Eight artisanal miners were killed on Monday in Seba Boru Woreda of the Guji Zone in the Oromia region after a tunnel they were digging for gold collapsed, the woreda administrator said. The incident occurred at 3 p.m. at an…
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who has been in open conflict with the Ethiopian government, is set to arrive in Addis Ababa for the African Union Heads of State Summit on February 18-19. During his visit, he is…
It had only been a few months since Samuel Bayisa Tufa arrived in Dubai. Born and bred in the Oromia region’s Burayu district, northwest of Addis Ababa, he had been a management student at Oromia State University. But he interrupted his studies and…
An Amnesty International report on human rights paints a grim picture of Ethiopia’s Amhara region, highlighting widespread arbitrary detentions four months after a state-led campaign began in September 2024. Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s interim regional director for East and southern…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, along with his wife and government ministers, visited ongoing renovation works in Jimma town, located approximately 335 kilometers west of Addis Ababa in the Oromia region, yesterday. As part of the redevelopment project, 15,000 residential…
A recent renovation of Gondar’s prized Fasiladas Ghebbi compound has drawn widespread attention, sparking debate among experts and residents about the balance between restoration and historical preservation. The compound, located in the heart of Gondar and renowned for its massive walls…
(AFP – Agence France Presse)- Somalia’s president will make a surprise visit to Ethiopian capital on Saturday, his office said, as the two nations work to strengthen a recent peace deal aimed at easing tensions in the Horn of Africa.…