Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Images of old Damascus and Aleppo adorn the walls of a modest restaurant tucked into Bole Michael, a working-class neighbourhood near Addis Ababa’s international airport.

Before he was a rebel, Asres Mare Damte was a lawyer. Today he fights for the Fano, a loose collection of groups taking on Ethiopia’s military in one of its most populous and powerful regions.

Point Four partnered with U.S. universities to establish Alemaya and Jimma agricultural colleges in Ethiopia, laying the foundation for the creation of USAID in 1961. USAID was established with a ...

At the climax, the patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church lights the bonfire. According to the teaching of the church, the True Cross, was thrown in a ditch or well, and then covered with ...

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) – a symbol of Ethiopia’s aspirations – has become a flashpoint for tension and debate, especially between Egypt and Ethiopia. However, beyond the headlines ...

ADDIS ABABA, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Officials have commended Chinese investment in Ethiopia as an essential driver of economic development in the East African country. The acclaim was made on the ...

Addis Ababa, April 21, 2025 (ENA) ---- Speaking to ENA, Ethiopian Investment Commission Commissioner Zeleke Temesgen highlighted that Ethiopia has been undergoing a substantial reform process over the ...

See previous articles in the series here. OROMIA, Ethiopia In late 2014 something strange, anarchic and powerful began to stir in Oromia, Ethiopia’s largest and most populous region. It was a protest ...

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday appointed Tadesse Worede to lead the interim administration in the northern Tigray region, where divisions in the ruling ...

04/23/2025 April 23, 2025 Ethiopia's political history is complex and has been shaped by monarchies and military dictatorships. Take a tour through Addis Ababa with photographer Nafkot Gebeyehu ...