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A militia member and guard walks through a camp for internally displaced people in Afdera town, Ethiopia, February 23, 2022.

mistrust abounds

Ethiopia – Tigray: What’s changed in one week since declared truce?

One week ago, on 24 March, Ethiopia’s government declared a unilateral humanitarian truce, raising hopes that there could be a peaceful resolution ... to its 17 month-long civil war with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).

New CEO Mesfin Tasew has announced his intention to "continue the rapid and profitable growth" of Ethiopian Airlines and "take it to the next level." Ethiopian Airlines/Handout via REUTERS

Discreet but outstanding

Ethiopia: 10 things to know about new Ethiopian Airlines CEO Mesfin Tasew

With a 38-year career at the continent's leading airline group, Tewolde GebreMariam's successor is considered efficient and meticulous. ...

Ethiopia Tigray Crisis

all-time low

Ethiopia: Despite truce, no aid has entered Tigray where residents are ‘being pushed to the very edge’

It's been just over a week since Ethiopia declared an immediate "humanitarian truce" in Tigray. However, no aid has entered the region that has ... essentially been cut off from the rest of the country since the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) retook most of it from federal forces in June.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed campaigns in Jimma

one step

Ethiopia declares a ‘humanitarian truce effective immediately’ in Tigray

Ethiopia has declared an “indefinite humanitarian truce”, stating it will allow aid to start flowing into its embattled Tigray region. ...

Ethiopia top stories

Tenuous liberty

Ethiopia’s free press fights to survive Abiy’s wartime crackdown

Hold your fire

Congress hits pause on new Ethiopia sanctions as leverage in truce deal

A woman walks past an Ethio Telecom office in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa

Gearing up

Ethiopia: Can Ethio Telecom survive Safaricom’s April assault?

Tenuous liberty

Ethiopia’s free press fights to survive Abiy’s wartime crackdown

Hold your fire

Congress hits pause on new Ethiopia sanctions as leverage in truce deal

A woman walks past an Ethio Telecom office in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa

Gearing up

Ethiopia: Can Ethio Telecom survive Safaricom’s April assault?

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A Diesel Mobile Unit (DMU) train of the Nairobi Commuter Rail Service operated by the Kenya Railway Corporation from Embakasi to Nairobi leaves the Donholm station in Nairobi

Trade-naissance

Railways: Tracking East Africa’s trade renaissance

East African policy-makers are dreaming of a return to the golden days of rail transport, with smooth-operating corridors linking hinterland ... to the sea.

wheels down

Ethiopia: Legendary Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde GebreMariam quits after 37 years

The longserving CEO of Africa's largest airline Ethiopia Airlines has stepped down, citing ill health. Starting at the firm in 1985, he become ... CEO in 2011. He leaves behind a strong legacy, the envy of other African airlines who struggle to match Ethiopian's operational efficiency.

Somalia, hit by the worst drought in a decade

man-made disaster

Somalia: Famine looms, as politicians fight for control

With the world’s attention focused on Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, a vast humanitarian crisis is quietly unfolding in the Horn of Africa. ... This year's drought, the driest in four decades, has decimated livestock populations and poses a risk to some 13 million people across Somalia, Ethiopia and Northern Kenya.

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Too soon?

Ethiopian Airlines: Three years after the Boeing 737 Max crash, is it time to turn the page?

Aircraft of this model have returned to African skies, including those flown by Ethiopian Airlines. However, the families who lost loved ones ... on 10 March 2019 when the ET 302 crashed may not view this return favourably.

international principles

Ethiopia: Isaias Afewerki and Abiy Ahmed through the prism of the Ukraine conflict

Russia’s premeditated aggression against Ukraine has justifiably provoked global outrage. Russia’s relentless assault on Ukraine violates ... the cardinal organising principle of the international system: state sovereignty. In launching brutal, multi-pronged assaults on Ukraine, Russia has also violated one of the core tenets of the United Nations (UN) charter: the prohibition on the use of force for something other than legitimate self-defense (Article 2(4)) or in service of collective security (Article 51).

A general view shows the cityscape of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa

large potential

Will Ethiopia’s new sovereign wealth fund bring back investors?

Ethiopia has launched a new sovereign wealth fund in a bid to attract billions in foreign direct investment and boost its cash strapped economy. ... Will investors come back to what was once one of the world's fastest growing economy?

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