Ethiopia

  Nine months into a state-of-emergency imposed to quell popular unrest, Ethiopia’s ruling party, the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), has unveiled its first significant political concession. But the furor surrounding the draft bill presented to parliament last week reveals just how deep tensions...

The 29th biannual African Union summit opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe presenting a $1 million donation to the body in a push for self-sufficiency. About 60 percent of the African Union's budget comes from foreign donors, including the European...

Thousands of Ethiopians are still stuck in Saudi Arabia after a 90-day amnesty for undocumented migrants expired on Tuesday without all of them leaving , the Ethiopian government has said. Communications Minister Negeri Lencho told the BBC that the government has asked for the amnesty...

By:Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban  Russia has underlined the importance of Ethiopia as a valued development partner in different kinds of areas, stressing how strong the country’s international profile continues to soar. According to the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, his country valued ‘‘Ethiopia’s responsible and balanced...

The Ethiopian government says it is ready to host the 29th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU). Leaders from across the presidents are expected to fly into the country for the two-day summit as...

The Somali people of Ethiopia's southeast have a name for the drought that has killed livestock, dried up wells and forced hundreds of thousands into camps: sima, which means "equalised". It's an appropriate name, they say, because this drought has left no person untouched, spared...

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient city that existed in the 12th century near Harlaa, Eastern Ethiopia. Among the findings are a Mosque, evidence of Islamic burials and headstones and jewellery from India. The researchers believe the findings could shed light on Islam's origins...

DJIBOUTI, June 15 (Reuters) - Djibouti on Thursday inaugurated a new port that will serve as the main gateway for potash exports from neighouring Ethiopia, the second of four new ports that will boost the tiny Horn of Africa nation's position as a continental...

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has accused the United States of being the architects of the borderline tension between them and neighbouring Ethiopia. In a letter addressed to selected heads of states, Afwerki urged his peers to force the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to address...

Ethiopia has denied suggestions by UN officials that it will run out of emergency food aid for millions of people by the end of this month. The UN's World Food Programme said 7.8 million people affected by drought would be left without food assistance. But Ethiopian...