Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s Abiy warns Eritrea over alleged rebel support

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warned Eritrea against supporting rebels in Tigray, raising concern about renewed tensions between the neighbours.

7 days ago

Eritrea urges United Nations to intervene in standoff with Ethiopia

By Rédaction Africanews with AFP and AP Eritrea on Saturday asked the United Nations to take “deterrent measures” after what…

2 weeks ago

Ethiopia, Eritrea ramp up rhetoric: Are they inching towards war?

By Al Jazeera, AP and Reuters Ethiopia and Eritrea have exchanged accusations of aggression at the United Nations, raising fears…

2 weeks ago

Will Ethiopia’s neighbours intervene as Tigray war escalates?

By Zecharias Zelalem After nearly two weeks of fierce fighting, Ethiopian federal forces entered the Tigrayan capital of Mekelle as…

3 weeks ago

Ethiopia again demands access to the Red Sea as tensions with neighbors escalate

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reiterated on Monday that his landlocked country must have access to the Red Sea, despite…

3 weeks ago

Africa’s richest man helps fund $660m fuel pipeline between Ethiopia and Djibouti

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has announced that he is helping to fund a new $660m (£500m) fuel pipeline between Ethiopia…

4 weeks ago

Ethiopia’s army promises restraint amid fears of new civil war

By Al Jazeera Ethiopia’s federal military has said it is handling rising tensions in the country’s north with restraint, as…

4 weeks ago

Ethiopia’s army says it has repelled attacks in first comment on fresh fighting

Ethiopia's army says it has repelled attacks from Tigrayan forces and their allies in parts of the north of the…

1 month ago

Ethiopia heads to polls as Abiy Ahmed eyes landslide victory

By Rédaction Africanews with AFP In Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, it is hard to tell an election will happen on…

5 months ago

Ethiopia’s opposition brace for ruling party election landslide

By Rédaction Africanews Ethiopian opposition parties go into elections on June 1, facing threats, insurgencies, near-total state control of the…

5 months ago