Culture
Lalibela: eleven churches carved downwards into solid rock
More than 800 years ago, Ethiopian builders cut churches out of the mountain from the top down. They are still places of daily worship today.
East Africa
Ethiopia
The latest news from Ethiopia: politics, business, technology, culture, sport and more.
Culture
Ethiopia demands the return of a Gospel looted at Maqdala in 1868
An illustrated 18th-century Ge'ez Gospel is offered for €250,000 by a Vienna dealer. Ethiopia's heritage authority wants it back, unconditionally.
Politics
AU renews call to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe
AU Commission chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf says the sanctions hold back Zimbabwe's economy and its development goals, on the eve of SADC Anti-Sanctions Day.
Business
Ethiopia's stock exchange admits its ninth trading member
PrizeWorth Investment Bank can now buy and sell securities for clients on the Ethiopian Securities Exchange, which aims for 50 listed companies by 2030.
Climate
Abiy and Mahama open Ethiopia's Megech Dam, 18 years in the making
The 185-million-cubic-metre reservoir near Gondar will irrigate 17,000 hectares and supply drinking water to the city and nearby towns.
Politics
40 years of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
On African Human Rights Day, the AU Commission chairperson praised four decades of progress and called for closer work with the continent's rights institutions.
Health
A day as WHO's Ethiopia chief: one graduate's Girls Takeover
Timrhabiruk Mulugeta, a 2026 social work graduate, took the World Health Organization's top seat in Addis Ababa for a day to speak up for girls.
Technology
WHO and Ethiopia's AI Institute plan to put AI to work in health
Disease forecasting, drones for remote clinics and skin-disease diagnosis tools were on the table as WHO's delegation toured the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute.
Health
Ethiopian Airlines offers 20% off for Africa's top health conference
Self-funded delegates to CPHIA 2026 in Addis Ababa, from 23 to 27 November, can use the code CPHIA2026 for a discount on Ethiopian Airlines tickets.
Business
Dangote will let Ethiopians buy 10% of its giant fertiliser plant
Shares in the $4bn-plus urea project in Gode will be listed on the Ethiopian Securities Exchange, Africa's youngest stock market. Parliament's speaker called it "African enterprises financed by Africans".
Politics
Former Tigray fighters queue to sign up for civilian life
Hundreds of ex-combatants have registered in Mekelle for a disarmament and reintegration programme set out in the 2022 Pretoria peace deal.
Health
Ethiopia will be the first African host of the world's emergency medical teams
Hundreds of emergency health specialists meet in Addis Ababa from 3 to 5 November, at the midpoint of a global plan for faster care in outbreaks, disasters and conflicts.
Politics
Ethiopia names a caretaker government for Tigray
Abiy Ahmed's office says the six-month administration should prepare the region for free and transparent elections, after federal forces pushed back a TPLF offensive.
Health
Africa builds one table for its primary health care plans
A new continental mechanism rests on a simple rule: countries lead, regional bodies coordinate, partners support. It comes with scorecards and annual reviews.
Business
Africa reviews its $160bn list of cross-border projects
The African Union has begun a mid-term check on 69 regional infrastructure schemes. The question it wants answered: why are so many stuck?
Health
High blood pressure drives a quarter of Africa's chronic disease deaths
Heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and diabetes killed 4.7 million Africans in 2023, a Lancet analysis finds. More than half the deaths trace to three preventable risks.
Politics
Ethiopian forces enter Adwa as Tigray rebels pull back
Residents say federal troops and allied militia have taken the town near the Eritrean border, nine days after government-allied forces retook Mekelle.
Health
Nigeria's governors pledge a national fund to fight malnutrition
After studying Ethiopia's approach, all 36 state governors also resolved to declare a nationwide nutrition emergency.
Health
Africa to question candidates for WHO's top job
Health and finance ministers from 54 countries will put their priorities to the six contenders in Addis Ababa on 23 November.
Technology
Ethiopia opens a month-long cybersecurity campaign with children first
The seventh national Cybersecurity Month runs from 11 October to 9 November, with a focus on protecting children online.
Politics
Ethiopia and Eritrea accuse each other of starting a war as flights to Mekelle resume
Addis Ababa says Eritrea is backing Tigrayan forces. Asmara says it is the victim of an unprovoked war. Ethiopian Airlines returns to Tigray's capital on Sunday.
Health
Tigray faces failed rains and war at once, with 3.2 million people cut off from food aid
Crops have been scorched across 252,500 hectares and aid warehouses looted since fighting resumed, according to an account from a Tigray health network published by The New Humanitarian.
Politics
Ethiopian drones hit Eritrean troops near Adigrat as the two governments stay silent
Witnesses and a conflict monitor report repeated strikes on Eritrean positions inside Tigray. Neither Addis Ababa nor Asmara has commented, days after the two countries cut diplomatic ties.
Health
Heart disease and stroke now kill 1.5 million Africans a year, study finds
Non-communicable diseases caused 4.7 million deaths on the continent in 2023. High blood pressure, diet and dirty air account for more than half of them.
Culture
The Ethiopian photographer who turned the camera on herself
Sosina Mengistu began taking self-portraits while stranded during the pandemic. Six years on, the project has become a record of a generation's uncertainty.
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