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Drone strikes kill civilians in West Darfur and West Kordofan · Ethiopia secures World Bank deputy executive director post for African group · Experts warn Ethiopia's reforms risk failure without better implementation · Education adviser assesses whether Tigray's universities can resume teaching · Federal Police arrest 37 suspects over 200 million birr mobile-banking fraud · Kenya confirms four more Ebola cases, three of them health workers · Drone strikes kill civilians in West Darfur and West Kordofan · Ethiopia secures World Bank deputy executive director post for African group · Experts warn Ethiopia's reforms risk failure without better implementation · Education adviser assesses whether Tigray's universities can resume teaching · Federal Police arrest 37 suspects over 200 million birr mobile-banking fraud · Kenya confirms four more Ebola cases, three of them health workers

The terminal building of Alula Aba Nega airport in Mekelle behind a lawn and flower beds

Politics

TPLF statement rejects Tigray caretaker administration and warns on Mekelle airport

A statement dated 16 October said the new body's decisions would have no legality, while Getachew Reda accused the group of threatening civilian flights.

News Desk·Oct 17

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

TPLF statement rejects Tigray caretaker administration and warns on Mekelle airport

Drone strikes kill civilians in West Darfur and West Kordofan

Ethiopia secures World Bank deputy executive director post for African group

Experts warn Ethiopia's reforms risk failure without better implementation

Ethiopia rejects Sudan's accusations at UN Security Council

Adigrat residents welcome Eritrean pull-back as one warns security has collapsed

Ethio Telecom names Tariku Demissie acting chief executive

Private colleges say licensing directive threatens their financial viability

The War in Ethiopia

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

Politics

Latest

Drone strikes kill civilians in West Darfur and West Kordofan

Ethiopia secures World Bank deputy executive director post for African group

Experts warn Ethiopia's reforms risk failure without better implementation

Education adviser assesses whether Tigray's universities can resume teaching

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

Ethiopia secures World Bank deputy executive director post for African group

Court orders four detainees who refused pardon to defend terrorism charges

The week in Ethiopia: Eritrea accusations at the UN

Tsadkan-led Tigray council to end current structure after caretaker government set up

Russia offers to host Ethiopia–Eritrea contacts at Moscow summit

Ethiopia and UK reaffirm cooperation at IMF-World Bank meetings

Ethiopia elected to chair 78th session of UNHCR executive committee

EU reaffirms political commitment to Ethiopia at IMF meetings

Conflict & Security

Adigrat residents welcome Eritrean pull-back as one warns security has collapsed

Getachew Reda accuses Isaias of engineering war as Eritrea dismisses claims

Rubio warns Ethiopia-Eritrea troop buildup risks wider war

Fighting intensifies in Wollo and North Shewa as Fano claims towns

Tigrayan forces re-enter Abiy Addi in central Tigray, monitors say

Amhara towns rally for ENDF as foreign attachés back Ethiopia's defence

Business & Economy

Experts warn Ethiopia's reforms risk failure without better implementation

Fitch affirms Ethiopia's restricted default, says bond swap could settle by year-end

Eyob says Ethiopia committed to turning development financing into jobs

National Bank of Ethiopia joins Pan-African payments system PAPSS

Kenya overtakes Ethiopia as East Africa's largest economy in dollar terms

IMF explores quota realignment that could lift Ethiopia's share

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

Education adviser assesses whether Tigray's universities can resume teaching

Ethiopian Red Cross ambulance driver shot dead in Benishangul-Gumuz attack

Gambella police impose night curfew after deadly attack and unrest

Senait Gezahegn recognised among FAO's '100 Women Heroes'

UN allocates additional $8.5 million for humanitarian response in Ethiopia

Federal relief supplies reach drought-hit households in Afar

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

Education adviser assesses whether Tigray's universities can resume teaching

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

Kenya confirms four more Ebola cases, three of them health workers

Ethio Telecom names Tariku Demissie acting chief executive

Adigrat residents welcome Eritrean pull-back as one warns security has collapsed

Getachew Reda accuses Isaias of engineering war as Eritrea dismisses claims

Fitch affirms Ethiopia's restricted default, says bond swap could settle by year-end

Ethiopia rejects Sudan's accusations at UN Security Council

Court orders four detainees who refused pardon to defend terrorism charges