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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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Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia's birr has fallen to a record low against the US dollar despite the central bank spending about $2.2 billion this year to support the currency, Bloomberg reported, as rising import costs and strong…
Addis Abeba -- A US federal judge has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump can terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 5,000 Ethiopians, clearing the way for their potential deportation…
Addis Abeba -- The United States is ready to resume mediation between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a senior adviser to US President Donald Trump has said, signalling a renewed…
Addis Abeba -- Jigjiga, the capital of the Somali Regional State, is currently at the centre of a heated dispute between the City Administration and segments of the business community--large traders, wholesalers,…
The Blue Nile water policy maintained by Cairo is a manifestation of an outdated, rigid, and aggressive posture that defies modern standards of international cooperation. While the river has sustained civilizations for millennia…
Forecasts single-digit inflation ambitions out of reach this year
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia deported 26,400 Ethiopians over the first three months of 2026, more than doubling the number recorded during the same period last year as concerns continue to mount over the safety and treatment of…
Addis Ababa -- Ethiopians have demonstrated both the capacity and readiness to construct additional dams on the country's rivers, Director General of the Office of the National Council for the Coordination of Public Participation in…
Addis Ababa -- Sudanese international water expert and former Minister of Water Resources, Prof. Seif al-Din Hamad, said Ethiopia's planned additional cascading dams on the Abay (Blue Nile) River would not pose a threat to downstream…
Foreign Affairs Minister Adonia Ayebare has held talks with Ethiopia's Ambassador to Uganda, Etsegenet Bezabih Yimenu, with both sides agreeing to enhance bilateral cooperation in trade, investment and air connectivity.
Addis Ababa -- Egypt must abandon its long-standing posture of seeking exclusive control over Abay (the Nile) waters and recognize Ethiopia's natural rights as the source of 86 percent of the river's total volume, according to the…
Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia is stepping up efforts to prevent child wasting by strengthening government leadership, increasing investment in nutrition, improving health systems and expanding community engagement, Mebratu Massebo, Chief…
Addis Ababa -- Implementation of the recent proclamation on Foreign Nationals' Ownership Right of Residential House would contribute toward stimulating the development of cities and encouraging real estate development across cities…
Addis Ababa -- The illegal TPLF faction is exposing the youth of Tigray Region to exploitation to advance the destructive agendas of Eritrea's regime, Shaebia and Egypt, Colonel Gebrewahid Hailu, stated.
Addis Ababa -- Founder of the former Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), Aregawi Berhe, said the only option left for the leadership of the illegal TPLF is to surrender to the federal government before it is too late.
Addis Abeba -- A U.S. defense team from Rhode Island has begun providing military training at Ethiopia's Defense Peacekeeping Center, focusing on human rights protection and compliance with international military law…
Addis Abeba -- Nearly six years since the outbreak of the war in Tigray, the federal government's narrative of a "law enforcement operation" has collapsed under the weight of a singular, undeniable reality: the…
Addis Abeba -- A NASA-funded study has found that average black carbon concentrations in Addis Abeba were approximately 4 to 9 times higher than levels recorded in 3 U.S. metropolitan areas monitored by the same mission --…
Addis Abeba -- The Tigray Education Bureau has launched a new general education curriculum framework after 16 years under the previous framework, but officials warned that funding constraints and shortages of textbooks…
Addis Abeba -- Zemene Kassie, chairman of the Amhara Fano National Movement (AFNM), says Fano has established a unified command structure and reached agreements with armed groups representing several Ethiopian communities…
Addis Abeba -- Heavy fighting erupted in central Baidoa on Monday between Somali federal forces and armed groups loyal to former South West State President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen, marking a renewed escalation…
Addis Abeba -- A worsening shortage of rainfall is putting the livelihoods of the Irob community in eastern Tigray at growing risk, with local authorities warning that prolonged dry conditions could lead to livestock…
Addis Abeba -- A nationwide genomic surveillance study has identified widespread antimalarial drug-resistance markers in Ethiopia, including mutations associated with partial artemisinin resistance, raising concerns over…
Addis Abeba -- An estimated 50,600 people left Ethiopia through the Eastern Route during the first quarter of 2026, as migrants increasingly used alternative routes and faced exploitation by smugglers, according to a new…
Geopolitical tensions in the Horn of Africa are driven by a complex combination of water politics, competition for regional influence, access to the Red Sea, military alliances and domestic political conflicts. At the center of these…
Addis Abeba -- On 15 July 2026, Ethiopia's long-awaited National Dialogue Conference officially commenced in Addis Abeba. The Conference has again placed Ethiopia's constitutional future at the centre of public attention.…
Addis Ababa -- Foreign visitors said that the development of new tourism destinations across Ethiopia is enhancing the country's appeal and strengthening its position as a competitive tourism hub in Africa.
Addis Ababa -- Ethiopian Media Authority Director-General Haimanot Zeleke said recent reforms have transformed the media by removing licensing bottlenecks, expanding access and content diversity, coupling greater freedom with…
On July 7, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told Parliament that Ethiopia had earned a record $3.1 billion from coffee exports. Six days later, the National Bank of Ethiopia reported that coffee export volume was down from the…
Addis Abeba -- The Coalition for Ethiopian Unity, a five-party opposition political coalition, has condemned the reported killing of three young men in Abeshige Woreda of Central Ethiopia Regional State, saying the…