The Bishoftu project aims to turn the country into a global aviation hub by 2030 New Bishoftu airport to replace Bole International and position Ethiopia as a global aviation hub. X/@AviationWG Dubai: ...

While the rest of the world celebrated January 1st, 2026, Ethiopia remained in its year 2018. This is due to the nation's adherence to the Geʽez calendar, which follows older calculations for Christ's ...

Ethiopia’s telecommunications sector is entering a new phase of pricing recalibration as operators respond to rising infrastructure costs, foreign exchange pressures, and broader macroeconomic ...

Ethiopia’s birr faces further losses as the nation restructures its debt after a steep depreciation made it one of the world’s worst currencies this year. The unit fell more than 15% against the ...

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, left, is welcomed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at Addis Ababa International Airport, Ethiopia, July 14, 2018 (AP photo by Mulugeta Ayene). Tensions between ...

The fragile truce largely insulating civilians in northern Ethiopia from war crimes and other abuses may be unraveling. With many countries focused elsewhere, it is increasingly important that ...

The silencing of the guns in Tigray, a northern region of Ethiopia in which hundreds of thousands of people may have died in a brutal civil war between 2020 and 2022, was a rare example of peacemaking ...

Ethiopia officially inaugurated 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 ...

Johannesburg — Africa's largest hydroelectric dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), on the Blue Nile is scheduled to open Tuesday to major fanfare in Ethiopia. The $5 billion dam project ...

Addis Ababa, August 26, 2025 (ENA) -- Ethio Telecom has launched a strategy that aims at accelerating the digital transformation of Ethiopia and enhancing the company's role in the regional digital ...

With over 120 million people, Ethiopia is Africa’s second most populous country and one of the world’s oldest civilizations. Strategically located in the Horn of Africa, it carries immense ...

Over the past 20 months, as multiple wars have swept across the Middle East, the southern end of the Red Sea has become a source of international concern. In the early months of 2025 alone, the United ...