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Central bank to offer $140 million in foreign exchange auction

Birr Metrics reported the sale on 13 October opens an expanded programme supplying up to $840 million to banks during the second quarter.

Business Desk·Oct 12

Politics

Somaliland ready to discuss Ethiopian sea access, foreign minister says

Oct 12

Conflict

Ethiopia, Eritrea trade accusations of war as UN urges restraint

Oct 10

Culture

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

Oct 12

Business

Politics

Abiy appoints new heads of three federal institutions

Oct 12

Conflict

Federal forces enter Adwa after TPLF fighters withdraw, residents say

Oct 12

Business

Bank of Abyssinia's non-performing loans triple to 15.64 billion birr

Oct 12

Society

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The War in Ethiopia

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

Oct 7

Guterres voices grave concern over northern Ethiopia fighting

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an immediate end to renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia, warning of a wider Horn of Africa crisis.

• Aug 16Eritrean opposition figure says Tsimdo is united mainly against Addis Ababa
• Aug 12Drone Strike Hits Tigray School, Casualty Accounts Diverge
• Apr 18TPLF Central Committee Convenes in Axum as Rift Over Interim Administration Deepens

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Kefi resumes phased development at Tulu Kapi gold project

Oct 12

Horn of Africa

Somaliland president calls Washington talks productive, urges US recognition

Oct 12

Business

Ethiopia and World Bank outline priorities at Bangkok annual meetings

Ethiopian Airlines cancels Riyadh flights after airport attack, report says

Addis Ababa reports progress on housing and transport under 90-day plan

Ethiopia's parliament approves Abiy's new cabinet, with Fitsum Assefa as finance minister

Women hold nine of the 22 ministries, and a minister from Harari Region joins the federal cabinet for the first time, Fana and The Reporter said.