

UNICEF condemns killing of at least 12 children in Sudan attacks

Eritrea's UN envoy tells US there is no 'crisis' with Ethiopia

Taye says mobile money and banking accounts reach 257 million

Abiy appoints Lt Gen Belay Seyoum as federal police deputy commissioner general

Abiy appoints Lt Gen Belay Seyoum as federal police deputy commissioner general

US ambassador says conflict should never be the first option

Ethiopian envoy links Somaliland recognition to Al-Shabaab risk

Mekelle mayor says Tigray elections can be held within six months

Ethiopia secures World Bank deputy executive director post for African group

Ethiopia rejects Sudan's accusations at UN Security Council

Court orders four detainees who refused pardon to defend terrorism charges

The week in Ethiopia: Eritrea accusations at the UN

Conflict & Security

Eritrea's UN envoy tells US there is no 'crisis' with Ethiopia

Gunmen kill five at Finchaa sugar factory, residents say

Tadesse Werede says Rama officials helped him escape TPLF detention

Getachew Reda says some TPLF leaders fled into Eritrea and Sudan

Abiy says TPLF broke Pretoria deal and warns Eritrea of grave consequences

US ambassador warns armed alliance over threats to civilian airports

Business & Economy

Taye says mobile money and banking accounts reach 257 million

Ethiopia runs $3.2 billion trade deficit with UAE over five years

Abiy calls for easier Ethiopia-Kenya border trade at Mashujaa Day

Ethiopia resumes meat exports to Qatar after 15-month halt

Chinese firms sign contract for second phase of Ethiopia's Calub LNG project

Addis Ababa researchers turn coffee waste into high-purity cellulose

Opinion & Analysis

Ethiopia's Government Owes Us More Than Another Victory

The Prosperity Party Does Not Fear Losing This Election. It Fears Winning It Honestly.

Ethiopia's Reform Showcase Has a Fuel-Shaped Hole in It

Society

Ethiopia plans national blood lead survey of 10,500 people

Addis Ababa survey identifies HIV, TB and substance abuse as health priorities

Church says six killed and five abducted in Arsi attacks

More than 72,000 in drought-hit Abergele need food aid, officials say

Education adviser assesses whether Tigray's universities can resume teaching

Federal Police arrest 37 suspects over 200 million birr mobile-banking fraud

Diaspora

Survivors say Djibouti migrant boat sank within half an hour of leaving shore

Ethiopian-Canadian Nebiyou Timotewos to receive Ontario youth volunteer medal

Shipwreck off Djibouti kills at least 139 migrants, 84 still missing

Culture

Ethiopian animation project Sunday Morning wins two Durban FilmMart awards

CAF inspectors arrive in Addis Ababa to assess Ethiopia's 2028 AFCON bid

194 researchers at Ethiopian institutions make global top 2% list, analysis says

20 years to say it out loud

The Pentatonic Bridge: Girma Yifrashewa and the African Composers Reshaping Classical Music

Teddy Afro's Mourning Song Draws Millions as Ethiopia's Star Laments Lost Unity

Region

Abiy accuses TPLF of diverting food aid to buy weapons

Abiy appoints Lt Gen Belay Seyoum as federal police deputy commissioner general

Ethiopia plans national blood lead survey of 10,500 people

Somali Supreme Court sets Thursday deadline for government in constitution case

Abiy says Eritrea has lost industrial and urban capacity since secession

Study estimates Ethiopia could lose $453m in coffee export revenue

IPCC session in Addis Ababa ends without agreement on report timeline

Ethiopia runs $3.2 billion trade deficit with UAE over five years

Addis Ababa survey identifies HIV, TB and substance abuse as health priorities