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Study warns EU deforestation rules could exclude 60% of coffee smallholders · Ethiopia declines Somali request to join South West State fighting · US ambassador says conflict should never be the first option · Getachew Reda says some TPLF leaders fled into Eritrea and Sudan · Abiy says TPLF broke Pretoria deal and warns Eritrea of grave consequences · More than 72,000 in drought-hit Abergele need food aid, officials say · Study warns EU deforestation rules could exclude 60% of coffee smallholders · Ethiopia declines Somali request to join South West State fighting · US ambassador says conflict should never be the first option · Getachew Reda says some TPLF leaders fled into Eritrea and Sudan · Abiy says TPLF broke Pretoria deal and warns Eritrea of grave consequences · More than 72,000 in drought-hit Abergele need food aid, officials say

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in a dark suit and tie, photographed in front of the Ethiopian flag

Conflict

Abiy says TPLF broke Pretoria deal and warns Eritrea of grave consequences

In a Tigrinya-language interview, the prime minister urged armed young people in Tigray to disarm and said Eritrea's rulers had become a tool of Ethiopia's enemies.

News Desk·Oct 19

Business

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

Abiy says TPLF broke Pretoria deal and warns Eritrea of grave consequences

Study warns EU deforestation rules could exclude 60% of coffee smallholders

Ethiopia declines Somali request to join South West State fighting

US ambassador says conflict should never be the first option

Getachew Reda says some TPLF leaders fled into Eritrea and Sudan

Ethiopian envoy links Somaliland recognition to Al-Shabaab risk

US ambassador warns armed alliance over threats to civilian airports

United Capital Ethiopia to lead local distribution of Dangote refinery shares

The War in Ethiopia

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

Politics

Latest

Study warns EU deforestation rules could exclude 60% of coffee smallholders

Ethiopia declines Somali request to join South West State fighting

US ambassador says conflict should never be the first option

More than 72,000 in drought-hit Abergele need food aid, officials say

Education adviser assesses whether Tigray's universities can resume teaching

US ambassador says conflict should never be the first option

Mekelle mayor says Tigray elections can be held within six months

Ethiopia secures World Bank deputy executive director post for African group

Ethiopia rejects Sudan's accusations at UN Security Council

Court orders four detainees who refused pardon to defend terrorism charges

The week in Ethiopia: Eritrea accusations at the UN

Tsadkan-led Tigray council to end current structure after caretaker government set up

Russia offers to host Ethiopia–Eritrea contacts at Moscow summit

Conflict & Security

Getachew Reda says some TPLF leaders fled into Eritrea and Sudan

Armed alliance rejects Rubio's 'separatist' label and urges balanced US stance

Ethiopian Navy expands training and combat units, commander says

Eritrea asks AU to restore its representation after Ethiopian expulsions

Tigray Peace Force says core TPLF members have crossed into Eritrea

Adigrat residents welcome Eritrean pull-back as one warns security has collapsed

Business & Economy

Study warns EU deforestation rules could exclude 60% of coffee smallholders

Ethiopia and US Treasury discuss expanded support for economic reforms

Experts warn Ethiopia's reforms risk failure without better implementation

Ethio Telecom names Tariku Demissie acting chief executive

Fitch affirms Ethiopia's restricted default, says bond swap could settle by year-end

Eyob says Ethiopia committed to turning development financing into 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

More than 72,000 in drought-hit Abergele need food aid, officials say

Federal Police arrest 37 suspects over 200 million birr mobile-banking fraud

Private colleges say licensing directive threatens their financial viability

Ethiopian Red Cross ambulance driver shot dead in Benishangul-Gumuz attack

Gambella police impose night curfew after deadly attack and unrest

Senait Gezahegn recognised among FAO's '100 Women Heroes'

Diaspora

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

Ethiopian-Canadian Nebiyou Timotewos to receive Ontario youth volunteer medal

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

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

Getachew Reda says some TPLF leaders fled into Eritrea and Sudan

Abiy says TPLF broke Pretoria deal and warns Eritrea of grave consequences

More than 72,000 in drought-hit Abergele need food aid, officials say

Ethiopian envoy links Somaliland recognition to Al-Shabaab risk

US ambassador warns armed alliance over threats to civilian airports

Mekelle mayor says Tigray elections can be held within six months

Armed alliance rejects Rubio's 'separatist' label and urges balanced US stance

United Capital Ethiopia to lead local distribution of Dangote refinery shares

Ethiopia and US Treasury discuss expanded support for economic reforms