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OLA captures federal police personnel and weapons in major Finchaa operation · Orthodox Church Holy Synod opens plenary with call for renewed trust · Federal police hand two suspects to Justice Ministry in South Africa smuggling case · Development Bank of Ethiopia prepares wholesale lending overhaul · Commercial Bank of Ethiopia seeks suppliers for 32 fast chargers · Justice Ministry prosecutes 13 over alleged 1.013-billion-birr ELMIS fraud · OLA captures federal police personnel and weapons in major Finchaa operation · Orthodox Church Holy Synod opens plenary with call for renewed trust · Federal police hand two suspects to Justice Ministry in South Africa smuggling case · Development Bank of Ethiopia prepares wholesale lending overhaul · Commercial Bank of Ethiopia seeks suppliers for 32 fast chargers · Justice Ministry prosecutes 13 over alleged 1.013-billion-birr ELMIS fraud

Armed OLA fighters stand beside seated Federal Police personnel and a large display of captured weapons in Finchaa, western Oromia.

Conflict

OLA captures federal police personnel and weapons in major Finchaa operation

The fighting spread beyond Finchaa Sugar Factory to nearby settlements and reinforcement routes, leaving Federal Police prisoners and captured weapons.

News Desk·Oct 23

Society

Orthodox Church Holy Synod opens plenary with call for renewed trust

Oct 23

Society

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

Oct 23

Business

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The War in Ethiopia

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

Oct 14

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

A resident said the army was about five kilometres south of the border town, while researchers reported federal gains around Axum and towards Sheraro.

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

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OLA captures federal police personnel and weapons in major Finchaa operation

Oct 23

Society

Orthodox Church Holy Synod opens plenary with call for renewed trust

Oct 23

Society

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

Oct 23

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

OLA captures federal police personnel and weapons in major Finchaa operation

Orthodox Church Holy Synod opens plenary with call for renewed trust

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

Development Bank of Ethiopia prepares wholesale lending overhaul

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia seeks suppliers for 32 fast chargers

Addis Ababa splits traffic management among three city bodies

Drone strikes kill schoolchildren in Amhara, civilians in Tigray

Abiy inaugurates Megech irrigation dam near Gondar

The War in Ethiopia

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

Politics

Latest

OLA captures federal police personnel and weapons in major Finchaa operation

Orthodox Church Holy Synod opens plenary with call for renewed trust

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

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

Agricultural institute says Ethiopia is making food system progress

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

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

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

Abiy says Eritrea has lost industrial and urban capacity since secession

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

Conflict & Security

OLA captures federal police personnel and weapons in major Finchaa operation

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

Abiy accuses TPLF of diverting food aid to buy weapons

UN coordinator calls for immediate end to fighting in Tigray

Gunmen kill five at Finchaa sugar factory, residents say

Tadesse Werede says Rama officials helped him escape TPLF detention

Business & Economy

Development Bank of Ethiopia prepares wholesale lending overhaul

Addis Ababa extends tax rules to digital content creators

Dashen Bank and Mastercard launch co-branded ShebaMiles platinum card

Addis Ababa allocates 500 million birr to consumer cooperatives

Ethiopia moves to tighten real estate oversight over laundering risks

Taye says mobile money and banking accounts reach 257 million

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

Orthodox Church Holy Synod opens plenary with call for renewed trust

Ethiopia plans national blood lead survey of 10,500 people

IPCC session in Addis Ababa ends without agreement on report timeline

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

Diaspora

Ethiopian American coalition urges AU to include Amhara in peace process

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

Ethiopian-Canadian Nebiyou Timotewos to receive Ontario youth volunteer medal

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

Development Bank of Ethiopia prepares wholesale lending overhaul

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia seeks suppliers for 32 fast chargers

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

Abiy inaugurates Megech irrigation dam near Gondar

Addis Ababa extends tax rules to digital content creators

Laftagaren ally survives alleged Turkish drone strike in Somalia

Agricultural institute says Ethiopia is making food system progress

Dashen Bank and Mastercard launch co-branded ShebaMiles platinum card

Addis Ababa splits traffic management among three city bodies