YOU WONT BELIEVE: 20 - What They Never Told You

Berlin marathon results and times: Milkesa Mengesha and Tigist Ketema claim Ethiopia double

The iconic major signals the start of the autumnal marathon season

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2024

Lasting peace in Ethiopia? More needs to be done to stop Tigray conflict from flaring up again

It has been nearly two years since the African Union brokered a peace deal that put an end to the war between the Ethiopian state and the Tigray regional government. The signing of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement in November 2022 brought an end to a deadly two-year conflict.

The Conversation · Sep 29, 2024

Ethiopians Celebrate Meskel Festival With Bonfires And Prayers

Ethiopians celebrate Meskel festival, a cultural and religious event promoting peace and unity.

Top News · Sep 27, 2024

Ethiopians Struggle With Bitter Pill Of Currency Reform

In a small fashion store in Ethiopia's capital, Medanit Woldegebriel's dresses have almost doubled in price in the past two months, sending customers fleeing.

International Business Times · Sep 21, 2024

Ethiopia Plagued By Abductions 'Epidemic'

One day in August, Aynalem was on her way to university in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia when armed men suddenly stopped the bus and climbed aboard.

International Business Times · Sep 18, 2024

How the west’s wellness industry is driving Ethiopia’s frankincense trees towards extinction

As rich westerners fuel demand for the ancient fragrance, a lucrative race for the resin is killing the trees but leaving little of the trade’s profit for those gathering it

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2024

Violence at the Kenya-Ethiopia border: what’s driving insecurity in the region

Communal conflict is endemic in the vast arid region on both sides of the Kenya-Ethiopia border. Fresh alarm has been sparked in both countries following a kidnapping and armed attacks on police and civilians in Kenya’s Marsabit county, in the extreme north of the country. Oscar Mwangi Gakuo, who has…

The Conversation · Sep 13, 2024

Ethiopia’s broken crown: The fall of Haile Selassie, 50 years on

Fifty years ago the Marxist-Leninist military junta known as the Derg took control of Ethiopia, toppling Emperor Haile Selassie and ending a monarchy that had governed the country for 700 years. RFI looks back at the revolution that reshaped Ethiopia and the brutal regime that followed.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 12, 2024

Fifty years after fall of Ethiopia's empire, survivors remember terror of Derg dictatorship

Exactly 50 years ago, on September 12, 1974, Ethiopia's last emperor, Haile Selassie, was deposed after 44 years in power. A popular uprising and series of nationwide strikes put an end to the monarchy. The military then took over, leading to the feared Derg dictatorship, which remained in power until…

France 24 · Sep 12, 2024

'Justice Not Done' 50 Years After Ethiopia Revolution

In his apartment in Ethiopia's capital, Ermias Woldeamlak stares at the photos of his three older brothers, all of them killed during a period of military terror a generation ago.

International Business Times · Sep 11, 2024