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Abiy Ahmed dreams of remaking Ethiopia in his image- The Economist
Originally published in The Economist on May 25, 2026, and reprinted here. A sheaf of wheat can have many meanings. For Ethiopia’s Prosperity Party, which chose one as its campaign logo ahead of polls scheduled for June 1st, it is…
Elections will not be held in 46 constituencies across the Amhara and Tigray regions
The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has announced that voting will not take place in 46 constituencies during the parliamentary elections scheduled for June 1. NEBE Chairperson Melatwork Hailu said in a press briefing on Tuesday that a total…
የአሜሪካ አዲሱ የስደተኞች ሕግ እና አንደምታው
በዚህ ሳምንት የትራምፕ አስተዳደር ያፀደቀው አንድ ህግ የስደተኛ ጠበቆችን እና የሰብአዊ መብት ድርጅቶች እጅጒን ያስደነገጠ ነው። አስተዳደሩ የአሜሪካን የመኖሪያ ፈቃድ ለማግኘት ያለውን አሠራር የባሰ አክብዶታል። “በጣም ልዩ በሆኑ” ሁኔታዎች ብቻ ካልሆነ በቀር ግሪን ካርድ ለማግኘት የሚያመለክቱ ስደተኞች አገሪቱን ለቅቀው በመውጣት…
Ethiopia’s coffee sector under pressure as global prices fall
Report by Tom Canetti and Bastien Renouil for France 24 Ethiopia’s coffee sector is going through a difficult period after losing nearly a third of its value in recent months. The decline is largely driven by record exports from Brazil,…
France seeks stronger footing in Ethiopia amid Macron–Abiy ties
Behind the apparent closeness between Emmanuel Macron and Abiy Ahmed, France is trying to strengthen its position in Ethiopia, a key country in Africa’s changing political landscape, writes Nadia Lesdos for Le Point. After Egypt and Kenya, Emmanuel Macron headed…
EU lifts visa restrictions on Ethiopians after migration agreement
The Council of the European Union has lifted visa restrictions on Ethiopian nationals after Ethiopia agreed to measures aimed at facilitating the return of irregular migrants and foreign nationals convicted of crimes. The Council officially decided yesterday to end the…
Emperor Tewodros’ lock of plaited hair & blood-stained shirt returned
158 years after British soldiers of the Kings Own Royal Regiment took a piece of hair and part of the shirt of Emperor Tewodros to Britain, Dr Robin Jackson, a retired British Colonel brought these relics back to Ethiopia after…
Bereket Worku says she is in Irealnd after federal police issue wanted notice
Bereket Worku — widely known as “Bereket the Farmer” — had left for Ireland with her Irish husband and their two daughters even as authorities were searching for her. During a TikTok Live broadcast on Sunday evening, she said she…
Abiy says Ethiopians do not fully recognize progress
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that while the world is “mesmerized” by Ethiopia’s rapid development and economic progress, many Ethiopians have yet to fully recognize the country’s achievements. Speaking at the inauguration of the Gelan Gura Industrial Park in Addis…
እስራኤል እና ዩናይትድ ስቴትስ በኢራን ላይ እንደገና ጥቃትን ለመጀመር እየተዘጋጁ ነው
እስራኤል እና ዩናይትድ ስቴትስ በኢራን ላይ እንደገና ጥቃትን ለመጀመር ከፍተኛ ዝግጅቶችን እያካሄዱ እንደሆነ ኒውዮርክ ታይምስ ዘገበ። አዲሱ ጥቃት ከዚህ በፊት ከተፈፀሙት ሁሉ የጠነከረ ሊሆን እንደሚችል ሁለት ባለስልጣኖችን በመጥቀስ ጋዜጣው ዘግቧል።ጋዜጣው የጠቀሳቸው የአሜሪካ ኃላፊዎች እንደሚሉት፣ በኢራን ላይ እንደገና ሊደረጉ ከታሰቡት የተቀናጁ…