The Latest Breaking News from Ethiopia

Meta faces £1.8bn lawsuit over claims it inflamed violence in Ethiopia

Son of murdered academic calls on Facebook owner to ‘radically change how it moderates dangerous content’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2025

Ethiopia’s civil war: what’s behind the Amhara rebellion?

Ethiopia is in the grip of a civil war between federal government forces and the Fano, a loose alliance of ethnic-based militia in the Amhara region.

The Conversation · Apr 2, 2025

Beachcomber In France Hunts Fragments Of Migrant Lives

The sand-covered notes outlining a migrant's travel plan to a better life read like an itinerary of hope: from Ethiopia to Sudan, Libya, Italy, on to France and finally, England.

International Business Times · Mar 30, 2025

Ethiopia's army says it killed more than 300 Fano militiamen in two days of fighting

Ethiopia's army said on Friday its troops had killed more than 300 fighters from the Fano armed group in two days of clashes in the northern Amhara region, as fears have emerged of a wider regional war.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 22, 2025

Power struggle leads to coup in Tigray as war looms between Ethiopia and Eritrea

Tigray’s interim leader flees as rival faction seizes control, while Ethiopian tanks and troops move to border of Eritrea

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025

Ethiopia introduces new tax to fill gap after USAID funding pause

Ethiopia’s parliament is introducing a new tax for all workers as part of measures to fill the financial gap left by the USAID funding pause

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025

Coffee rituals and sacred sites: How to spend 72 hours in Ethiopia

The East African nation offers both city adventures and ancient wonders

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025

In South Africa, Russia’s ‘anti-colonial’ narrative sways public opinion

Sympathy towards wartime Russia has deep historical roots, back to the Cold War era and earlier.

Al Jazeera · Mar 19, 2025

Ethiopia’s war may have ended, but the Tigray crisis hasn’t

For over 20 years, Ethiopia was led by the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front, a coalition of four ethnic-based political parties representing Tigray, Amhara, Oromo, and Southern nations, nationalities and peoples. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front was the most influential party within the coalition. However, in 2018, when the Prosperity…

The Conversation · Mar 18, 2025

MSF warns of ‘rapidly spreading’ outbreak as cholera kills 31 in Ethiopia

The charity says the situation has worsened with the arrival of refugees from South Sudan, where thousands are infected.

Al Jazeera · Mar 14, 2025