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France condemns Sudan drone strikes as UN warns of grid damage · Ethiopia receives 12 Russian Su-35 fighter jets, Abiy says · Lawsuit over sectoral associations council election withdrawn · Up to 50,000 have fled Moyale fighting into Kenya, UN says · Residents say at least 50 detained in Shirka after burying attack victims · Former Ethiopian diplomats urge US to distinguish alliance from separatists · France condemns Sudan drone strikes as UN warns of grid damage · Ethiopia receives 12 Russian Su-35 fighter jets, Abiy says · Lawsuit over sectoral associations council election withdrawn · Up to 50,000 have fled Moyale fighting into Kenya, UN says · Residents say at least 50 detained in Shirka after burying attack victims · Former Ethiopian diplomats urge US to distinguish alliance from separatists

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov seated on a conference stage behind a name card

Politics

Lavrov says Russia ready to host Ethiopia–Eritrea leaders' meeting in Moscow

Russia's foreign minister said Moscow would arrange contact if the two leaders showed interest at this week's summit, and was reported as backing a diplomatic route to Ethiopian sea access.

News Desk·Oct 27

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

Lavrov says Russia ready to host Ethiopia–Eritrea leaders' meeting in Moscow

France condemns Sudan drone strikes as UN warns of grid damage

Ethiopia receives 12 Russian Su-35 fighter jets, Abiy says

Lawsuit over sectoral associations council election withdrawn

Up to 50,000 have fled Moyale fighting into Kenya, UN says

Opposition parties accuse officials of evading blame for Arsi killings

Former Ethiopian diplomats urge US to distinguish alliance from separatists

Dashen Bank launches Air Pay for payments to nearby merchants

US House committee majority calls attacks on Christians in Ethiopia unacceptable

The War in Ethiopia

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

Politics

Latest

France condemns Sudan drone strikes as UN warns of grid damage

Ethiopia receives 12 Russian Su-35 fighter jets, Abiy says

Lawsuit over sectoral associations council election withdrawn

Residents say at least 50 detained in Shirka after burying attack victims

Opposition parties accuse officials of evading blame for Arsi killings

Ethiopia receives first 12 Su-35 fighter jets from Russia

Abiy arrives in Moscow for third Russia-Africa summit

Ethiopian Navy hosts regional maritime security workshop in Addis Ababa

More than 200 Somali soldiers held in Ethiopia return home

Isaias arrives in Moscow as Putin schedules talks with Abiy

Tana Forum closes in Bahir Dar with call for action on African security

Freedom House again rates Ethiopia 'Not Free' on internet freedom

Conflict & Security

Ethiopia receives 12 Russian Su-35 fighter jets, Abiy says

TPLF command accuses general John Medid of treason after surrender

Drone strikes kill seven civilians in northwestern Tigray, residents say

Kenya's rights commission calls for urgent aid as UN puts Moyale arrivals at 36,000

Sudanese army source says drones from Ethiopia hit power stations

Three killed in clash on Afar–Amhara regional border, residents say

Business & Economy

Lawsuit over sectoral associations council election withdrawn

Ethiopia's goods imports rise about 18% to $22.1 billion in 2025/26

Ethiopia and Canada sign market access deal in WTO accession talks

Draft rule caps foreign portfolio stakes in listed Ethiopian firms

Ethiopian Airlines launches thrice-weekly flights to Mozambique's Nacala

Russian envoy says Ethiopia is third-largest buyer of Russian fertiliser

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 at least 50 detained in Shirka after burying attack victims

Ethiopia launches offline AI teaching assistant in schools pilot

Assessment finds child malnutrition deepening in Afar, Amhara and Tigray

Orthodox Holy Synod says 60 faithful killed in two Arsi attacks

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

Addis Ababa meat prices spark consumer boycott of butcher shops

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

Up to 50,000 have fled Moyale fighting into Kenya, UN says

Residents say at least 50 detained in Shirka after burying attack victims

Former Ethiopian diplomats urge US to distinguish alliance from separatists

Ebola outbreak passes 10,000 confirmed cases in Congo

Opposition parties accuse officials of evading blame for Arsi killings

TPLF command accuses general John Medid of treason after surrender

Dashen Bank launches Air Pay for payments to nearby merchants

Ethiopia receives first 12 Su-35 fighter jets from Russia

Abiy arrives in Moscow for third Russia-Africa summit