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A genetically modified (GM) variety of maize is set to be commercially cultivated in Ethiopia for the first time this year, following government approval of a 10-year permit. The initiative will begin with an initial batch of approximately 80 kilograms…
Young people in Tigray are fleeing the region, driven by fear of forced recruitment and deep uncertainty amid rising tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea. As political rhetoric sharpens and troop movements intensify along both countries’ borders, many young people are…
Clashes between government forces and local militias in Debre Tabor, the administrative town of the South Gondar Zone in the Amhara region, have caused casualties and property damage, according to residents cited by BBC Amharic. Residents told the BBC that…
In 2002, Birtukan Mideksa presided over the high-profile case of dissident former defence minister Siye Abraha, who was accused of corruption after falling out with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. The trial drew close attention because of the stature of the…
Eritrea’s Information Minister, Yemane Gebremeskel, has said claims made by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to parliament were intended “to justify his reckless and illicit war agenda against Eritrea”. In a post on X, Yemane said the Ethiopian government had…
Ethiopian Airlines resumed flights to the Tigray region on Tuesday, five days after suspending services following clashes between regional and national forces. Eight flights operated between Mekele and Addis Ababa on Tuesday, with additional flights also running between Shire and…
Drone strikes hit two towns and a woreda in the Central Tigray Zone on Friday night and Saturday morning. Police said that one person was killed and another injured in a drone attack on the town of Enticho. The drone…
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Djibouti’s capital, Djibouti City, on Sunday for talks with President Ismail Omar Guelleh, following a recent thaw in relations between the two countries. In a post on X, Abiy said he had been…
Three young women were found dead on Tuesday last week in Debre Elias woreda of East Gojam zone in the Amhara region. The women, aged between 17 and 19, were reportedly executed by Fano militants. Confirming the incident, Asres Mare…
Ogula Ujulu, commissioner of the Gambella region police commission, has been arrested, Ethiopia Insider reported, citing his wife. Aryat Ubang said her husband was arrested on the evening of Thursday, 1 January. Other security officials have also been arrested, according…