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IMF calls for quick creditor agreements on Chad, Ethiopia, Zambia debts

The International Monetary Fund, IMF, on Thursday called on creditor committees for Chad, Ethiopia and Zambia to quickly reach agreements with authorities to restructure the countries’ debts, saying this could.

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Ethiopian PM Vows to Defeat Insurgents Blamed for Killings

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has vowed to defeat the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), an insurgent group he is blaming for two massacres in the past three weeks. Addressing parliament.

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Africa’s IGAD Bloc Seeks Support to Feed Millions Amid Severe Drought

Members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, a regional bloc that includes Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda, met Tuesday in Nairobi to discuss humanitarian, political,.

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African Union Urges Restraint after Ethiopia-Sudan Border Clashes

The African Union called for restraint Wednesday after clashes between Ethiopia and Sudan in a disputed border area. The tensions broke out after Sudan accused Ethiopia of executing seven of.

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Hope as Addis, Tigray opt for dialogue in Nairobi

Ethiopia’s peace prospects took a positive turn over the weekend after the government and the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) signalled plans for imminent peace talks, with Kenya emerging.

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UN urged to take action to prevent genocide in Ethiopia

Fifteen African civil society organisations have warned that the ongoing war in Ethiopia could equal the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda unless the United Nations immediately puts the.

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Ethiopia, World Bank agree $300 mln grant for reconstruction

The finance ministry said that Ethiopia and the World Bank had signed a pact for a grant of $300 million to assist reconstruction and recovery in conflict-hit areas. Fighting that.

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Safaricom, Ethiopian telco sign network-sharing deal

Safaricom will access the giant network of Ethiopian State monopoly Ethio Telecom allowing the telco to roll out its services across the vast Horn of Africa nation. This follows an.

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World Bank grants Ethiopia $300m for Tigray war recovery

Ethiopia received a massive boost to rebuild from the Tigray war after the World Bank agreed to disburse $300 million targeted at local communities whose lives have been destroyed. The.

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Meskel Festival: The Pride of Ethiopian Orthodox Church

Beautiful, colourful, and bright are just a few adjectives that come to mind when describing the Meskel Festival, the first big festival of the Ethiopian religious year. The Meskel Festival.

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