Widespread road closures, abductions and curfews severely restrict freedom of movement across regions in Ethiopia: EHRC. ©Addis Standard Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has raised grave concern over the growing restrictions on people’s freedom of movement across several regions, citing abductions, road closures, checkpoints, and curfews that have made travel increasingly …

Widespread road closures, abductions and curfews severely restrict freedom of movement across regions in Ethiopia: EHRC. ©Addis Standard Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has raised grave concern over the growing restrictions on people’s freedom of movement across several regions, citing abductions, road closures, checkpoints, and curfews that have made travel increasingly …

TPLF-Chair-Debretsion (Photo: TPLF) Addis Abeba – The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has written to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, rejecting allegations made by Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and calling for renewed international engagement to ensure the full implementation of the Pretoria peace deal. In the letter addressed to UN Secretary-General António Guterrez dated …

TPLF-Chair-Debretsion (Photo: TPLF) Addis Abeba – The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has written to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, rejecting allegations made by Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and calling for renewed international engagement to ensure the full implementation of the Pretoria peace deal. In the letter addressed to UN Secretary-General António Guterrez dated …

Government targets 9% economic growth for current fiscal year-President-taye (photo: ENA) Addis Abeba – President Tayé AtskeSelassie announced that the government aims to achieve 9% economic growth in the current fiscal year (July 2025 – June 2026), following an 8.8% growth recorded in the previous fiscal year (July 2024 – June 2025). The President made …

Government targets 9% economic growth for current fiscal year-President-taye (photo: ENA) Addis Abeba – President Tayé AtskeSelassie announced that the government aims to achieve 9% economic growth in the current fiscal year (July 2025 – June 2026), following an 8.8% growth recorded in the previous fiscal year (July 2024 – June 2025). The President made …

The recently inaugurated Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Photo: EBC) Addis Abeba – Ethiopia has dismissed accusations made by the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), calling them “falsehoods” and “misrepresentations.” In a statement on Friday, 3 October 2025, Egypt’s ministry claimed Ethiopia’s dam management “lacks the most …

The recently inaugurated Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Photo: EBC) Addis Abeba – Ethiopia has dismissed accusations made by the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), calling them “falsehoods” and “misrepresentations.” In a statement on Friday, 3 October 2025, Egypt’s ministry claimed Ethiopia’s dam management “lacks the most …

Abibatou-Wone-UNHCR-Tadese-TIP-Mekelle (photo: Tigray TV) Addis Abeba – President of the Tigray Interim Administration, Lieutenant General Tadesse Worede, said his administration is working to consolidate peace and prevent a return to war, despite unresolved questions in the aftermath of the Pretoria Agreement. He made the remarks on 23 September 2025 during a meeting with Abibatou Wone, …

Abibatou-Wone-UNHCR-Tadese-TIP-Mekelle (photo: Tigray TV) Addis Abeba – President of the Tigray Interim Administration, Lieutenant General Tadesse Worede, said his administration is working to consolidate peace and prevent a return to war, despite unresolved questions in the aftermath of the Pretoria Agreement. He made the remarks on 24 September 2025 during a meeting with Abibatou Wone, …