Ethiopia Votes in Parliamentary Election as Abiy Ahmed Seeks Another Five-Year Term
Ethiopians headed to the polls on Monday, June 1, 2026, to elect members of the House of Representatives in a vote expected to secure another […]
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Ethiopia’s Foreign Investment Projects Stall as Oversight Lapses Persist: Anti-Corruption Report
A recent report by Ethiopia’s Federal Anti-Corruption Commission reveals that less than 40 per cent of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects registered over the past […]
Malaria Deaths Surge in Ethiopia’s Oromia Region Amid Conflict and Climate Change
Lema Tefera’s voice faltered as he recounted the heart-wrenching loss of four children to malaria within a single month, deaths that could have been prevented […]
Ethiopia: Foreign Minister Taye Atske Selassie elected President
Ethiopia has a new President. On Monday, October 7, Parliament elected Foreign Minister Taye Atske Selassie to succeed Sahle-Work Zewde, Ethiopia’s first female Head of […]
Ethiopia: Orthodox Church accuses Prime Minister of interference
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has accused Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government of interfering in its affairs amid growing tensions with a group of dissident bishops. […]
Ethiopia: An Oromo rebel leader promises a victory “very soon
A leader of the Oromo armed group OLA, which is fighting the Ethiopian government alongside Tigrayan rebels, said his fighters were near the capital and […]
The Oromo Diaspora in Europe protest against the Ethiopian Prime Minister
The Oromo Diaspora had called for a demonstration on Saturday, February 13, in Paris and other cities in Europe, to protest against the Ethiopian Prime […]
Ethiopia: Orormia State in turmoil after Jawar Mohammed announced sick in prison
The Human Rights Commission is “deeply alarmed” by the “excessive use of force” by the authorities in the Oromia region. There have been reports of […]
Attorney General Dismisses Amnesty Report as Fundamentally Flawed
The Federal Attorney General dismissed the Amnesty International report issued in May 2020 under the title “Beyond Law Enforcement: Human Rights Violations by Ethiopian Security […]
Ethiopia: 200 bodies uncovered in mass grave
Police in Ethiopia have discovered a mass grave with 200 bodies near the border between the Somali and Oromia regions, local media reported. The grave […]