[CPJ] Nairobi -- In response to Ethiopian authorities' withdrawal today of the news website Addis Standard's license, prompting the outlet to suspend operations, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement:

[East African] After Tigrayan forces recaptured major cities in Southern Tigray and made advances toward Amhara region, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday vowed to repel these fresh offensives.

[East African] After Tigrayan forces recaptured major cities in Southern Tigray and made advances toward Amhara region, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday vowed to repel these fresh offensives.

[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Thursday reassured the Egyptians on the water issue, as Egypt is pushing for reaching an agreement with Ethiopia on its renaissance dam to guarantee that its water supply will not be harmed.

[ENA] Though Egypt and Sudan are well aware of the importance of the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD) to all the three countries, they have been opposing the project believing that the country could emerge as a regional power, an Ethiopian activ...

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and partners have revised the Sudan Refugee influx from Ethiopia Response Plan that was launched in November 2020, as people from Ethiopia's restive Tigray region continue to seek refuge in Su...

[UNHCR] This news comment is attributable to Ann Encontre, UNHCR Representative in Ethiopia

[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia's economy has been regarded as an agrarian economy for long. Agriculture still contributes the largest share in the economy but recently, other sectors are also taking roots in the economy. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI),...

[Nation] Safaricom has officially gotten a telecoms licence from Ethiopian authorities, paving the way for its consortium to begin operations in the Horn country.

[Ethiopian Herald] National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRM) announced that it has banned direct aid flights to Tigray State as such activities would pose threats on the sovereignty of the country.

[ICRC] Commercial activity in the Tigray region of Ethiopia is hampered by the ongoing crisis that began with fighting nine months ago. Over the last two weeks, since commercial traffic ground to a halt, food prices are skyrocketing. Banks throughout...

[Nation] After Tigrayan forces recaptured major cities in Southern Tigray and made advances toward Amhara region, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday vowed to repel these fresh offensives.

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Former Ethiopia Prime Minister and board chairman for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (Agra), Mr Hailemariam Dessalegn, said on Monday that with proper investment, Tanzania has the potential to feed the whole ...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a continuing escalation of the conflict between Amhara and Tigray regions signaling a full blown war between the two regions, the Amhara regional state issued a statement where it discussed current affairs and issue...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Gizachew Muluneh, Director General of the Amhara Regional State Communication Affairs Bureau head, said today that regional fores are instructed to shift from self-defense position to offensive to fend off attack from ...

[African Arguments] Open letter to: African women in leadership positions in the Horn of Africa, the African Union, and the United Nations including:

[RFI] Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday vowed to repel attacks after rebels in the disputed northern region of Tigray launched a fresh offensive.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethio telecom announced in an event it held yesterday that it has achieved a total revenue of 56. 5 billion birr in 2020/2021 fiscal year which is 101.7% of the target and 18.4% increment from the previous budget year ...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The national Under-23 team, the Emerging Stars, jetted out for Bahir Dar, Ethiopia on Wednesday morning ahead of the CECAFA Under-23 Challenge Cup which kicks off on Sunday.

[Egypt Online] Saudi Arabia reiterated its support to Egypt and Sudan to preserve their legitimate rights to the Nile River's water, calling on the international community to find a clear mechanism to start negotiations between Egypt, Sudan and Ethio...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in a statement expressed disappointment at the resolution presented by the European Union on the situation of human rights in Tigray and was adopted at the 47th Session of ...

[UN News] UN humanitarians appealed on Tuesday for far quicker access to Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region, after the first aid trucks in days to reach the local capital, Mekelle, encountered multiple checks delaying their arrival.

[RFI] Tigrayan forces say they have launched a new offensive in northern Ethiopia, two weeks after the federal government declared a unilateral ceasefire, while the United Nations calls for the "verifiable" withdrawal of Eritrean troops from the regi...

[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- Following reports of the recapture of towns Southern Tigray by Tigrayan forces, the North Gondar Zone Administration of the Amhara regional state issued a call to arms on its official Facebook page. The zonal administr...

[VOA] The United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution Tuesday calling for the swift pullout of Eritrean troops from Ethiopia's embattled northern Tigray region.

[UNHCR] I am extremely concerned about the conditions of Eritrean refugees in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Since the outbreak of hostilities in November 2020, they have been deeply affected by the violence and insecurity that has engulfed the regio...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a statement released this morning, Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the trilateral negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have been underway to reach ...

[Ethiopian Herald] The so-called binding agreement that Egypt and Sudan want to reach on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is meant to perpetuate and extend the previous unilateral colonial treaties that give the...

[African Arguments] As hate speech and targeting of Tigrayans escalates in Addis Ababa, many are terrified and some are planning to flee.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Joseph Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said on Monday that despite the announcement of a ceasefire by the government of Ethiopia, Tigray is still facing a serious humanitarian c...