Fatal accident at Church construction site in Amhara region claims over 30 lives; more casualties feared (photo: AMECO) Addis Abeba – More than 30 people have been confirmed dead following a fatal accident this morning at a church construction site in Minjar Shenkora district, North Shewa Zone of the Amhara region. Authorities have warned that …

Addis Abeba – Sheger FM Radio announced that its journalists, editor Tigist Zerihun and reporter Mintamer Tsegaw, were released on 24 September 2025 after spending more than 20 days in detention. Their release followed a ruling by the Federal Supreme Court’s Second Criminal Bench, which upheld an earlier decision of the Federal High Court, Lideta …

Addis Abeba – Sheger FM Radio announced that its journalists, editor Tigist Zerihun and reporter Mintamer Tsegaw, were released on 24 September 2025 after spending more than 20 days in detention. Their release followed a ruling by the Federal Supreme Court’s Second Criminal Bench, which upheld an earlier decision of the Federal High Court, Lideta …

Photo: Amhara police Addis Abeba – The Amhara Regional Security Council has announced that a strategic direction has been set to transition the region’s “relative peace into comprehensive and lasting peace.” According to the Amhara Regional Police, the announcement followed an evaluation of the region’s security situation. Mengesha Fentahun (PhD), head of the Amhara Regional …

Photo: Amhara police Addis Abeba – The Amhara Regional Security Council has announced that a strategic direction has been set to transition the region’s “relative peace into comprehensive and lasting peace.” According to the Amhara Regional Police, the announcement followed an evaluation of the region’s security situation. Mengesha Fentahun (PhD), head of the Amhara Regional …

Sudan-egypt-foreign-irrigation-ministers (photo: Egypt MFA) Addis Abeba – Egypt and Sudan have insisted that negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) should remain confined to the three riparian states and dismissed what they claimed were efforts to involve other Nile Basin countries. In a joint communiqué released released Wednesday, 3 September, following a “2+2” consultative …

Addis Ababa – Two journalists from the prominent Sheger FM 102 radio station were detained by the police in Addis Abeba following the broadcast of a report on health professionals on August 30, 2025, sources told Addis Standard. The journalists “are expected to appear in court this afternoon,” colleagues at the station said. According to …

Sudan-egypt-foreign-irrigation-ministers (photo: Egypt MFA) Addis Abeba – Egypt and Sudan have insisted that negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) should remain confined to the three riparian states and dismissed what they claimed were efforts to involve other Nile Basin countries. In a joint communiqué released released Wednesday, 3 September, following a “2+2” consultative …

Addis Ababa – Two journalists from the prominent Sheger FM 102 radio station were detained by the police in Addis Abeba following the broadcast of a report on health professionals on August 30, 2025, sources told Addis Standard. The journalists “are expected to appear in court this afternoon,” colleagues at the station said. According to …

First Egyptian Troops AU-Support Mission Somalia (Photo: SONNA) Addis Abeba – Somalia’s Ministry of Defense has welcomed the upcoming deployment of Egyptian troops to the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), following the completion of the first training program for Egyptian Armed Forces units. Somalia’s ministry was cited by Somalia National News …