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What the rest of the world is publishing about the Horn of Africa — and what the Horn's own newsrooms are publishing about everywhere else.
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A new structural engineering study examining the historical site of Yeha in northern Ethiopia has revealed that the 2,800-year-old Grat Be’al Gibri palace possessed incredible structural strength, capable of supporting a building up to 16…
Ethiopia has been officially selected to host the 2027 Africa Commerce Convergence Summit (ACCS) in Addis Ababa, following a decision announced at the closing of the 2026 summit in Livingstone, Zambia. The announcement was made by David…
Diplomatic relations between Eritrea and Ethiopia have completely broken down after the Eritrean Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the total severance of all bilateral ties. This drastic measure stems from a rapidly escalating…
Ethiopia has announced that a newly established national committee has documented over 22 infrastructure and water projects systematically obstructed or delayed by external pressures. According to the Ministry of Water and Energy, the…
London-based developer iniBuilds has announced that its highly anticipated rendition of Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (HAAB) for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has entered its final development stages. Founded in 2018, the studio…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia announced the formal closure of its embassy in Asmara on October 1,2026, alongside declaring ten Eritrean diplomats persona non grata. The affected individuals have been ordered to depart the…
The Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH) has unveiled a major project designed to elevate the country’s hospitality investment strategy. A new 150-room Hilton Garden Inn hotel and a modern wellness facility will be built within the existing…
Ethiopian Airlines has signed an agreement with Boeing to expand its cargo fleet as the carrier moves to increase freight capacity and implement its long-term Vision 2040 fleet strategy. The agreement, signed at the Skylight Hotel in Addis…
I recently listened to an episode of the International Trade Union Confederations Collective Voices podcast built around a deceptively simple question: If the economy is growing, why are we still broke? It is the kind of question that…
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) is taking decisive steps to safeguard the nation’s rapidly expanding digital financial landscape. Under its newly drafted National Digital Payments Strategy (2026–2030), the central bank has announced…
The humanitarian landscape in northern Ethiopia has suffered a severe setback following the abrupt collapse of the fragile peace agreement established in 2022, international human rights monitors have reported. A renewed wave of…
A coalition of senior Senate Democrats, spearheaded by Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, is formally urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to intervene urgently in Ethiopia. Lawmakers warn that renewed military hostilities in the…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced a substantial new financial commitment toward strategic infrastructure projects in Djibouti, centered on the expansion of the Damerjog jetty and critical national industrial road…
Chinese investment in Ethiopia continues to gain momentum with the official launch of a major aluminum plant, alongside fresh expressions of interest from two technology firms looking to enter the nation’s expanding Information and…
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Representation Office in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, invites qualified and registered Suppliers to participate in the following tenders: SN Tender Subject Closing Date 1…
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Representation Office in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, invites qualified and registered Contractors / Suppliers to participate in the following tender: # Tender Subject…
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Representation Office in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, invites qualified and registered Contractors / Suppliers to participate in the following tender: # Tender Subject…
Hormuud Telecom and GetPhone are expanding their smartphone financing programme through 15 additional branches across Jubaland, Southwest, Hirshabelle and Galmudug, after more than 2,500 smartphones were sold since the programme launched.…
The European Union (EU) has voiced grave concern over the rapidly deteriorating security climate in Northern Ethiopia, issuing an urgent call for immediate de-escalation and a return to political dialogue. The appeal follows alarming…
The Republic of Djibouti has officially broken ground on a strategic, $160 million petroleum product storage terminal at the Damerjog Industrial Park (DDIP). This high-profile ceremony brought together key regional leaders, including…
The United States has issued a stern warning regarding potential additional sanctions following a large-scale military offensive launched by the leadership of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in northern Ethiopia. In an official…
Djiboutian President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed are set to jointly lay the foundation stone today for a strategic petroleum product storage terminal at the Damerjog Industrial Park (DDIP). Spearheaded…
The Ethiopian Capital Market Authority (ECMA) has announced that the Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) Directive has been officially registered and approved by the Ministry of Justice. Regulatory authorities describe this milestone as a…
Steel tanks are rising at Djibouti’s Doraleh Multipurpose Port. If ATLS’s plan succeeds, the terminal will do more than store fuel: it will load it directly onto trains bound for Ethiopia. That would mark a first for fuel imports into…
Gadaa Bank S.C., one of the youngest financial institutions, has announced that its total deposit portfolio grew by 68% compared to the previous year, reaching Birr 11.89 billion for the 2025/26 fiscal year. Alongside this surging deposit…
Ethiopia, alongside Norway and the United Kingdom, has committed US$240 million to support the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations’ (CEPI) ambitious five-year plan. Announced during a high-profile side event at the 81st session…
Ethiopia, alongside Cambodia, Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda, has officially joined an international coalition backing the global “Blend Better Cement” campaign. The announcement coincides with Climate Week NYC, bringing the total number of…
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today convened the inaugural meeting of the High-Level Advisory Group (HLAG) on health financing, meeting at ECA headquarters in Addis Ababa in a closed, hybrid session that opened…
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Monday joined Djibouti Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, the World Bank Group and development partners to launch the Djibouti AgriConnect Compact, an ambitious…
የኢትዮጵያ ሠራተኛ ማህበራት ኮንፌዴሬሽን (ኢሰማኮ) በአዳማ ኢንዱስትሪ ፓርክ ከሚገኘው አንቴክስ ቴክስታይል ድርጅት ጋር በተያያዘ መግለጫ አዉጥቷል። ኮንፌዴሬሽኑ ለካፒታል በላከዉ ማስተባበያ፣ ድርጅቱ በውስጡ በሠራተኞች ላይ የተፈጸመውን ሕገ-ወጥ ድርጊት ከአስተዳደራዊ ኃላፊነት ለመሸሽና ድርጊት ፈጻሚውን ለመደገፍ ሆን ተብሎ የተዘጋጀ መግለጫ አሰራጭቷል ሲል ከሷል። ጳጉሜ 3 ቀን…