AfDB Commits $500m to Propel Ethiopia’s $10bn Mega-Airport Project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has pledged a $500 million loan towards Ethiopia’s new $10 billion international airport in Bishoftu, southeast of Addis Ababa. The […]
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Seven Ethiopian Migrants Die at Sea as Eastern Route Claims More Lives
Seven Ethiopian migrants have died from hunger and thirst during a harrowing seven-day journey across the sea from Bossaso, Somalia, to Yemen, the International Organization […]
Dozens dead as migrant boat sinks off Yemen, exposing brutal realities of ‘eastern route’
At least 68 Ethiopian migrants have died and 74 remain missing after an overcrowded boat capsized off Yemen’s southern coast, underscoring the deadly risks along […]
Trafficking crisis deepens across Africa as conflict and displacement fuel exploitation
On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, which is observed globally on 30 July, attention has turned sharply to Africa, where conflict, economic hardship, and […]
US Slashes Visa Terms for Nigeria, Cameroon, and Ethiopia in Major Policy Shift
The United States has announced significant changes to its non-immigrant visa policies for Nigeria, Cameroon, and Ethiopia, drastically reducing the validity and flexibility of visas […]
Ethiopia Completes Grand Nile Dam, Ongoing Tensions with Egypt
Ethiopia has announced on July 3, the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a $4 billion hydropower project on the Blue Nile that […]
Egypt Rejects Ethiopia’s Completion of GERD as Breach of International Law
On Thursday, July 3, 2025, Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources, Hani Sewilam, has firmly rejected Ethiopia’s unilateral completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), […]
Faulty lifelines: study reveals one in six cancer drugs in Africa is defective
A groundbreaking study has revealed that nearly one in six cancer medications available in four sub-Saharan African nations — Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, and Cameroon — […]
DRC Launches Second Phase of Mass Polio Vaccination Campaign Amid Ongoing Virus Transmission
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has embarked on the second phase of a mass polio vaccination drive, aiming to immunise over 10 million children […]
China shifts EV strategy to Africa amid Western tariffs
Facing rising tariffs in the United States and European Union, China is accelerating its pivot to Africa as the next frontier for electric vehicle (EV) […]