Ethiopian

Echoes of Swinging Addis: The Silent Resilience of the Nerses Nalbandian House

In the heart of Ethiopia’s capital, tucked into the historic Bashawoldiechilot around Arat Kilo neighborhood, stands a quiet, one-story residential structure that has survived both the ravages of time ...
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Ethiopia's election results will likely confirm status quo

Ethiopia's ruling Prosperity Party is set for a decisive election win when results are announced. The election was marked by security challenges, a divided opposition and the exclusion of entire ...
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Ethiopia goes electric following gas car ban

Electric vehicles have taken off in Ethiopia. Key to the shift: a world-first ban on importing fossil fuel-powered vehicles. Shashe Asemare handles the large steering wheel with ease, navigating the ...
The New York Times

The Ruling Party Won Ethiopia’s Election. Here’s What to Know.

The vote bolsters the power of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed amid fears of renewed conflict in the Tigray region and tensions with Eritrea over access to the Red Sea. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg Reporting from ...
Al Jazeera English

Ethiopia’s election: Parties, coalitions and candidates explained

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Ethiopians vote on Monday in a general election to choose members of parliament, who will in turn select the next prime minister. The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) ...
CNN

Ethiopia’s PM won a Nobel Peace Prize, stoked a civil war - and is set for re-election

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 ...
Al Jazeera English

A visual guide to Ethiopia’s ethnic groups and conflict areas

Ethiopia will head to the polls on June 1 for its first nationwide elections since the formal end of the Tigray war, a devastating two-year conflict from 2020 to 2022 that concluded with a peace ...
Foreign Affairs

The War in Ethiopia Isn’t Over

A few months after coming to power in April 2018, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed signed a peace deal to end a decades-long insurgency in the country’s Oromia region. The same summer, he struck a ...
The Economist

Abiy Ahmed dreams of remaking Ethiopia in his image

A SHEAF OF wheat can have many meanings. For Ethiopia’s Prosperity Party, which chose one as its campaign logo ahead of polls scheduled for June 1st, it is a symbol of national unity: stalks entwined ...
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Addis Ababa Unveils Monuments Honoring Ethiopia’s Legendary Artists, Literary Icons

Addis Ababa, May 5, 2026 (ENA) — In a landmark tribute to Ethiopia’s cultural legacy, the Addis Ababa City Administration on Tuesday unveiled monuments honoring some of the nation’s most legendary ...
The Africa Report

Ethiopia: Abiy’s renewed port push signals pressure at home and leverage abroad

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has long argued that Ethiopia needs access to the sea. This week, he returned to that message on state television, but it landed differently. Though the issue wasn’t new, his ...