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Egypt presses gold-mining campaign as two Egyptians killed in Khartoum · Somaliland welcomes Trump remarks distinguishing it from Somalia · Abiy appoints seven officials to ministries and coordination offices · Banks' dollar bids exceed central bank's $140 million auction offer · Airbus forecasts near sixfold growth in Ethiopia's air passenger traffic by 2045 · Ethiopia limits Dangote refinery IPO to 100 qualified investors · Egypt presses gold-mining campaign as two Egyptians killed in Khartoum · Somaliland welcomes Trump remarks distinguishing it from Somalia · Abiy appoints seven officials to ministries and coordination offices · Banks' dollar bids exceed central bank's $140 million auction offer · Airbus forecasts near sixfold growth in Ethiopia's air passenger traffic by 2045 · Ethiopia limits Dangote refinery IPO to 100 qualified investors

Close-up portrait of Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote

Business

Ethiopia limits Dangote refinery IPO to 100 qualified investors

The Capital Market Authority barred sales to the general public as the Nigerian refinery's $1.6 billion share offer was extended to 27 October.

Business Desk·Oct 13

Conflict

Abiy appoints seven officials to ministries and coordination offices

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

Ethiopia limits Dangote refinery IPO to 100 qualified investors

Tadesse Werede and three officials escape TPLF custody

Police commander dies during operation in South Wollo, officials say

Central bank to offer $140 million in foreign exchange auction

Egypt presses gold-mining campaign as two Egyptians killed in Khartoum

Abiy appoints seven officials to ministries and coordination offices

Federal forces reach Zalambessa on Eritrea border

Banks' dollar bids exceed central bank's $140 million auction offer

Ethiopia and Beginnings Fund launch $90 million maternal health investment

The War in Ethiopia

Federal forces reach Zalambessa on Eritrea border

Politics

Latest

Egypt presses gold-mining campaign as two Egyptians killed in Khartoum

Somaliland welcomes Trump remarks distinguishing it from Somalia

Abiy appoints seven officials to ministries and coordination offices

Somaliland welcomes Trump remarks distinguishing it from Somalia

Abiy appoints seven officials to ministries and coordination offices

Abiy appoints new heads of three federal institutions

Somaliland ready to discuss Ethiopian sea access, foreign minister says

Abiy says he discussed bilateral ties, regional developments with Netanyahu

Getachew Reda says federal command post will run Tigray

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

Obasanjo praises Ethiopia dialogue, but with key actors absent

Journalist Says Egyptian Media Coverage of GERD Contradicts Egypt's Own Scientists

Conflict & Security

Tadesse Werede and three officials escape TPLF custody

Sudanese army says it shot down drone that entered from Ethiopia

Federal forces enter Adwa after TPLF fighters withdraw, residents say

NaMA accuses Tigray Peace Force of violence in Raya, force denies claims

Ethiopia, Eritrea trade accusations of war as UN urges restraint

Guterres voices grave concern over northern Ethiopia fighting

Business & Economy

Banks' dollar bids exceed central bank's $140 million auction offer

Airbus forecasts near sixfold growth in Ethiopia's air passenger traffic by 2045

Ethiopia and Russia discuss deeper agribusiness ties at Addis roundtable

IMF projects Ethiopian growth slowing to 7.8% in 2027

Parliament approves $145.8 million IDA loan for power sector project

Ethiopian Airlines cancels Riyadh flights after airport attack, report says

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

Ethiopia and Beginnings Fund launch $90 million maternal health investment

Ethiopia targets 74.3% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030

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

UNHCR suspends refugee registration in Ethiopia amid funding crisis

Ethiopian rights commission documents killings, detentions and abductions in annual report

Rights groups urge UN Human Rights Council special session on Ethiopia

Diaspora

Shipwreck off Djibouti kills at least 139 migrants, 84 still missing

Amhara group objects to ruling clearing TPS termination for Ethiopians

Saudi Arabia Deported 26,400 Ethiopians in First Quarter of 2026, More Than Double Last Year's Figure, IOM Reports

Culture

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

Teddy Afro Pays 33 Million Birr to Exit Sewasew Deal Days Before Album Release

Simien Mountains Gain Recognition as Premier Highland Trekking Destination

Region

Banks' dollar bids exceed central bank's $140 million auction offer

Airbus forecasts near sixfold growth in Ethiopia's air passenger traffic by 2045

Ethiopia limits Dangote refinery IPO to 100 qualified investors

Ethiopia and Beginnings Fund launch $90 million maternal health investment

Tadesse Werede and three officials escape TPLF custody

Police commander dies during operation in South Wollo, officials say

Federal forces reach Zalambessa on Eritrea border

Tigray militia says Eritrean troops suffer heavy losses

Former Tigray interim head escaped detention, colonel says