Ethiopia’s prime minister loves big projects. With a mega-dam completed on the Nile, Abiy Ahmed is now planning Africa’s ...

The first formal pact between the Amhara regional state and one Fano faction signals a tentative opening towards dialogue, ...

In an address to parliament in October, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the upcoming election would be the "best organised" in ...

As Ethiopia's government resolutely advances comprehensive reform and national reconciliation, armed groups in some parts of the country have continued to embrace peace.

A landmark report from the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) warns that Ethiopia’s human rights environment has deteriorated dramatically, ...

I met my old-time friend for dinner at a small Ethiopian restaurant in Washington, DC—one of those places that instantly reminds you of home with the smell of ...

Human rights groups say the world must pay more attention to the assault on one of Africa’s oldest Christian communities.

The killing of Bate Urgessa, a prominent leader of Ethiopia’s opposition Oromo Liberation Front, has put Ethiopia in the spotlight, attracting widespread condemnation and triggering calls for ...

Dr. Merera Gudina—a former professor of political science at Addis Ababa University, former member of Parliament, and prominent opposition leader—was released on January 17, following 13 months in ...

Africa’s governance debate no longer whispers; it argues loudly. At the centre of that argument sit Rwanda and Ethiopia—two countries often praised for results, yet criticised for methods. Together, ...

ADDIS ABABA, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Ethiopian police investigators in Addis Ababa's main detention centre have tortured political detainees and regularly mistreat people in custody to extract confessions, ...