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United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J.

The US Embassy in Addis Ababa issued a security alert warning of potential long-range attacks in Ethiopia, citing reports of recent strikes against military installations as conflict intensifies across the country’s northern regions.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has announced four key government appointments, following several cabinet reshuffles made earlier today.

women represent 41 percent Ethiopia’s House of Peoples’ Representatives on Thursday unanimously approved 22 ministerial nominees presented by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, formally establishing the Cabinet of the new Government.

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The United Nations announced that a UN agency warehouse and several facilities operated by local and international humanitarian organizations have been looted in Tigray, as renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia severely disrupts aid operations and raises…

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has unveiled a major institutional overhaul of Ethiopia’s federal bureaucracy as he begins his new five-year term, proposing a significant realignment of executive mandates without expanding the overall number of cabinet se…

Africa’s economic growth is expected to accelerate to 4.3% in 2026 as stronger performances across the region boost the outlook, the World Bank said, while urging governments to harness artificial intelligence to increase productivity and create jobs.

The African Union will launch Africa’s first continental credit rating agency, seeking to offer an alternative to the three major global ratings agencies as mounting debt burdens weigh on economies across the continent.

Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case on Tuesday after a Kenyan citizen who had traveled from the Democratic Republic of Congo died in Nairobi, raising concerns about the spread of the virus across borders in East Africa.

Ethiopia’s newly sworn-in government plans to raise the country’s tax-to-GDP ratio to 9.62 percent in the 2026/27 fiscal year, placing domestic revenue mobilization at the center of its economic agenda as PM Abiy Ahmed (PhD) begins a new term.

Ethiopia has reaffirmed its stance on the Abay River and its strategic interests in the Red Sea as diplomatic tensions with neighboring states escalate alongside renewed fighting between federal forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in no…

The House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR) convened this afternoon for its inaugural session following the national elections.

As Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party prepares to establish its second-term executive administration, significant leadership reshuffles have taken place within the national legislative bodies following the reopening of Parliament today.

The UN Security Council is set to convene closed consultations on the deteriorating situation in northern Ethiopia, as renewed tensions threaten to unravel the fragile calm established by the 2022 Pretoria Agreement and raise the prospect of a wider regio…

A sweeping expert elicitation survey conducted by the Ethiopian Economics Association (EEA) reveals deep-seated skepticism among economic scholars regarding the credibility of Ethiopia’s macroeconomic policy framework, official inflation data, and the ope…

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) is reviewing applications from two foreign banks seeking to establish fully owned subsidiaries in the country, while several other international lenders conduct due diligence on potential equity investments in existing…

Addis Ababa University (AAU) is holding ETB 537.45 million in unsettled advances and receivables, including more than ETB 145.25 million that has remained outstanding for five to ten years, according to a report by the Office of the Federal Auditor General

Ethiopia’s incoming federal government is set to begin its five-year administrative term on Monday, inheriting a proposed structural framework for federal executive institutions alongside national dialogue recommendations to be presented to parliament ahe…

The abrupt severing of diplomatic ties between Ethiopia and Eritrea this week is more than a rupture in bilateral relations; it constitutes a profound destabilization of the Horn of Africa.

Goh Betoch Bank, Ethiopia’s sole specialized mortgage lender, is forced to pull the brake on long-term mortgage lending after its loan-to-deposit ratio soared to an unsustainable level.

The Amhara regional government is finalizing a directive to establish a dedicated regional education fund and foundation aimed at upgrading school standards, enhancing educational quality, and expanding access across the region.

Ethiopia has updated its national building codes to enforce stricter seismic safety requirements, establish protocols for evaluating older structures, and account for regional wind variations and advanced construction materials, experts disclosed at an en…

High digital transaction fees, undisclosed user charges, and unmitigated digital fraud risks threaten to derail Ethiopia’s push toward universal financial inclusion, according to an assessment of the National Financial Inclusion Strategy II (NFIS II).

Ethiopia has ordered the closure of its embassy in Asmara and declared 10 Eritrean diplomats in Addis Ababa persona non grata, giving them 48 hours to leave the country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

The Ethiopian Dialogue Commission will submit its consolidated agenda recommendations from the national dialogue conference to the House of Peoples’ Representatives on Saturday, according to the Commission’s chief commissioner.

Renewed fighting across northern Ethiopia has driven hundreds of war-wounded patients into hospitals across the Tigray and Amhara regions, straining medical facilities and forcing Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to suspend some operations and redirect staf…

Shimelis Abdisa has been re-elected as President of the Oromia Regional State, securing another term with the backing of 509 members of the regional council, the Caffee Oromia.

The Council of Ministers has approved a package of legal and economic measures covering the organization of federal executive bodies, external financing for an energy-sector project and amendments to value-added tax regulations.

As the yellow “Adey Abeba” flowers emerge across Ethiopia’s highlands, the country enters a season associated with renewal, reunion and celebration.

Making Meaning From What Remains At Ethiopost headquarters on Churchill Avenue, six artists use painting, printmaking, installation and mixed media to examine memory, attachment, uncertainty and the creative process as The Space Ethiopia seeks to connect…

UN Chief Urges Immediate De-escalation in Northern Ethiopia Against the backdrop of one of the most fractured and contentious United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) sessions in recent memory, President Taye Atske-Selassie delivered a decisive address for…

Rights Body Urges International Community to Pressure Warring Parties to Negotiation Table The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) warned that flared armed fighting across northern Ethiopia poses severe and compounding risks to human rights.

Ethiopia listed among 25 high-vulnerability nations hit by Middle East trade shocks In response to growing threats to regional food security driven by supply chain disruptions from Middle East conflicts, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has appro…

Ethiopia’s Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank (YEIB)- a new bank under formation- is expected to begin operations this year, targeting more than 100 innovative startups and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), according to the Ministry of Lab…

Northern Ethiopia stands once again on the precipice of a devastating, wide-scale catastrophe.