According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the risk of famine in Gaza was rising due to the deliberate obstruction of humanitarian aid, including food supplies, under the ongoing blockade (Photo: Mada) Addis Abeba – Food is back on the battlefield, and food security is no longer just a humanitarian issue: it is now a systematic, political, …

Mesfin Tasew (center), CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Group, presenting performance for the 2024/2025 Ethiopian fiscal year. Photo TIKVAH Addis Abeba – Ethiopian Airlines transported more than 19 million domestic and international passengers and earned 7.6 billion USD in revenue during the 2024/2025 Ethiopian budget year, marking an 8 % increase from the previous year, CEO …

High-level Egyptian delegation with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Entebbe. Photo: FM Badr Abdelatty Addis Abeba – Egypt steps up its lobbying efforts over the Nile River by dispatching top officials to Uganda, as Ethiopia maintained its longstanding position that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) serves regional development and poses no harm to downstream …

Fooding along the Awash River in Ilu and Sebeta Hawas districts, Photo:FMC Addis Abeba– Torrential rainfall over the weekend triggered severe flooding along the Awash River in Ilu and Sebeta Hawas districts of the Southwest Shewa Zone, Oromia region, displacing more than 5,000 people and damaging over 2,400 hectares of farmland, local officials told Addis …

Addis Abeba – A windstorm that struck Afdera Town in Ethiopia’s Afar Region on 15 July displaced nearly 26,000 people, destroyed more than 2,500 homes, and left thousands without shelter, food, or clean water, according to CARE Ethiopia. Located in the Danakil Depression, Afdera suffered extensive damage to public infrastructure, with one fatality reported. CARE …

Children and their caretakers at MSF’s inpatient therapeutic feeding center in Kule refugee camp. (Photo: MSF) Addis Abeba – Refugee camps in Ethiopia’s Gambella region are facing a deepening humanitarian crisis following significant international aid cuts that have crippled essential services, including food distribution, health care, and disease prevention. The region, which hosts more than …

More than 18,000 livestock have already died due to severe drought in Central Tigray. Photo: Courtesy Mekelle – At least 22 people have died and over 27,000 livestock have perished in Kolla Tembien, Central Tigray, as a prolonged drought tightens its grip on the war-affected region, local officials told Addis Standard. The death toll underscores …

Lt. Gen. Tsadkan Gebretensae. Photo: Screenshot/TBS Interview Mekelle – The Tigrai Independence Party (TIP) has denied involvement in a newly announced political alliance unveiled by Lt. Gen. Tsadkan Gebretensae, which he said aims to bring political change in Tigray. Lt. Gen. Tsadkan, the former Deputy President of the Tigray Interim Regional Administration, recently told Tigray …