Russia, Ethiopia Advance Nuclear Power Talks, Discuss Expanded Flights and Visa Facilitation↗
Addis Abeba -- Russia and Ethiopia are coordinating a draft agreement on a nuclear power plant project while discussing expanded air connections and further visa facilitation for tourists and businesspeople, Russian…
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Addis Abeba -- Drought, rising food prices, shortages of essential medicines and disruptions to health services are compounding humanitarian needs across northern Ethiopia's Afar, Amhara and Tigray regions, with displaced…
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Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Alliance for Survival, or EPFAS, was announced on 20 September 2026. Announced participants included the Oromo Liberation Front-Oromo Liberation Army, known as OLF-OLA, the…
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Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia provided more than 1.08 million business registration and licensing services digitally over a three-month period, according to the Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration.
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Addis Ababa -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening its partnership with Ethiopia, commending the humanitarian efforts of the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS).
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Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church's Holy Synod has confirmed that 60 Orthodox faithful were killed in attacks in two districts of Oromia's Arsi Zone on 20 and 24 October, while more than 20 others…
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Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia has called for stronger regional cooperation and hydro-diplomacy over shared water resources, while Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi warned that Cairo would not accept any fait accompli that…
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Addis Ababa -- The 12th Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa concluded in Bahir Dar with current and former African leaders calling for accelerated regional integration, technological sovereignty and concrete action to address…
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Addis Ababa -- Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF), Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, has reaffirmed Ethiopia's commitment to safeguarding its legitimate interests in the Abay River and the Red Sea.
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The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF), marking 119 years of institutional development, represents a longstanding pillar of Ethiopia's sovereignty, territorial integrity and national security. From defending the country's…
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Addis Ababa -- Honorary members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) have rallied behind Ethiopia's quest for sovereign Red Sea access.
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The 12th Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa has opened in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, bringing together African leaders, policymakers and security experts to discuss the continent's peace and security challenges, economic…
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Addis Abeba -- At least 48 people have been killed and more than 31 others wounded, some severely, in attacks by armed men in Chole and Birbo kebeles of Shirka Woreda, Arsi Zone, in southeastern Oromia, residents who…
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Addis Abeba -- Fighting triggered by a dispute over the display of the Somali regional state flag in border city Moyale, a city administered by both Oromia and Somali regions, has spread across seven districts over the…
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Nairobi -- Ethiopian passport holders can travel to only 17 countries without a visa, according to figures attributed to the 2026 Global Passport Power Index, highlighting barriers facing Ethiopian citizens seeking…
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Public consultations on transitional justice laws should start only after National Dialogue recommendations, gaps and new developments have been considered.
Read at AllAfrica ↗Headline and extract © ISS — reproduced for reference, full article at the publisher. Ethiopia's Abiy Inaugurates Major Megech Irrigation Dam↗
Gondar -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday inaugurated the Megech Irrigation Dam Project in Gondar, a major infrastructure development aimed at expanding agricultural production, improving water supplies and…
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Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has emphasized for stronger domestic institutional and human capacity, improved coordination among government institutions, and the removal of systemic bottlenecks to accelerate Ethiopia's…
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Addis Abeba -- The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has launched an emergency response for families arriving in Moyale, in Kenya's Marsabit County, after fleeing insecurity linked to renewed clashes across the border in…
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct. 22, 2026 (Horndiplomat -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited the Ethiopian Nuclear Energy Commission to review progress in developing the country's nuclear energy programme, highlighting…
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Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia is transforming its agricultural sector to deliver affordable, healthy food, create jobs and protect natural resources, Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI) Director General Mandefro Nigussie…
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Addis Abeba -- What started as a dispute over the raising of a Somali Regional State flag in Moyale town, Borana Zone, Oromia Region, followed by the killing of a 13-year-old girl on October 18, has escalated into…
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Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia could lose up to $453 million in coffee export revenue under the European Union's deforestation regulation, with compliance gaps threatening to exclude smallholder farmers from a market that…
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Addis Abeba -- Drone strikes in Ethiopia's Amhara and Tigray regions killed schoolchildren and other civilians on Tuesday, 20 October, according to eyewitnesses and local residents who spoke to Addis Standard, adding to…
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Nairobi, Kenya -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed paid tribute to Kenya's freedom fighters and national heroes during Mashujaa Day celebrations in Eldoret on Tuesday, highlighting the two countries' shared history of…
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Addis Abeba -- When humanitarian workers travel to the field, they carry more than food, medicine, or information. They carry the hopes of people facing hunger, displacement, illness, and conflict. Yet, the danger…
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Addis Abeba -- Professor Abdullahi Shongolo, a prominent scholar of history and anthropology whose research on Borana Oromo culture, customary law, and history brought international attention to the community's rich…
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Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia's rule of law performance has deteriorated further, with the country ranking 133rd out of 143 countries and jurisdictions in the 2026 World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index, according to the…
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Addis Ababa -- A workshop aimed at strengthening collaboration and improving the effectiveness and sustainability of public-sector auditing across Africa is underway in Addis Ababa.
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Addis Ababa -- The defunct TPLF had been preparing for another round of war, violating the Pretoria Agreement, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed revealed.
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