Ethiopians have begun voting in parliamentary and regional elections, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s party projected to win by a landslide, despite significant unrest in much of the country. More ...

The vote comes at a critical moment for the country, which faces fears of renewed conflict in the Tigray region and tensions with Eritrea over access to the Red Sea. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg Reporting ...

When Abiy Ahmed became Ethiopia’s prime minister in 2018, he offered a clean slate for Africa’s oldest uncolonized nation, which had been suffocated by decades of strict state control. His predecessor ...

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Ethiopia will hold general elections on June 1, 2026, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s governing Prosperity Party (PP) widely expected to secure a decisive victory. A ...

Image — A man walks past an election campaign poster depicting Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Jimma on 27 May 2026. Photo by Marco Simoncelli / AFP via Getty Images. Ethiopia’s election on 1 ...

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Both sides have moved troops toward their shared border, while Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of occupying part of its territory. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg Reporting from Nairobi Last weekend, Ethiopia’s ...

WASHINGTON, March 3, 2026 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a new phase of support for safety nets in Ethiopia under the Productive Safety Net Project 6 (PSNP 6), a project ...

The routine is familiar by now. Nervous queues outside banks running rapidly out of cash. Empty shelves, soaring prices, frantic hoarding of food. Over the past year residents of Tigray, Ethiopia’s ...

From electronic health records and blood tests to the stream of data from wearable devices, the amount of health information people generate is accelerating rapidly. Yet, many users struggle to ...