Tag: Addis Ababa

Tens of thousands of Ethiopians rallied in Addis Ababa on Sunday to support Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government as federal ...

Ethiopian railway train entering a station

Road, railway linking Djibouti to Addis Ababa is blocked: Ethiopian official

28 July 2021, 11:00 AM

The president of Ethiopia's Somali region said on Wednesday a vital road and rail trade artery linking the landlocked capital ...

Health officials in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, say the vaccine is the same quality as other vaccines being distributed under the WHO-supported COVAX facility.

SA’s AstraZeneca vaccine sold to AU distributed across the continent

25 March 2021, 9:55 PM

31 December 2020, 9:01 AM

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says the AstraZeneca vaccines that South Africa sold to the African Union ...

Kumerra’s family said he was being held in a cold cell and was sleeping on a mattress on the floor.

Reuters cameraman detained in Ethiopia has seen no evidence against him, lawyer says

by Busisiwe Radebe

28 December 2020, 9:20 AM

Reuters cameraman Kumerra Gemechu has been held in solitary confinement for nearly a week without charge or being given any ...

File Image: Kumerra covered the Tigray conflict, but Reuters was unable to determine whether his arrest was connected to his work.

Ethiopian police arrest Reuters cameraman

by Busisiwe Radebe

28 November 2020, 11:02 AM

Reuters cameraman, Kumerra Gemechu, was arrested in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Thursday and will be kept in custody ...

The Ethiopian military has been fighting rebellious local forces in the northern region of Tigray, which borders Eritrea and Sudan.

Ethiopian forces will take Tigrayan capital in coming days, military says

by Raymond Akamby

Ethiopian forces will take control of the Tigray region's capital Mekelle in coming days, the military said late on Friday, ...

Obasanjo's spokesperson couldn't confirm the reason for his visit to Ethiopia

Nigerian ex-president goes to Ethiopia amid mediation push

16 November 2020, 8:02 PM

Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has gone to Ethiopia, his spokesman said on Monday, as various African and European nations ...

Abiy declared victory at the end of November but the TPLF vowed to fight on.

Ethiopia sends army into Tigray region, heavy fighting reported

4 November 2020, 5:42 PM

Heavy fighting broke out in Ethiopia’s Tigray region on Wednesday, diplomatic sources said, after the prime minister launched military operations ...

Ethiopian Oromo musician, Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, rides a horse in traditional costume during the 123rd anniversary celebration of the battle of Adwa where the Ethiopian forces defeated the invading Italian forces, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 2, 2019.

Ethiopia charges suspects in killing of popular singer with terrorism

2 October 2020, 5:08 PM

Ethiopia on Friday filed terrorism charges against four suspects over the killing of a popular political singer whose death ignited ...

Ahmed says Ethiopia will not cave in to aggressions of any kind and it doesn't recognise any right that is based on colonial treaties.

Ethiopia region arrests 503 on feared violence at weekend festival

2 October 2020, 4:07 PM

Police in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region have arrested 503 people on accusations they planned to cause violence during an annual thanksgiving ...

Yassin Juma was arrested in the house of Jawar Mohammed, a leader of an opposition party, and an open critic of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who is also under detention.

Ethiopia High Court orders the release of journalist Yassin Juma

8 August 2020, 3:54 PM

The high court in Ethiopia has ordered the release of Kenyan freelance journalist Collins Juma Osemo, popularly known as Yassin ...

A handout satellite image shows a view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia June 26, 2020. Satellite image ©2020 Maxar Technologies via REUTERS

Egypt to withdraw from latest dam talks for internal consultations – statement

5 August 2020, 9:37 PM

Egypt said on Tuesday that it has decided to withdraw from the latest round of tripartite negotiations with Ethiopia over ...

Mlangeni will be laid to rest on Wednesday.

Africa’s diplomatic capital Addis Ababa pays tribute to veteran struggle Mlangeni

22 July 2020, 7:04 PM

Africa's diplomatic capital, Addis Ababa, has been remembering anti-apartheid activist, Andrew Mlangeni, who died at the age of 95.

Musician Haacaaluu Hundeessaa was shot dead on Monday night in what police said was a targeted killing.

At least 50 killed in Ethiopia protests over singer’s death

1 July 2020, 4:38 PM

At least 50 people were killed in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region in protests following the fatal shooting of a popular singer, ...

Ethiopia is pinning its hopes of economic development and power generation on the dam.

AU urges UN Security Council to respect its role in GERD dispute

by Bongisipho Magcaba

30 June 2020, 6:11 AM

South Africa has called on the UN Security Council to respect the African Union and continental efforts led by the ...

The CDC says stigmatisation will create fear and even lead to further spread of COVID-19.

Africa Centres for Disease Control cautions against discrimination amid COVID-19

20 March 2020, 8:06 PM

The Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention has cautioned the continent against discrimination during this COVID-19 period.

A relative puts soil on her face as she mourns at the scene of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 plane crash, near the town Bishoftu, near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 14, 2019.

Families mark first anniversary of Ethiopian 737 MAX crash

10 March 2020, 9:29 PM

Bereaved families who lost loved ones aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 converged on the crash site on Tuesday to mark ...

AU commits to working with UN in solving Libyan conflict

10 February 2020, 4:25 PM

The African Union (AU) has committed to working closely with the United Nations (UN) in finding a solution to the ...

UN ready to work with South Africa as chair of the AU

9 February 2020, 8:10 PM