Ethiopia is sliding back toward war – a look at what is driving the fighting and why it matters

An offensive in the Tigray region followed months of aerial strikes by the Ethiopian government. The situation could spark a ...

Tigray Region Mobilizes Forces Against Ethiopian Central Government

Tigray People’s Liberation Forces seized a key airport in the city of Mekelle, as fears grow of a possible return to a full-scale war.
Washingtonian

Where to Eat Ethiopian Food Around the DC Area Right Now

I have sometimes argued that there is no such thing as a bad Ethiopian restaurant. Maybe they exist in the wilds of America outside the DC area, but it’s certainly hard to find one in Silver Spring, ...
Telecoms

ZTE beefs up Ethio Telecom's network and finances smartphones

Ethio Telecom this week trumpeted new "strategic discussions" between its CEO Frehiwot Tamru and senior leadership at ZTE, but unusually for this type of announcement there was more to it than merely ...
Amnesty

Ethiopia: Tigray residents at renewed risk of human rights violations as violence returns to the region

In response to the violent clashes in parts of Tigray – Ethiopia’s northern region – between Tigrayan forces and the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) on 1 August, Amnesty International’s ...
Al Jazeera English

Ethiopian prime minister’s party easily wins parliamentary election

Ethiopia’s Prosperity Party has comfortably won another parliamentary majority in this month’s elections, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed set to keep the top job. The Nobel Peace Prize winner had been ...
csis.org

After the Supermajority: Ethiopia’s Trajectory Following the 2026 Election

Ethiopia held its general elections on June 1, and with the majority of votes now finalized, all signs point to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali’s Prosperity Party having secured a vast majority. While ...
Naples Daily News

Python egg hunt: Florida elimination program adds new reward category

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program rewards hunters for removing the invasive snakes. In May 2026, contracted hunters eliminated 315 python eggs from the ...
Al Jazeera English

Ethiopia’s election: Parties, coalitions and candidates explained

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Ethiopians vote on Monday in a general election to choose members of parliament, who will in turn select the next prime minister. The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) ...
CNN

Ethiopia’s PM won a Nobel Peace Prize, stoked a civil war - and is set for re-election

When Abiy Ahmed became Ethiopia’s prime minister in 2018, he offered a clean slate for Africa’s oldest uncolonized nation, which had been suffocated by decades of strict state control. His predecessor ...
Foreign Affairs

The War in Ethiopia Isn’t Over

A few months after coming to power in April 2018, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed signed a peace deal to end a decades-long insurgency in the country’s Oromia region. The same summer, he struck a ...