The Latest Breaking News from Ethiopia

The war on Tigray wiped out decades of environmental progress: how to start again

The Tigray region, in northern Ethiopia, used to be a model for land restoration in Africa. It won multiple awards and recognition.

The Conversation · Apr 2, 2023

The astonishing life and music of Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, the Ethiopian nun who's died at 99

As the Ethiopian pianist Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou approached the age of 100, fans and music critics from the US to Ethiopia, Israel to Europe have been eagerly rediscovering her work. But the Addis Ababa-born pianist, who has died at the age of 99, has been a source of fascination to…

The Conversation · Mar 29, 2023

Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou: the Ethiopian nun who was one of history’s most distinctive pianists

Emahoy, who has died aged 99, was a classically trained musician and society girl who turned towards faith – and cultivated a style of playing like no other

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2023

Ethiopia says Tigray interim administration set up as part of peace plan

Ethiopia's office of the Prime Minister said on Thursday an interim administration for the Horn of Africa country's northern region of Tigray has been established, a key step in implementation of a peace plan to end war there.

Reuters · Mar 23, 2023

Ethiopia takes Tigray's TPLF party off terrorism list

Ethiopia's parliament on Wednesday removed the Tigray region's main political movement from a list of terrorist organisations, a major step towards establishing an interim local government after a two-year civil war.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2023

Ethiopia votes to remove rebel Tigray party from official terror list

Ethiopia's parliament on Wednesday removed the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front from an official list of terrorist groups, a key step in the peace process following the two-year conflict in the country's north.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 22, 2023

Ethiopian lawmakers remove Tigray group from terror list

Ethiopian lawmakers have removed the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front from the country’s list of designated terror groups more than four months after a peace agreement ended a conflict that killed hundreds of thousands of people

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Egypt Launches Initiative to Ease Debts of Developing Countries

Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait called on Tuesday for easing the debts of developing countries by launching new consultations that “makes the debt crisis part of the solution”. Maait presented the “Sustainable Debt Coalition” to transform the debt burdens of developing countries into sustainable solutions for green recovery. The minister…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 22, 2023

Ethiopia and Eritrea deny US accusations of war crimes

Ethiopia and Eritrea on Tuesday rejected a determination by the U.S. State Department that their armies, along with all sides in the recently concluded conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, had committed war crimes.

Reuters · Mar 21, 2023

US says all sides committed war crimes in Ethiopia conflict

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Ethiopian, Eritrean and Amhara forces committed crimes against humanity.

Al Jazeera · Mar 20, 2023