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Egypt's parliament authorises Sisi to send military support to Saudi Arabia · Three killed in clash on Afar–Amhara regional border, residents say · Shooting eases in Moyale, residents say, as Kenyan officials put arrivals at 35,000 · Residents say 48 killed in weekend attacks in Arsi zone · Freedom House again rates Ethiopia 'Not Free' on internet freedom · Fighting between army and Fano spreads to South Gondar, residents say · Egypt's parliament authorises Sisi to send military support to Saudi Arabia · Three killed in clash on Afar–Amhara regional border, residents say · Shooting eases in Moyale, residents say, as Kenyan officials put arrivals at 35,000 · Residents say 48 killed in weekend attacks in Arsi zone · Freedom House again rates Ethiopia 'Not Free' on internet freedom · Fighting between army and Fano spreads to South Gondar, residents say

A road bridge over a wide, mostly dry riverbed of stones and red earth at Abiy Addi in Tigray

Conflict

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

The government-allied group said Maj Gen Yohannes Woldegiorgis was taken in Tigray's Central Zone on Monday but gave no public account of how; neither the army nor the TPLF has commented.

News Desk·Oct 26

Horn of Africa

Egypt's parliament authorises Sisi to send military support to Saudi Arabia

Oct 26

ConflictBrief

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

Oct 26

Conflict

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

Oct 26

Conflict

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

Oct 26

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

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

Egypt's parliament authorises Sisi to send military support to Saudi Arabia

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

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

Residents say 48 killed in weekend attacks in Arsi zone

Ethiopia urges hydro-diplomacy a day after Sisi rejects any Nile ‘fait accompli’

Fighting between army and Fano spreads to South Gondar, residents say

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

Orthodox Holy Synod says 60 faithful killed in two Arsi attacks

The War in Ethiopia

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

Politics

Latest

Egypt's parliament authorises Sisi to send military support to Saudi Arabia

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

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

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

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

Investigation names Russian intelligence officer in intrusion at AU chief's residence

Mohammed Idris praises ENDF resilience at 119th Defence Forces Day

Abiy calls sea access an existential issue for Ethiopia at Tana Forum

National Dialogue Commission closes without implementation timetable

Tana Forum opens in Bahir Dar with focus on Red Sea security

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

Addis Ababa splits traffic management among three city bodies

Conflict & Security

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

Berhanu Jula says Ethiopia has no alternative on Abay and Red Sea

Army chief says weapons shipped to TPLF through Massawa were seized

Getachew Reda sets three conditions for talks with Eritrea

Tigray rebel leaders vow to fight on as caretaker urges disarmament

Fighting in Moyale kills at least nine as thousands flee to Kenya

Business & Economy

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

Addis Ababa opens 1.42-kilometre road link to Churchill Avenue

Ethiopia's two-month export earnings reach $2.3 billion on gold and coffee

Draft chamber of commerce proclamation reaches Prime Minister's Office

Ethiopian coffee authority says over 99% of farms are deforestation-free

Addis Ababa says riverside project created more than 56,000 jobs

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 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

Rights council says civilians killed and abducted in four Ethiopian regions

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

Orthodox Church Holy Synod opens plenary with call for renewed trust

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

Residents say 48 killed in weekend attacks in Arsi zone

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

Fighting between army and Fano spreads to South Gondar, residents say

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

Orthodox Holy Synod says 60 faithful killed in two Arsi attacks

Ethiopia urges hydro-diplomacy a day after Sisi rejects any Nile ‘fait accompli’

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

Egypt plans bilateral troop deployment in Somalia before joining AU mission

Addis Ababa opens 1.42-kilometre road link to Churchill Avenue