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A damaged tent shelter surrounded by debris at a camp for displaced people near Hayk, South Wollo

Drone strike hits displacement camp in South Wollo, residents say

Accounts of the dead at the camp near Hayk, home to people displaced from Oromia, ranged from 10 to at least 17.

News Desk·Oct 29

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1hAfricaEthiopian runners among 13,722 entrants for Nigeria's Ikogosi race 1hSocietySurvey finds gaps in dairy farmers' awareness of toxic feed mould 2hBusinessExchange and regulator disagree over shareholder record dates 3hDiasporaSaudi ministry says Ethiopian domestic worker recruitment remains available 4hSocietyStudy points to single animal-to-human infection in Ethiopia's Marburg outbreak

The gate of the Balcha Hospital of the Russian Red Cross on a street in Addis Ababa

Politics·Brief

Ethiopia and Russia sign Balcha hospital and news agency agreements

Archival photograph of armed Oromo Liberation Front fighters in camouflage outdoors

Conflict·Explainer

The OLA and the long war in Oromia

Exterior of a Dashen Bank building in Addis Ababa

Dashen Bank awaits approval for investment banking unit

Tables and traditional woven seating inside a restaurant in Addis Ababa

Israeli businessman found dead in Addis Ababa restaurant

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The War in Ethiopia

The north, Fano in Amhara, the OLA in Oromia, Eritrea, and the search for peace.

Who are Fano? The Amhara insurgency, explained

Fano's transformation from a loose network of Amhara fighters into a sustained insurgency followed the Tigray war and a contentious effort to dismantle regional forces.

Oct 29What the Pretoria agreement settled, and what it left open
Oct 29Eritrea, the border and Ethiopia's push for the sea
Oct 29Ethiopia's media regulator relicenses two Tigray broadcasters under new names

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Politics

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Lana Nusseibeh, seated at a table, speaks during a meeting at the European Commission

PoliticsEthiopia welcomes UAE's Lana Nusseibeh as UN secretary-general candidateOct 29

Jawar Mohammed speaks into a microphone at a public event

PoliticsOnline campaign led by Jawar Mohammed urges military action against EritreaOct 29

Hailemariam calls Ethiopia's sea access aspiration rational, urges negotiation

PoliticsHailemariam calls Ethiopia's sea access aspiration rational, urges negotiationOct 29

The Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, seen across the Moskva river

PoliticsAbiy and Putin discuss nuclear energy, health and trade in MoscowOct 29

Map of Ethiopia with the Oromia region highlighted in red

Opposition parties accuse officials of evading blame for Arsi killingsOct 28

Su-35 fighter aircraft displayed during Ethiopia's October 2026 handover announcement

Russia says two Su-35 jets delivered as Ethiopia announces 12Oct 28

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed shakes hands with President Vladimir Putin in front of a Russia–Africa summit backdrop

Abiy arrives in Moscow for third Russia-Africa summitOct 28

Conflict & Security

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Airport terminal and control tower at Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

ConflictSudan accuses Ethiopia of launching drones from Bahir Dar AirportOct 29

False-colour satellite image of arid north-eastern Kenya, with green highlands along the Ethiopian border at the top

ConflictUp to 50,000 have fled Moyale fighting into Kenya, UN saysOct 28

A tef field with hills behind in Oromia's central highlands

ConflictResidents say at least 50 detained in Shirka after burying attack victimsOct 28

The 23rd Street entrance of the US State Department's Harry S. Truman Building in Washington

Former Ethiopian diplomats urge US to distinguish alliance from separatistsOct 28

Mountains and farmland near Adwa in Tigray at dusk

TPLF command accuses general John Medid of treason after surrenderOct 28

Drone strikes kill seven civilians in northwestern Tigray, residents say

Drone strikes kill seven civilians in northwestern Tigray, residents sayOct 28

Business & Economy

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BusinessHibret Insurance profit rises 14.5% as tax bill more than doublesOct 29

Delegates fill a large wood-panelled plenary hall at the UN Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, facing a raised podium and screen

BusinessAddis Ababa to host Africa forum on refugee economic inclusionOct 29

Officials including Abiy Ahmed and Aliko Dangote review plans at the Gode fertiliser plant project site

BusinessDangote hires Spanish firm to supply hydrogen units for Gode fertiliser plantOct 29

A clear bag of green Yirgacheffe coffee beans from Ethiopia

ODI briefing warns EU forest rules could cost Ethiopia 0.5% of GDPOct 29

The entrance of the International Civil Aviation Organization headquarters in Montreal, with the ICAO emblem on the wall

Ethiopia stands as Africa's sole candidate for ICAO Council seatOct 29

Lawsuit over sectoral associations council election withdrawn

Lawsuit over sectoral associations council election withdrawnOct 28

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

Society

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Teachers sit at desks with small green laptops in a classroom during a training session

SocietyEthiopia launches offline AI teaching assistant in schools pilotOct 27

Assessment finds child malnutrition deepening in Afar, Amhara and Tigray

SocietyAssessment finds child malnutrition deepening in Afar, Amhara and TigrayOct 27

A butcher stands at the counter of a small Addis Ababa shop with carcasses hanging in the lit window

SocietyAddis Ababa meat prices spark consumer boycott of butcher shopsOct 25

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

WFP says it needs $251 million to sustain Ethiopia food aidOct 24

Orthodox Church Holy Synod opens plenary with call for renewed trust

Orthodox Church Holy Synod opens plenary with call for renewed trustOct 23

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

Federal police hand two suspects to Justice Ministry in South Africa smuggling caseOct 23

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Diaspora

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Traffic and shopfronts along a busy street in central Durban, with high-rise buildings behind

Durban court keeps three Ethiopians in custody in protest assault case

The men, charged with attempted murder and public violence over an attack during anti-migrant protests on 8 October, will return to court on 28 October.

Oct 24 · 2 min read

Ethiopian American coalition urges AU to include Amhara in peace process

Diaspora Desk · Oct 22

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

Diaspora Desk · Oct 15

Culture

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The facade of the Ethiopian National Theatre building on a sunny street in Addis Ababa

Culture · BriefEuropean Union Film Festival opens in Addis AbabaOct 25

Close-up of Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama speaking, in front of a blue and pink map backdrop

CultureMahama says Ethiopia is ready to host a successful AFCONOct 24

Ethiopian animation project Sunday Morning wins two Durban FilmMart awards

CultureEthiopian animation project Sunday Morning wins two Durban FilmMart awardsOct 18

Fans fill the far stands of Addis Ababa Stadium behind a row of advertising boards, with high-rise buildings and hills on the skyline

CAF inspectors arrive in Addis Ababa to assess Ethiopia's 2028 AFCON bidOct 15

The carved stone arch of the Addis Ababa University main gate, topped by two lion statues, with a man walking past

194 researchers at Ethiopian institutions make global top 2% list, analysis saysOct 12

Crowds gather around the pool at Fasilides' Bath in Gondar during the Timkat water-blessing ceremony

20 years to say it out loudAug 23

The Region

Horn, Africa & World →

African Union peacekeepers to leave four bases in Somalia's Lower Shabelle

Horn of AfricaAfrican Union peacekeepers to leave four bases in Somalia's Lower ShabelleOct 29

France condemns Sudan drone strikes as UN warns of grid damage

Horn of AfricaFrance condemns Sudan drone strikes as UN warns of grid damageOct 28

Tents and a treatment building at an open-air Ebola treatment unit in Liberia

AfricaEbola outbreak passes 10,000 confirmed cases in CongoOct 28

A market street in Nyala, South Darfur, with the Sudapost post office sign and parked cars

Horn of AfricaSudanese army drone strike kills dozens at Nyala market, MSF saysOct 27

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1Ethiopia and Russia sign Balcha hospital and news agency agreements

2Drone strike hits displacement camp in South Wollo, residents say

3OLA captures federal police personnel and weapons in major Finchaa operation

4Tigray Peace Force says TPLF general John Medid is in army custody

5Shooting eases in Moyale, residents say, as Kenyan officials put arrivals at 35,000

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Lana Nusseibeh, seated at a table, speaks during a meeting at the European Commission

Ethiopia welcomes UAE's Lana Nusseibeh as UN secretary-general candidate

Armed Fano militia fighters stand on a rocky hillside in the Amhara region

Conflict·Explainer

Who are Fano? The Amhara insurgency, explained

Demonstrators in Tigray call for the full implementation of the Pretoria peace agreement in July 2023

Conflict·Explainer

What the Pretoria agreement settled, and what it left open

Eritrea, the border and Ethiopia's push for the sea

Conflict·Analysis

Eritrea, the border and Ethiopia's push for the sea

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Hibret Insurance profit rises 14.5% as tax bill more than doubles

Delegates fill a large wood-panelled plenary hall at the UN Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, facing a raised podium and screen

Addis Ababa to host Africa forum on refugee economic inclusion

Officials including Abiy Ahmed and Aliko Dangote review plans at the Gode fertiliser plant project site

Dangote hires Spanish firm to supply hydrogen units for Gode fertiliser plant

Ethiopia's media regulator relicenses two Tigray broadcasters under new names

Jawar Mohammed speaks into a microphone at a public event

Online campaign led by Jawar Mohammed urges military action against Eritrea

A clear bag of green Yirgacheffe coffee beans from Ethiopia

ODI briefing warns EU forest rules could cost Ethiopia 0.5% of GDP

African Union peacekeepers to leave four bases in Somalia's Lower Shabelle

African Union peacekeepers to leave four bases in Somalia's Lower Shabelle

Hailemariam calls Ethiopia's sea access aspiration rational, urges negotiation

Hailemariam calls Ethiopia's sea access aspiration rational, urges negotiation