ICRC and ERCS distribute seeds and tools to 42,000 returnees in west Ethiopia
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) partner to help returnees improve their food security YASO DISTRICT, […]
Politics
Rules of origin key to success of African Continental Free Trade Area
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is expected to boost intra-African trade by 33% once full tariff liberalization is implemented, the new UNCTAD report […]
EU to provide 40 billion euros in grants to help create jobs in Africa
Africa gets a massive support of 40 billion Euros of grants from EU under the new Africa-European Alliance for Jobs and Growth is proposed as […]
Attempted coup won’t derail reforms: Ethiopian government
The latest violence is being interpreted as a backlash to the Prime Minister’s efforts to lead democratic reforms in the country, scheduled to hold elections […]
Coup bid in Ethiopia prompts mass arrests in Addis Ababa and Amhara Region
The campaign of arrests against the National Movement of Amhara members and sympathizers isn’t just directed against a party, but is also an identity-based attack, […]
British Embassy statement on the killings of Ambachew Mekonnen and Seare Mekonnen
The British Embassy in Addis Ababa has given a statement on the killings of Regional State President Ambachew Mekonnen and CDS Seare. British Embassy in […]
Plotter of failed Ethiopia coup killed, 182 others arrested ― The Associated Press
Brigadier General Asamnew Tsige, the army general accused of leading a failed coup in a restive northern region of Ethiopia, was killed in a firefight […]
Ambachew Mekonnen, PhD, President of Amhara Regional State, killed amid coup attempt
ADDIS ABABA (Semonegna) – Ambachew Mekonnen, PHD, the President of Amhara Regional State, and his adviser Ezez Wasie were killed during a coup attempt in […]
Ethiopia: Military chief shot amid unrest during coup attempt in Amhara Regional State
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said General Seare Mekonnen was one of several casualties in the attack amid the coup attempt in Amhara Region. ADDIS ABABA […]
Over 2,100 Ethiopian migrants return home from Yemen with IOM support
While IOM has supported over 2,000 people to return home so far, an additional 2,000 migrants are still in the stadium, many of whom are children. […]