PM Abiy Ahmed and President Isaias Afwerki exchanging pleasantries with Debretsion Gebremichael, then deputy president of Tigray regional state during the reopening of Bure and Zalambesa border crossings in September 2018 (Photo: Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia) Addis Abeba – In recent weeks, speculation about an imminent war in Northern Ethiopia and Eritrea …

Ethiopian migrants disembark from a boat onto the shores of Ras al-Ara, Lahj, Yemen, determined to reach oil-rich Saudi Arabia in 2019. Nariman El-Mofty / AP Addis Abeba- State Minister for the Ministry of Justice, Tesfaye Daba, has warned that human trafficking and migrant smuggling are not only devastating individual lives but are also posing …

Governor Mamo Mihretu. Photo: Screenshot/NBE video Addis Abeba – The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has issued a strong warning to the business community and members of the diaspora to stop using the informal foreign exchange market, as part of a broader effort to “stabilize” the country’s financial system and curb illegal currency flows. The …

PM Abiy Ahmed and President Isaias Afwerki exchanging pleasantries with Debretsion Gebremichael, then deputy president of Tigray regional state during the reopening of Bure and Zalambesa border crossings in September 2018 (Photo: Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia) Addis Abeba – In recent weeks, speculation about an imminent war in Northern Ethiopia and Eritrea …

Ethiopian migrants disembark from a boat onto the shores of Ras al-Ara, Lahj, Yemen, determined to reach oil-rich Saudi Arabia in 2019. Nariman El-Mofty / AP Addis Abeba- State Minister for the Ministry of Justice, Tesfaye Daba, has warned that human trafficking and migrant smuggling are not only devastating individual lives but are also posing …

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 …

Governor Mamo Mihretu. Photo: Screenshot/NBE video Addis Abeba – The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has issued a strong warning to the business community and members of the diaspora to stop using the informal foreign exchange market, as part of a broader effort to “stabilize” the country’s financial system and curb illegal currency flows. The …

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 …

Addis Abeba- Acute food insecurity remains widespread across Ethiopia, driven by a combination of weather-related shocks, failed seasonal rains, and the lingering impacts of conflict, according to the latest update by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET). Despite earlier projections of modest improvements in food security following the anticipated 2024 meher harvest, millions …

Addis Abeba- Acute food insecurity remains widespread across Ethiopia, driven by a combination of weather-related shocks, failed seasonal rains, and the lingering impacts of conflict, according to the latest update by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET). Despite earlier projections of modest improvements in food security following the anticipated 2024 meher harvest, millions …