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Ethiopia's Education Ministry says around 20,000 university students in Tigray will be temporarily relocated to other public campuses after accusing the TPLF of using universities as military bases. The move comes as fighting and drone…
SUPPORT ETHIOPIA INSIGHT Why Ethiopia’s emerging anti-Abiy alignment cannot defer what comes next There is an emerging logic behind the unusual constellation of forces now associated with the name Tsmido. Political and armed movements that…
After losing much of its forests in recent decades, the country’s people have led the way in planting saplings across the country as part of the government’s Green Legacy Initiative When Halima Kedir first began planting trees, she was met…
Addis Abeba -- Sudan does not want to go to war with Ethiopia despite what it describes as an increasingly "hostile position from Addis Abeba", Gen. Malik Agar, deputy head of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, said on Wednesday.
Addis Abeba -- The Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, Bab el-Mandeb, Red Sea, and Eastern Mediterranean are no longer separate theatres. They have fused into one geopolitical system in which a single vulnerable node…
CIVICUS discusses renewed conflict and a growing crackdown on independent media in Ethiopia with Yonas Kedir, Editor-in-Chief of the independent news outlet Addis Standard, who was recently abducted and detained by government forces.
Addis Abeba -- The al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Shabab has regained significant territory in Somalia despite two decades of African Union-led military interventions and billions of dollars in international support, Foreign…
Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia has become the first civilian Emergency Medical Team (EMT) in the WHO African Region to achieve international classification, marking a major milestone in the country's emergency preparedness and response…
Sudan’s Comprehensive Peace Agreement, signed in 2005, seemed to vindicate a model for how wars might end in the Horn of Africa. Under the auspices of the African Union, led by hegemonic Ethiopia and backed by the United States, it…
Addis Ababa -- The 70th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), bringing together representatives of 181 member states, including Ethiopia, is underway in Vienna, with member states discussing nuclear…
Addis Abeba -- At least 16 civilians were killed and more than 16 women and children were abducted during an armed attack in Abeshige District of the Gurage Zone in Central Ethiopia Regional State on Monday night,…
Addis Ababa -- The Ethio-Israel cooperation across agriculture, health, technology, water, energy, investment and other sectors reflects the broadening of the bilateral relationship between the two countries, according to Ambassador…
Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia's economy, driven by the expansion of agriculture and manufacturing, development of natural resources as well as tourism and its large youthful population, can sustain the annual economic growth of between 9…
SUPPORT ETHIOPIA INSIGHT Part I — Liberation secured survival while leaving Tigray’s political order unfinished. For many centuries, Tigray has answered every threat to its existence and none of the questions about what that existence is…
Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia's National Emergency Medical Team (EMT) has received international classification from the World Health Organization (WHO), making it the first civilian EMT in the WHO African Region to attain the…
Addis Abeba -- On 6 August 2026, the Ethiopian government announced firm measures against corruption, illicit activities, and organised economic crimes that are reportedly undermining the country's ongoing macroeconomic…
Addis Ababa -- Egypt must align its Nile strategy with the realities of the 21st century, former Ethiopia's House of People's Representatives Speaker Teshome Toga said, stressing that outdated colonial-era notions can no longer guide…
Addis Ababa -- IGAD Executive Secretary, Workneh Gebeyehu, has urged member states to step up and strengthen ownership of the regional bloc, emphasizing that the organization's future depends on sustained political and financial…
#EBR_News Sep 16, 2026 Ethiopia has achieved WHO verification of its National Emergency Medical Team, positioning the country as the first civilian Emergency Medical Team in the WHO African Region to attain international WHO…
The Red Sea, a narrow waterway connecting the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean, has in recent years come under heavy insecurity. The prevalence of armed groups around the waterway, compounded by threats such as…
Addis Ababa -- The 74th Extraordinary Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers held in Djibouti today has reviewed key regional developments and challenges affecting the region.
Addis Abeba -- Historically poor rainfall linked to El Niño is threatening Ethiopia's main harvest season (Meher), with below-average crop production expected after rainfall deficits exceeded 50% of average across much of…
Addis Abeba -- Mekelle University has asked Ethiopia's Ministry of Education to assign students to the university, saying six of its seven campuses remain operational and capable of providing safe and effective education.