The Latest Breaking News from Ethiopia

For her latest exhibition, the Ethiopian photographer drove a minivan around the country, resulting in images that explore identity, gender and conflict. ‘It was a crash course in history,’ she says

Exclusive: Small-island states and conflict-vulnerable countries in Africa are suffering intensely as floods, droughts and hurricanes wreak havoc on communities and livelihoods

Thousands of South Sudanese refugees face worsening health conditions as cholera spreads.

As global temperatures rise and climate-related disasters become more frequent, the need to adapt is rapidly increasing. That need for adaptation – from adjusting farming practices to diversifying livelihoods and strengthening infrastructure – is most acute in vulnerable low- and middle-income countries such as Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Haiti and Vietnam.

Ethiopia and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 6 May 2025. Under it, their national police agencies will cooperate on security and intelligence. This will include combating cross-border crime, sharing intelligence and building capacity. They will also share experiences and training.

Hundreds of media workers have been detained, often on terror charges, or forced into exile by Abiy Ahmed’s regime

For three decades, Abdallah Ali Sherif has been on a mission to explore Harar’s once-repressed cultural identity.

The situation facing Ethiopia represents a “perfect storm of overlapping crises”, says the World Food Programme

Tilahun Wale not only lost his right foot to leprosy -- a disease that still affects thousands in Ethiopia -- he also lost his family.

The UN's World Food Programme says that it has to suspend aid for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia due to a lack of funding, while the country faces tensions and rising food insecurity.

Aid to 3.6 million people overall is at risk unless new support is sourced, the World Food Programme warns.