Abiy Ahmed
Ethiopian PM begins 2nd term saying war exacts 'heavy price'
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was sworn in Monday for a second five-year term running a country in the grip of a nearly year-long war against Tigray forces he described as "hateful" toward the nation.
'Eritrean forces have to get out of Ethiopia,' analyst says
Tokyo Olympics to allow spectators amid ongoing coronavirus crisis
China announces ban on British politicians, organizations
From Sudan, Ethiopian refugees tell their stories
Tensions mount at Sudan-Ethiopia border as refugees flee Tigray conflict
More than 50,000 Ethiopian refugees have fled the conflict in Tigray. With heightened insecurity at the Sudan-Ethiopia border, many refugees are reluctant to return home, despite the reassurance of a return to normal.
UN: Ethiopia's conflict has 'appalling impact on civilians'
Ethiopia's situation is "spiraling out of control with appalling impact on civilians" and urgently needs outside monitoring, the United Nations human rights chief warned Wednesday.
Ethiopians from conflict-torn Tigray region say they face ethnic profiling
Hundreds of arrest warrants have been issued against military personnel and civilians suspected of being involved with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, but ordinary Tigrayans have claimed they too are being targeted.
As Ethiopia’s civil conflict intensifies, the future for Chinese investment is uncertain
China’s investments helped Ethiopia become one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Now, the country is embroiled in a conflict that has displaced tens of thousands — and threatens to destabilize a region in which China is heavily invested.
Ethiopia's Tigray leader confirms firing missiles at Eritrea
The leader of Ethiopia's rebellious Tigray region has confirmed firing missiles at neighboring Eritrea's capital and is threatening more, marking a huge escalation as the deadly fighting in northern Ethiopia between Tigray forces and the federal government spills across an international border.
As Ethiopia's conflict rages, ethnic targeting turns deadly
An Amnesty International report suggests that scores, perhaps hundreds, of civilians in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, were "hacked to death" in the streets of a single town has sent already dangerous tensions soaring.
Ethiopia's conflict spills over border as thousands flee
Ethiopia's deadly conflict with its northern Tigray region spilled over borders Tuesday as several thousand people fled into Sudan, while the Tigray regional leader accused Eritrea of attacking at the request of Ethiopia's federal government.
Why Ethiopia erupted over a musician's killing
Haacaaluu Hundeessaa was a powerful political voice for the Oromo ethnic group. His death is just the latest in nearly a year of troubling developments in Ethiopia, and has become a rallying cry for the opposition to speak out against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
Ethiopia's peacemaking prime minister emerges as a Nobel favorite
The deal with Eritrea won Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed international plaudits. He is the bookmakers' second favorite to win a Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, after climate activist Greta Thunberg.
Ethiopia's parliament approves Sahle-Work Zewde as the first female president
Last week, the Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed reshuffled his cabinet and appointed 10 female ministers, making Ethiopia the third country in Africa, after Rwanda and Seychelles, to achieve gender balance in parliament.