The politics of drought and pastoralism in Ethiopia
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The Karrayyu Oromo, a population of 130,000 residing in the Fantalle district of Ethiopia’s Oromia region, are currently experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. This crisis includes prolonged and severe drought, compounded by recurrent seismic activity (Photo: Karrayyu Advocacy Groups) Addis Abeba – Pastoralists in Ethiopia are extremely marginalized. Since the inception of the Ethiopian state, pastoralism has …
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The Karrayyu Oromo, a population of 130,000 residing in the Fantalle district of Ethiopia’s Oromia region, are currently experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. This crisis includes prolonged and severe drought, compounded by recurrent seismic activity (Photo: Karrayyu Advocacy Groups) Addis Abeba – Pastoralists in Ethiopia are extremely marginalized. Since the inception of the Ethiopian state, pastoralism has …
Benishangul-Gumuz regional council member, opposition leader, appears in court after immunity lifted; remanded for 14-day investigation
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Yohannes Tessema is one of three members of the Boro Democratic Party (BDP) who won seats in the Benishangul-Gumuz Regional Council in the supplementary and re-run elections held by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) on June 16, 2024. (Photo: Social Medial) Addis Abeba– Yohannes Tessema, a Central Committee member of the opposition Boro …
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Yohannes Tessema is one of three members of the Boro Democratic Party (BDP) who won seats in the Benishangul-Gumuz Regional Council in the supplementary and re-run elections held by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) on June 16, 2024. (Photo: Social Medial) Addis Abeba– Yohannes Tessema, a Central Committee member of the opposition Boro …
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Shadows of Power: Corruption, nepotism, and push for reform in Ethiopia’s Somali region
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Jigjiga city, the capital of Somali Regional State (Photo: Social Media) By Mohamud A. Ahmed Addis Abeba – Maturity is learning to walk away from people and situations that threaten your peace of mind, self-respect, values, morals, and self-worth. This insight resonates powerfully with Bertrand Russell’s reflections on the shadows of power that loom over the Somali …
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Jigjiga city, the capital of Somali Regional State (Photo: Social Media) By Mohamud A. Ahmed Addis Abeba – Maturity is learning to walk away from people and situations that threaten your peace of mind, self-respect, values, morals, and self-worth. This insight resonates powerfully with Bertrand Russell’s reflections on the shadows of power that loom over the Somali …
More than 230 livestock dead in Gofa zone as unknown epidemic spreads in South Ethiopia region
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(Photo: Social Media/ Dubusha TV) Addis Abeba– More than 230 livestock have died in Uba Debretsehay district, Gofa Zone, South Ethiopia Region, due to an epidemic that began on March 14, 2025, pastoralists and animal health professionals told Addis Standard. The outbreak has also affected Zala district and Sawula town within the zone. Enkele Belachew, …
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(Photo: Social Media/ Dubusha TV) Addis Abeba– More than 230 livestock have died in Uba Debretsehay district, Gofa Zone, South Ethiopia Region, due to an epidemic that began on March 14, 2025, pastoralists and animal health professionals told Addis Standard. The outbreak has also affected Zala district and Sawula town within the zone. Enkele Belachew, …
Ethiopian trade delegation seeks expanded market access in key talks with US, EU amid push for WTO accession
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A delegation led by Kassahun Gofe (right), Minister of Trade and Regional Integration, including Eyob Tekalign, State Minister for Finance, is currently in Geneva, Switzerland, to participate in the 5th World Trade Organization Working Group Summit (Photo: EPA) Addis Abeba – A delegation led by Kassahun Gofe (PhD), Minister of Trade and Regional Integration, conducted bilateral …
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A delegation led by Kassahun Gofe (right), Minister of Trade and Regional Integration, including Eyob Tekalign, State Minister for Finance, is currently in Geneva, Switzerland, to participate in the 5th World Trade Organization Working Group Summit (Photo: EPA) Addis Abeba – A delegation led by Kassahun Gofe (PhD), Minister of Trade and Regional Integration, conducted bilateral …
Geopolitical Prize of the Horn: Why U.S. recognition of Somaliland matters
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Addis Abeba – The Horn of Africa in recent years has emerged as a theater of growing geopolitical competition, as world great powers are rushing to entrench their interests in a region that is so vital to world security as well as economic stability. As the area struggles with instability, terrorism, and proxy competitions for sway, the …
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Addis Abeba – The Horn of Africa in recent years has emerged as a theater of growing geopolitical competition, as world great powers are rushing to entrench their interests in a region that is so vital to world security as well as economic stability. As the area struggles with instability, terrorism, and proxy competitions for sway, the …
Eritrea slams Ethiopia’s maritime ambitions as “misguided and outdated,” calls for international pressure
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(Photo: Yemane G. Meskel/X) Addis Abeba– Eritrea said it is “perplexed” by what it called Ethiopia’s “misguided and outdated ambitions” for maritime access and a naval base “through diplomacy or military force,” urging the international community to press Ethiopia to respect “the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its neighbors.” Osman made the remarks during a …
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(Photo: Yemane G. Meskel/X) Addis Abeba– Eritrea said it is “perplexed” by what it called Ethiopia’s “misguided and outdated ambitions” for maritime access and a naval base “through diplomacy or military force,” urging the international community to press Ethiopia to respect “the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its neighbors.” Osman made the remarks during a …
Over 56 passengers abducted in armed attack on bus en route from Addis Abeba to Debre Markos in North Shewa zone, Oromia
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(Photo: Social Media) Addis Abeba– More than 56 people were reportedly abducted when armed men attacked a bus traveling from Addis Abeba to Debre Markos in Degem district, North Shewa zone of the Oromia region, near Ali Doro town, on March 17, 2025. Eyewitnesses told Addis Standard that the attackers took passengers to an unknown …
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(Photo: Social Media) Addis Abeba– More than 56 people were reportedly abducted when armed men attacked a bus traveling from Addis Abeba to Debre Markos in Degem district, North Shewa zone of the Oromia region, near Ali Doro town, on March 17, 2025. Eyewitnesses told Addis Standard that the attackers took passengers to an unknown …
New bill tabled to legislators proposes salary deductions from gov’t, private employees for disaster relief funding
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(Photo: HoPR) Addis Abeba – A new bill requiring both government and private sector employees to make monthly salary deductions has been presented to lawmakers. Introduced to the House of Peoples’ Representatives on 18 March, 2025, the draft proclamation seeks to establish the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission as an independent federal government body, with a provision …
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(Photo: HoPR) Addis Abeba – A new bill requiring both government and private sector employees to make monthly salary deductions has been presented to lawmakers. Introduced to the House of Peoples’ Representatives on 18 March, 2025, the draft proclamation seeks to establish the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission as an independent federal government body, with a provision …
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Tigray interim admin to stay another year, leadership overhaul possible —PM Abiy
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(Photo: EPA) Addis Abeba – In his address to parliament today, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed expressed his belief that the Tigray Interim Administration, whose mandate has recently expired, will be extended for another year. He also indicated that “there may be changes” in its leadership. The prime minister emphasized that extending the interim administration’s mandate would …
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(Photo: EPA) Addis Abeba – In his address to parliament today, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed expressed his belief that the Tigray Interim Administration, whose mandate has recently expired, will be extended for another year. He also indicated that “there may be changes” in its leadership. The prime minister emphasized that extending the interim administration’s mandate would …
PM Abiy says Ethiopia has no intention to “invade” Eritrea, calls Red Sea access “existential”
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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ( Photo: ENA) Addis Abeba– Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told parliament on Thursday that Ethiopia has “no desire to invade Eritrea for the sake of the Red Sea,” while emphasizing that access to the sea is “existential” for the country. “Our desire is to negotiate based on the principle of give …
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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ( Photo: ENA) Addis Abeba– Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told parliament on Thursday that Ethiopia has “no desire to invade Eritrea for the sake of the Red Sea,” while emphasizing that access to the sea is “existential” for the country. “Our desire is to negotiate based on the principle of give …
Tigray war survivors file criminal complaint in Germany, accusing Ethiopian and Eritrean officials of war crimes
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(Photo: HRW/Getty Images) Addis Abeba– Eight survivors of the Tigray war have filed a criminal complaint with the German Federal Public Prosecutor, accusing twelve senior Ethiopian and Eritrean government and military officials of committing “war crimes and crimes against humanity,” according to their legal representatives. The complaint was prepared by Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) and …
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(Photo: HRW/Getty Images) Addis Abeba– Eight survivors of the Tigray war have filed a criminal complaint with the German Federal Public Prosecutor, accusing twelve senior Ethiopian and Eritrean government and military officials of committing “war crimes and crimes against humanity,” according to their legal representatives. The complaint was prepared by Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) and …
From Insurgency to Power Grab: Al-Shabaab’s deadly advance on Mogadishu signals Somalia’s descent into disaster
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Al-Shabaab militants targeted Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in a bomb attack on his motorcade as it was traveling through the capital, Mogadishu, on Tuesday, 18 March, 2025 (Photo: Reuters) By Adam Daud Ahmed Addis Abeba – Al-Shabaab is no longer just a terror group launching sporadic attacks; it is capturing strategic towns, creeping ever closer …
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Al-Shabaab militants targeted Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in a bomb attack on his motorcade as it was traveling through the capital, Mogadishu, on Tuesday, 18 March, 2025 (Photo: Reuters) By Adam Daud Ahmed Addis Abeba – Al-Shabaab is no longer just a terror group launching sporadic attacks; it is capturing strategic towns, creeping ever closer …
Fire at Sudan refugee camp sheltering displaced from Ethiopia’s Tigray region claims life of six-year-old, causes property damage
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(Photo: Tigray TV) Addis Abeba– A fire broke out on March 20 at Um Rakuba refugee camp in Sudan, where thousands of Tigrayan refugees displaced by the war in Tigray have sought shelter, killing a six-year-old child and causing both human and material damage, Tigray TV reported. The regional media outlet stated that the fire …
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(Photo: Tigray TV) Addis Abeba– A fire broke out on March 20 at Um Rakuba refugee camp in Sudan, where thousands of Tigrayan refugees displaced by the war in Tigray have sought shelter, killing a six-year-old child and causing both human and material damage, Tigray TV reported. The regional media outlet stated that the fire …
Ethiopia licenses first investment banks, expands capital market services
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(Photo: Addis Standard) Addis Abeba– The Ethiopian Capital Market Authority (ECMA) has licensed five new capital market service providers, including Ethiopia’s first investment banks, in what it described as a “significant step” for the country’s financial sector. The licensing, granted on March 21, increases the total number of licensed service providers from four to nine, …
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(Photo: Addis Standard) Addis Abeba– The Ethiopian Capital Market Authority (ECMA) has licensed five new capital market service providers, including Ethiopia’s first investment banks, in what it described as a “significant step” for the country’s financial sector. The licensing, granted on March 21, increases the total number of licensed service providers from four to nine, …
Ballots Over Bullets: How Somaliland built thriving democracy from ashes of war, defying Africa’s election odds
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Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi of the Waddani Party won nearly 64% of the vote in the November election, securing the presidency of Somaliland (Photo: AP) By Ahmed Abdi Abdulahi Addis Abeba – When I was a kid, I thought democracy was unique to Greece and only Greeks would do better exercising. This was partially true since I …
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Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi of the Waddani Party won nearly 64% of the vote in the November election, securing the presidency of Somaliland (Photo: AP) By Ahmed Abdi Abdulahi Addis Abeba – When I was a kid, I thought democracy was unique to Greece and only Greeks would do better exercising. This was partially true since I …
Ethiopian defense forces claim renewed Fano attempts to mount attacks ‘encouraged’, ‘coordinated’ by senior Tigrayan general in Amhara region ‘crushed’
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Bir. Gen. Migbe Haile. Photo: Screenshot/TMH Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) claimed its forces have “crushed” what it claimed was a “coordinated attack” in various parts of the Amhara regional state which was “encouraged and coordinated” by Brigadier General Migbe Haile, a senior member of the Tigrayan forces, “and his associates”. …
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Bir. Gen. Migbe Haile. Photo: Screenshot/TMH Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) claimed its forces have “crushed” what it claimed was a “coordinated attack” in various parts of the Amhara regional state which was “encouraged and coordinated” by Brigadier General Migbe Haile, a senior member of the Tigrayan forces, “and his associates”. …
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Tigray Peace and Security Bureau defends senior general against accusations by fed. army, calls for implementation of Pretoria Agrmt
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Bir. Gen. Migbe Haile. Photo: Screenshot/Gedli Plus Addis Abeba – Tigray Bureau of Peace and Security condemned what it described as a “coordinated defamation campaign against the Tigrayan people, their institutions, and their leadership” amid a litany of accusations labeled against a Tigrayan top general by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF). On Friday, the …
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Bir. Gen. Migbe Haile. Photo: Screenshot/Gedli Plus Addis Abeba – Tigray Bureau of Peace and Security condemned what it described as a “coordinated defamation campaign against the Tigrayan people, their institutions, and their leadership” amid a litany of accusations labeled against a Tigrayan top general by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF). On Friday, the …
Gov’t raises fuel prices by up to 11 birr per liter amid widespread shortages, black market surge
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Vehicles lining up to refuel at a gas station in Addis Abeba (Photo: Addis Standard) Addis Abeba – The government has increased the retail price of gasoil to 112.67 birr, representing an 11% rise. Effective in Addis Abeba starting from 23 March, 2025, the price of a liter of diesel and kerosene has also increased to …
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Vehicles lining up to refuel at a gas station in Addis Abeba (Photo: Addis Standard) Addis Abeba – The government has increased the retail price of gasoil to 112.67 birr, representing an 11% rise. Effective in Addis Abeba starting from 23 March, 2025, the price of a liter of diesel and kerosene has also increased to …
Somaliland: Key ally against Al-Shabaab, Houthi aggression in Horn of Africa
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(Photo: Al Jazeera) Addis Abeba – Somaliland stands as the frontline defense against terrorism in the Horn of Africa, playing a crucial role in maintaining regional stability and securing vital global trade routes. Despite its lack of formal recognition, Somaliland has consistently proven its resilience, preserving peace and security in one of the world’s most volatile regions. …
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(Photo: Al Jazeera) Addis Abeba – Somaliland stands as the frontline defense against terrorism in the Horn of Africa, playing a crucial role in maintaining regional stability and securing vital global trade routes. Despite its lack of formal recognition, Somaliland has consistently proven its resilience, preserving peace and security in one of the world’s most volatile regions. …