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Foreign Ministry: 27 South Sudanese herders detained in Ethiopia
Author: Madrama James | Published: 9 hours ago Ambassador Apuk Ayuel Mayen, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, addresses the media on Saturday, November 23, 2024 – Eye Radio/Lou Nelson Juba, South Sudan...

President Brahim Ghali arrives in Addis Ababa to take part in Climate, CARICOM Summits
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 06 September 2025 (SPS) – President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, arrived today, Saturday, in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to participate in the Climate Summit and the...

Newcastle v Wolves Live TV – Global channel listings on Saturday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Newcastle v Wolves Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Saturday (3pm (UK) kick-off). The Newcastle United players looking to get their first win of...

Party like it's 2018 - Ethiopians celebrate their new year
Amensisa IfaBBC Africa , Addis Ababa ShareSave Ethiopia is celebrating the start of its new year - 2018. The country has its own unique calendar, meaning it is seven years behind the Western calendar. These yellow "adey ababa" blooms are...

Ethiopia launches massive hydropower dam against Egyptian rival
A general view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) ahead of its official inauguration ceremony in Guba, on September 9, 2025. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP) Ethiopia officially inaugurates Africa's largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a...

Ethiopia: New mega dam no threat to neighbors, insists PM
Africa's largest hydroelectric dam was officially inaugurated in Ethiopia on Tuesday, with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed insisting the project is no threat to concerned neighbors Sudan and Egypt. The $5 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance...

Ethiopia: mega dam no threat to neighbors, insists PM
Africa's largest hydroelectric dam was officially inaugurated in Ethiopia on Tuesday, with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed insisting the project is no threat to concerned neighbors Sudan and Egypt. The $5 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance...
Ethiopia launches Africa’s largest hydropower dam
Members of the Ethiopian Republic March Band perform in front of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) ahead of its official inauguration ceremony in Guba, on September 9, 2025. © Luis Tato, AFP Ethiopia inaugurated Africa’s largest...

Ethiopia Inaugurates Africa's Biggest Dam
Ethiopia was set to inaugurate Africa's largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday that has promised to revolutionise the country's energy sector but sparked diplomatic rows with downstream neighbour Egypt. For Ethiopia, the Grand Renaissance Dam...

Ethiopia prepares to open Grand Renaissance Dam on Tuesday
The inaugural ceremonies for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) kicked off on Monday evening, with multiple events taking place ahead of Tuesday’s official inauguration. According to Ethiopia’s Fana TV, the ceremony was attended by...

Ethiopia launches hydropower dam against bitter Egyptian opposition
Ethiopia officially inaugurates Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions of Ethiopians while deepening a rift with downstream Egypt that has unsettled the region. Ethiopia, the continent’s...

Ethiopia launches Africa’s largest hydropower dam on the Nile, deepening rift with Egypt
Nairobi: Ethiopia officially inaugurates Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions of Ethiopians while deepening a rift with downstream Egypt that has unsettled the region. Ethiopia, the...

South Sudan to repatriate 27 prisoners held in Ethiopia
A view of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation facility. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – The South Sudan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that they are working with Ethiopia to repatriate 27 South Sudanese detainees at Muzan...

Beatrice Chebet shed tears of joy as Faith Kipyegon, Dorcus Ewoi win 1500m medals in Tokyo
Kenya has stamped its authority on the global athletics stage at the World Athletics Championships, but it wasn’t just the medals that moved the world. It was the emotions. A heart-stirring moment unfolded when 10,000m gold medalist Beatrice...

Top-Ranked Ethiopian Websites in 2025
Ethiopian Media Websites Ranking 2025: Zehabesha vs. Addis Standard, Borkena, Mereja, and The Reporter Ethiopia The Ethiopian digital media landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past decade. Once dominated by print-to-digital...

Ethiopia launches massive hydropower dam against bitter Egyptian opposition
NAIROBI (Reuters) -Ethiopia officially inaugurates Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions of Ethiopians while deepening a rift with downstream Egypt that has unsettled the region. Ethiopia,...

The rainbow behind the closets: Homosexuality in Ethiopia
Young Ethiopians are still exposed to discussions about homosexuality even if our society ignores the issue. In the halls of my Christian school in Addis Ababa, sexuality is not discussed—let alone homosexuality. In that way, the school mirrors...

Ethiopia Accuses Arab League of Bias Toward Egypt in Nile Dam Dispute
Ethiopia Accuses Arab League of Bias Toward Egypt in Nile Dam Dispute MOGADISHU, Somalia — Ethiopia’s ambassador to Somalia has sharply criticized the Arab League, accusing it of siding with Egypt in the long-running dispute over the Grand...

Ethiopia: Mulatu Astatke announces farewell tour with new...
The new album, Mulatu Plays Mulatu, presents fresh arrangements of Astatke’s classic compositions, revisiting the distinctive fusion of Ethiopian traditional instruments and Western jazz forms that defined his pioneering sound in the late 1960s...

Ethiopians need more than passive piety
In a nation fractured by war, where women’s bodies have become battlegrounds and bulldozers have destroyed houses in the name of “development,” Ethiopia’s Meserete Kristos Church faces a reckoning. As the world’s largest Mennonite denomination,...