Ethiopia

January 10, 2025

Africa

South Africa police find 26 naked Ethiopians held by suspected traffickers

Three people arrested after group escapes Johannesburg house by breaking a window and burglar bar

View of Johannesburg. There are about 2.4 million foreign-born people in South Africa out of the 62 million population, according to the 2022 census. Photograph: Ute Grabowsky/Photothek/Getty

September 24, 2024

Africa

Egypt supplies more arms to ‘brotherly’ neighbor

Somalia has won Cairo’s support against Ethiopia, which both accuse of threatening regional security

By Editors Desk

July 27, 2024

Africa

East African nation bans Ethiopian Airlines flights

The Eritrean Civil Aviation Authority has halted all routes of the neighboring country’s flagship carrier

By Editors Desk

FILE PHOTO. Ethiopian Airlines plane © Gerard Bottino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

February 09, 2024

World

New BRICS member hails ‘diplomatic victory’ in Moscow

The first meeting between Ethiopian and Russian representatives in Moscow was welcomed by the African country

By Editors Desk

FILE PHOTO: Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Meles Alem holds a press conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on July 14, 2022. © Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

January 08, 2022

Africa

Ethiopia Releases Opposition Figures as It Seeks End to War

Decision follows U.S. envoy’s meeting with Ethiopia’s prime minister to press for a negotiated end to the conflict

By Editors Desk

Protesters calling for the release of opposition figure Jawar Mohammed and others in the Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. PHOTO: /ASSOCIATED PRESS

November 14, 2020

Africa

Ethiopia Tigray crisis: Conflict worsens as airports attacked

The Ethiopian government says forces in the northern state of Tigray have fired rockets into a neighbouring region.

AFP / The conflict has forced thousands of civilians to cross the border into Sudan

November 06, 2020

Africa

Tigray crisis: Why there are fears of civil war in Ethiopia

The federal government in Ethiopia has vowed to continue a military offensive in the northern Tigray region despite international calls for restraint.

GETTY IMAGES / The election held in Tigray in September in defiance of the federal government heightened tensions

June 24, 2019

Africa

Ethiopia Amhara 'coup ringleader killed'

The suspected ringleader of Saturday's failed coup attempt in Ethiopia's Amhara region has been shot dead, police say.

YOUTUBE/ALEM GENA TUBE / The renegade general was released from prison last year

March 10, 2019

Tech

What we know about the Boeing 737 MAX 8

2nd fatal crash in 5 months involving new Boeing model also flown by Air Canada, WestJet and Sunwing

The Boeing 737 MAX 8 entered commercial use in 2017 and can carry up to 210 passengers. (Boeing)

October 24, 2018

Africa

In Africa, praise for Saudi Arabia reveals diplomatic dance

Across the continent in Mauritania, the Islamic republic has twice issued statements in support of Saudi Arabia since Khashoggi's disappearance, saying: "Mauritania is also confident in Saudi justice." Another foreign ministry statement denounced the "campaign of false allegations.

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018 file photo, Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, center, Jordan's King Abdullah II second left, and Ethiopia's Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen, second right, attend the Future Inves

July 18, 2018

Africa

First direct Ethiopia-Eritrea flight in 20 years takes off

Rapid thaw between Ethiopia and Eritrea sees their capitals re-establish air link after two decades of conflict.

President Isaias, right, recently visited Ethiopia to reopen Eritrea's embassy in Addis Ababa [Tiksa Negeri/Reuters]

January 03, 2018

Africa

Ethiopia to release all political prisoners, says prime minister

Ethiopia's prime minister has announced the release of all political prisoners and the closure of a notorious detention centre which allegedly used torture to extract confessions.

AFP / Hailemariam Desalegn said a new detention centre will comply with international standards

June 13, 2017

Africa

Ethiopia’s Civil Society Getting Squeezed

Two laws in particular, the Charities and Societies Proclamation and the Anti-terrorism Proclamation, both passed in 2009, have given the government wide latitude to imprison opposition members and journalists and shut down groups advocating for human rights, Carnegie found.

FILE - People walk past the Federal High Court building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Nov. 1, 2011. Observers say Ethiopian courts frequently use the country's anti-terrorism laws to restrict activities of government critics.

October 09, 2016

Africa

Ethiopia declares state of emergency as deadly protests continue

Rights groups claim 500 people have died in unrest sparked by development plans in the region around Addis Ababa

Protests in Oromia, Ethiopia have forced the government to declare a state of emergency. Photograph: Tiksa Negeri/Reuters

October 02, 2016

Africa

Oromia: Stampede at Ethiopia protest leaves 52 dead

Fifty-two people were killed and many more injured in Ethiopia's Oromia region during a protest at a religious festival, the government says.

August 08, 2016

Africa

Ethiopia protests: 'Nearly 100 killed' in Oromia and Amhara

Nearly 100 people were killed in the weekend's protests in Ethiopia as demonstrators clashed with security forces in different parts of the country, Amnesty International says.

Oromo protesters took to the streets of the capital, Addis Ababa, on Saturday