Ethiopia has attempted to transition to democracy twice. First in 1991, when a new government overthrew a dictatorial military regime. Second in 2018, when Abiy Ahmed took over as prime minister after ...
At around midday on Tuesday Kebatu was sentenced to 12 months in prison. Here’s what we know so far. Kebatu, who initially claimed to be 38 but who is now thought to be 41, is originally from Ethiopia ...
Nearly 1.2 million children, 46% of Tigray's school-age population, are out of school this academic year, the regional Bureau ...
Human Rights First, a civil organization that advocates for human rights, reported that 12 members of an armed group calling itself "Tigray Peace Army" have been detained for a month without trial, ...
This week Demera Ethiopian restaurant is marking five powerful years of community, compassion, and collective action. It’s annual Evening of Hope is back raising money for medical outreach ...
The Global Society of Tigray Scholars and Professionals (GSTS) has issued a strong appeal to the United Nations, African Union, diplomatic missions, and international human rights organizations, ...
The dam, which has the potential to transform the lives of millions of people in Ethiopia, the Horn of Africa and East Africa ...
Africa’s second-most populous nation – following the inauguration of a $5 billion dam on the Blue Nile River. The launch of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Tuesday came with unrivaled ...
Hundreds were already digging the foundations in tough conditions for what is now Africa's largest hydro-electric dam, straddling the Blue Nile. Moges Yeshiwas was 27 when he arrived in that remote ...
Ethiopia has built a national emergency medical team and hosts Africa’s first World Health Organization (WHO)-certified regional training hub. It offers a robust, African-led model for strengthening ...
In a hospital in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, in mid-May, Tewodros* was at work treating patients when two police officers barged into the emergency room. Earlier that same month, the doctor had ...
An eerily familiar set of headlines is making the rounds in Ethiopia, troubling many in the fragile, northern Tigray region. Successive delegations of civil society and religious leaders have, in ...