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Berhanu Jula says Ethiopia has no alternative on Abay and Red Sea · UN rights office documents 306 drone strike deaths in Sudan · Addis Ababa says riverside project created more than 56,000 jobs · Investigation names Russian intelligence officer in intrusion at AU chief's residence · Residents say more than 40 killed in new attack in Arsi's Shirka · Army chief says weapons shipped to TPLF through Massawa were seized · Berhanu Jula says Ethiopia has no alternative on Abay and Red Sea · UN rights office documents 306 drone strike deaths in Sudan · Addis Ababa says riverside project created more than 56,000 jobs · Investigation names Russian intelligence officer in intrusion at AU chief's residence · Residents say more than 40 killed in new attack in Arsi's Shirka · Army chief says weapons shipped to TPLF through Massawa were seized

Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, in a green dress uniform and red-banded cap, talks with a U.S. general outside a building in Addis Ababa

Conflict

Army chief says weapons shipped to TPLF through Massawa were seized

Field Marshal Birhanu Jula used his Defence Forces Day speech to accuse TPLF leaders of fleeing to Eritrea's Mendefera, claims the group and Asmara have rejected before.

News Desk·Oct 25

Conflict

Investigation names Russian intelligence officer in intrusion at AU chief's residence

Oct 25

Ethiopian soldiers in camouflage uniforms stand beside supply trucks on a dirt road

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The domed conference centre at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa under a cloudy sky

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Conflict

Berhanu Jula says Ethiopia has no alternative on Abay and Red Sea

Oct 25

Horn of Africa

UN rights office documents 306 drone strike deaths in Sudan

Oct 25

A narrow, rocky stretch of the Kebena River running between thick trees and shrubs in Addis Ababa under a clear sky

Business

Addis Ababa says riverside project created more than 56,000 jobs

Oct 25

Opinion & Analysis

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Illustration of a blue fibre-optic cable tied with rope knots snapping as it rises toward an airplane, above a highland village in northern Ethiopia where two people look up

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

Army chief says weapons shipped to TPLF through Massawa were seized

Berhanu Jula says Ethiopia has no alternative on Abay and Red Sea

UN rights office documents 306 drone strike deaths in Sudan

Addis Ababa says riverside project created more than 56,000 jobs

Investigation names Russian intelligence officer in intrusion at AU chief's residence

Mohammed Idris praises ENDF resilience at 119th Defence Forces Day

Getachew Reda sets three conditions for talks with Eritrea

Abiy inaugurates 351-hectare riverside development in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa meat prices spark consumer boycott of butcher shops

The War in Ethiopia

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

Politics

Latest

Berhanu Jula says Ethiopia has no alternative on Abay and Red Sea

UN rights office documents 306 drone strike deaths in Sudan

Addis Ababa says riverside project created more than 56,000 jobs

Residents say more than 40 killed in new attack in Arsi's Shirka

Investigation names Russian intelligence officer in intrusion at AU chief's residence

Abiy calls sea access an existential issue for Ethiopia at Tana Forum

National Dialogue Commission closes without implementation timetable

Tana Forum opens in Bahir Dar with focus on Red Sea security

Justice Ministry prosecutes 13 over alleged 1.013-billion-birr ELMIS fraud

Addis Ababa splits traffic management among three city bodies

Ethiopia falls to 133rd of 143 in global rule of law index

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

Conflict & Security

Berhanu Jula says Ethiopia has no alternative on Abay and Red Sea

Tigray rebel leaders vow to fight on as caretaker urges disarmament

Fighting in Moyale kills at least nine as thousands flee to Kenya

OLA captures federal police personnel and weapons in major Finchaa operation

Drone strikes kill schoolchildren in Amhara, civilians in Tigray

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

Business & Economy

Addis Ababa says riverside project created more than 56,000 jobs

Addis Ababa targets more than 45 vehicles in car dealer crackdown

Development Bank of Ethiopia prepares wholesale lending overhaul

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia seeks suppliers for 32 fast chargers

Abiy inaugurates Megech irrigation dam near Gondar

Addis Ababa extends tax rules to digital content creators

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

Residents say more than 40 killed in new attack in Arsi's Shirka

Rights council says civilians killed and abducted in four Ethiopian regions

WFP says it needs $251 million to sustain Ethiopia food aid

Orthodox Church Holy Synod opens plenary with call for renewed trust

Federal police hand two suspects to Justice Ministry in South Africa smuggling case

Agricultural institute says Ethiopia is making food system progress

Diaspora

Durban court keeps three Ethiopians in custody in protest assault case

Ethiopian American coalition urges AU to include Amhara in peace process

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

Culture

European Union Film Festival opens in Addis Ababa

Mahama says Ethiopia is ready to host a successful AFCON

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

Region

Investigation names Russian intelligence officer in intrusion at AU chief's residence

Residents say more than 40 killed in new attack in Arsi's Shirka

Army chief says weapons shipped to TPLF through Massawa were seized

European Union Film Festival opens in Addis Ababa

Mohammed Idris praises ENDF resilience at 119th Defence Forces Day

Addis Ababa meat prices spark consumer boycott of butcher shops

Abiy inaugurates 351-hectare riverside development in Addis Ababa

Mahama says Ethiopia is ready to host a successful AFCON

Addis Ababa targets more than 45 vehicles in car dealer crackdown