Water flows through Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam as it undergoes construction work on the river

Three-way talks on Ethiopian dam reach new impasse

Politics Jan 12
Negotiations between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, in a long-running dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, have reached a new impasse, the three countries said on Sunday.
More than 2m people displaced by conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Fighting, bureaucratic hurdles limit aid access in Ethiopia's Tigray - UN
Politics Jan 10
Fighting and bureaucratic hurdles are limiting access to civilian victims of conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
Ethiopia’s federal government restricted access to Tigray after fighting began
More than 2m people displaced by conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Politics Jan 07
About 2.2 million people have been displaced within Ethiopia’s Tigray region since fighting erupted there in November with about half fleeing after their homes were burned down, a local government official said.
Farmers harvest sorghum in a field near the village of Ayasu Gebriel, EDUARDO SOTERAS | AFP
Ethiopia's Tigray conflict revives bitter disputes over land
Politics Jan 06
As rifle-toting militiamen fired celebratory rounds into the air, young men marched through the streets denouncing the former ruling party of Ethiopia's Tigray region as "thieves."
Ethiopian refugee, Agitu Idea Gudeta
Ethiopian refugee, symbol of integration in Italy, killed on farm
Politics Dec 30
An Ethiopian refugee who became a symbol of integration in Italy, her adopted home, has been killed on her farm where she raised goats for her cheese business, police said on Wednesday.
Locals in Alamata celebrated the release of a self-described political prisoner
The former prime minister was arrested in November this year
Politics Dec 30
Since Ethiopia's government launched a military offensive on the northern Tigray region in November, a new conflict is ensuing over land rights.
Semhal Guesh, CEO of Kabana Leather
Semhal Guesh, the Ethiopian architect now making leather bags for U.S. and European markets
Life Style Dec 29
It was a journey that started as a hobby for Semhal Guesh. While in the university training as an architect, she started making hand bracelets from leather waste which later led her to start Kabana Leather, a firm that produces a wide range of bags mainly targeting foreign markets.