The Latest Breaking News from Ethiopia

Somalia is on the brink of catastrophe. A recent assessment suggests that 7.7 million Somalis need emergency aid right now, a similar number to those affected by the Ethiopian famine in 1984, one of the worst humanitarian disasters in history. About one million people died then.

China’s first special envoy to the Horn of Africa has offered to mediate in disputes in the region as Beijing seeks to strengthen its influence and protect its investments from conflict and other troubles

Witnesses blamed a rebel group for the attack on ethnic Amhara people. The rebel group blamed the military and a local militia.

Ethiopia's state-appointed human rights commission said in a statement late on Saturday that a video circulating on social media showed government security forces carrying out at least 30 extrajudicial killings in December 2021.

Tens of thousands of children in Ethiopia are suffering from the "most deadly" form of malnutrition as prolonged drought ravages the east and south of the country, British charity Save the Children said Thursday. Four consecutive rainy seasons have failed in the Horn of Africa, with a fifth also expected…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has preempted Ethiopia’s third filling of the Renaissance Dam’s reservoir and warned against “undermining” Egypt’s water share. He affirmed that his country adheres to “diplomacy and patience” when it comes to the conflict over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Cairo is currently implementing many…

Nomadic communities are at ‘brink of starvation’, says charity report

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit criticized the international community as Ethiopia is expected to start the third phase of filling the Grand Renaissance Dam’s reservoir during the upcoming rainy season. Aboul Gheit said Sunday the international community, starting with the United Nations Security Council, has “failed” Egypt and Sudan.…

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Tuesday the federal government had formed a committee to negotiate with the northern Tigray region's forces.