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Vendors selling bananas, mangoes and avocados from handcarts on a street lined with shops and apartment blocks in Addis Ababa
Business

Addis Ababa households buy smaller quantities as food prices climb

Shoppers are cutting bread and switching to cheaper alternatives. National food inflation reached 14.8% in September, with meat and cooking oil rising faster.

Business Desk·Nov 8
Boats moored in the old harbour of Antalya below the Kaleici old town, with the sea and coastline beyond
Politics

Ethiopia's foreign minister arrives at COP31 as next climate summit host

Nov 8
Aerial view of a main road with a roundabout running through Nekemte, lined with buildings and trees
Conflict

Oromia official confirms attacks on civilians in three Wollega districts

Nov 8
A large group in business dress posing on a stage in front of a backdrop reading Grand Launch with the Ethiopian Securities Exchange logo
Business

OECD says Ethiopia's stock market remains shallow despite Ethio Telecom listing

Nov 8
Exterior of Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Society

Malawian man held in Addis Ababa over alleged cocaine smuggling to Malaysia

Nov 5
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The War in Ethiopia

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

Nov 7

Tigray caretaker says more than 40,000 fighters ready for DDR training

Brigadier General Gebreegziabher Beyene said a 16-day disarmament drive prepared former combatants for a second round of rehabilitation in Mekelle; about 5,500 are already in training at one centre.

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Politics

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US ambassador Ervin Massinga, left, and Defence Minister Mohammed Idris seated facing each other in a meeting room with Ethiopian flags behind themPoliticsUS ambassador meets Ethiopia's defence minister on peace and Horn securityNov 7
Delegates stand in a line on stage beneath a large screen reading African Political Parties Summit 2026, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaPoliticsAfrican parties adopt Addis Ababa Declaration on economic transformationNov 7Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos meets Chinese special representative on African affairs Liu Xianfa and an aide in Addis Ababa, with Ethiopian and African Union flags behind themPoliticsChinese envoys hold talks with Ethiopia's foreign minister and Eritrea's IsaiasNov 7Cairo skyline along the Nile River, with high-rise buildings beside the waterPoliticsEthiopia links Nile understanding to Egyptian help on Red Sea accessNov 7
A group of donkeys on a path on Mount Entoto above Addis AbabaProsperity Party elected unanimously to lead African Political Parties InitiativeSunset light over the city of Addis AbabaAbiy proposes succession and development pledges at African parties summitThe Quai d'Orsay building along the Seine in ParisEthiopia and France pledge deeper military cooperation at Addis Ababa talks

Conflict & Security

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The Bale Mountains in south-eastern EthiopiaConflictResidents say 38 killed in attack on Endeto in Oromia's Robe woredaNov 7Sunset over Assosa, capital of Benishangul-Gumuz regionConflictPolice say 52 killed in attack in Benishangul-Gumuz's Bilidigilu woredaNov 7A paved road at Moyale on the Ethiopia-Kenya borderConflictKenya orders more police to Moyale as fighting in Ethiopia pushes thousands across borderNov 6
A field of ripening wheat stretches to a line of eucalyptus trees under a cloudy sky at Kulumsa in Arsi, OromiaRights commission confirms 41 killed in Sirka woreda attack in OromiaDry grassland and fields bordered by stone walls stretch towards low hills under a cloudy sky near AksumTPLF claims it killed 500 federal soldiers in fighting near AksumPedestrians cross a wide paved main street lined with low buildings in the town of Hayq, with a wooded hill and a telecommunications mast behindArmy retakes Wuchale after heavy fighting with Fano, residents say

Business & Economy

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The tower of the Hilton Addis Ababa hotel behind palm trees and a garden lawnBusinessFranchise firms at Addis Ababa expo call for clearer legal protectionsNov 8Two men seated at a table signing documents beside TotalEnergies and OLA Energy desk signs, under a screen announcing the sale purchase agreement signature in ParisBusinessOLA Energy's purchase of TotalEnergies Ethiopia reportedly enters COMESA competition reviewNov 8A red-and-white mobile telecommunications mast with antennas and microwave dishes beside an Ethio Telecom building and a roundabout on Selam Street, MekelleBusinessEthio Telecom and ZTE complete pre-commercial AI radio network deploymentNov 7
Exhibition hall interior at the China International Import Expo in ShanghaiEthiopian exporters showcase products at China International Import ExpoHigh-rise buildings in the Addis Ababa skylineEthiopia presses EU to ease trade rules as AU-EU officials meet in Addis AbabaAn Addis Ababa Light Rail vehicleAfDB report finds 9.8% growth but Ethiopian tax take near 7.8% of GDP

Opinion & Analysis

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Ink illustration of a wooden footbridge over a winding blue river, with one plank slipping out of place and leaving a gap in the crossing.
Opinion

What happens when the alliance disagrees?

Fano, the TPLF and the OLA have agreed to fight Abiy Ahmed's government together. The harder question is whether they can accept one another's decisions after he is gone.

Oct 30 · 10 min read

Society

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The Ethiopian Skylight Hotel in Addis Ababa, with its name sign on a lawn in front of the white multi-storey buildingSocietyWHO emergency medical teams meeting opens in Addis Ababa, a first for AfricaNov 3Ethiopian nurses practise rescue breathing on a training mannequin during an emergency medical courseSocietyEthiopia's WHO-classified medical team runs full-scale drill before Addis Ababa meetingNov 2High-rise towers of central Addis Ababa rise above tree-lined low-rise neighbourhoods under an overcast skySocietyEthiopia enters final preparations to host African public health conferenceNov 2
Farmland of red earth and green fields below sandstone hills and a pointed peak in Kola Tembien, central Tigray, under a cloudy skyOrdnance blast kills at least eight, including five children, in Tigray's YechilaWHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in a grey suit and tinted glasses, speaks into reporters' microphones outdoorsWHO chief warns northern Ethiopia's health system is nearing collapseA roundabout in Sekota with low buildings, power lines and people walking under a clear sky, with hills behindDrought has killed about five people in a Wag Hemra district, official says

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Diaspora

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Several Ethiopian Airlines jets parked on a wet apron at Bole International Airport under a cloudy sky

Ethiopia says 1,364 more nationals returned from Saudi Arabia last week

Total under the repatriation operation passes 112,500 since September 2025; the latest group was almost entirely men

Nov 2 · 1 min read

Culture

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Weathered standing stone stelae lean in a grassy field at Tiya, with trees behindCultureEthiopia seeks first UNESCO Global Geopark status for Central Rift ValleyNov 2The facade of the Ethiopian National Theatre building on a sunny street in Addis AbabaCulture · BriefEuropean Union Film Festival opens in Addis AbabaOct 25Close-up of Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama speaking, in front of a blue and pink map backdropCultureMahama says Ethiopia is ready to host a successful AFCONOct 24
Ethiopian animation project Sunday Morning wins two Durban FilmMart awardsEthiopian animation project Sunday Morning wins two Durban FilmMart awardsFans fill the far stands of Addis Ababa Stadium behind a row of advertising boards, with high-rise buildings and hills on the skylineCAF inspectors arrive in Addis Ababa to assess Ethiopia's 2028 AFCON bidThe carved stone arch of the Addis Ababa University main gate, topped by two lion statues, with a man walking past194 researchers at Ethiopian institutions make global top 2% list, analysis says

The Region

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Palm trees on the central reservation of Nile Street in Khartoum, with pedestrians, parked pickups and office buildings under a cloudy skyHorn of AfricaSudan's army detains ICC-wanted former ruling party chief Ahmed HarounNov 8An African Union police officer in a helmet and body armour stands on a Mogadishu street as pedestrians, three-wheel taxis and armoured police vehicles passHorn of AfricaSomalia's chief justice says he no longer feels safe in Mogadishu, blames presidentNov 7People and vehicles on a street in MogadishuHorn of AfricaSomalia reportedly seeks 20,000 foreign troops as Ugandan forces withdrawNov 6Residential streets in the Al Taif area of KhartoumHorn of AfricaAustralia sanctions Sudan's army chief Burhan and RSF leader HemedtiNov 6

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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam reservoir and structure
Politics

Ethiopian minister urges Egypt to back dams, accuses Cairo of gaining from Sudan's war

Nov 5
Women looking at a mobile phone
Horn of Africa

Safaricom half-year profit up 35.9% as Ethiopia revenue jumps 71.6%

Nov 5
Ruined walls of the Mogadishu Cathedral
Horn of Africa

Somali president dismisses chief justice who took up constitution challenge

Nov 4
Palm trees on the central reservation of Nile Street in Khartoum, with pedestrians, parked pickups and office buildings under a cloudy sky
Horn of Africa

Sudan's army detains ICC-wanted former ruling party chief Ahmed Haroun

Nov 8

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The tower of the Hilton Addis Ababa hotel behind palm trees and a garden lawn
Business

Franchise firms at Addis Ababa expo call for clearer legal protections

Nov 8
Two men seated at a table signing documents beside TotalEnergies and OLA Energy desk signs, under a screen announcing the sale purchase agreement signature in Paris
Business

OLA Energy's purchase of TotalEnergies Ethiopia reportedly enters COMESA competition review

Nov 8
US ambassador Ervin Massinga, left, and Defence Minister Mohammed Idris seated facing each other in a meeting room with Ethiopian flags behind them
Politics

US ambassador meets Ethiopia's defence minister on peace and Horn security

Nov 7
Delegates stand in a line on stage beneath a large screen reading African Political Parties Summit 2026, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Politics

African parties adopt Addis Ababa Declaration on economic transformation

Nov 7
An African Union police officer in a helmet and body armour stands on a Mogadishu street as pedestrians, three-wheel taxis and armoured police vehicles pass
Horn of Africa

Somalia's chief justice says he no longer feels safe in Mogadishu, blames president

Nov 7
A red-and-white mobile telecommunications mast with antennas and microwave dishes beside an Ethio Telecom building and a roundabout on Selam Street, Mekelle
Business

Ethio Telecom and ZTE complete pre-commercial AI radio network deployment

Nov 7
Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos meets Chinese special representative on African affairs Liu Xianfa and an aide in Addis Ababa, with Ethiopian and African Union flags behind them
Politics

Chinese envoys hold talks with Ethiopia's foreign minister and Eritrea's Isaias

Nov 7
Castle Square in Mekelle, Tigray, with buildings and open paved space
Politics

Tigray caretaker says more than 40,000 fighters ready for DDR training

Nov 7