Ethiopia navigates a challenging economic terrain marked by debt crises, fluctuating FDI, and inflation. Despite these hurdles, the nation is forging ahead with clean energy projects, WTO accession, and robust horticulture production. This journey from economic turmoil to development and sustainability underlines Ethiopia's resilience and quest for progress in the face of adversity.
Ethiopia is at the forefront of green innovation and climate commitments. The country is spearheading projects like the 300 MW onshore wind project, and actively participating in global climate dialogues such as COP28. Through initiatives like the Green Legacy project and international collaborations, Ethiopia demonstrates its commitment to a greener and sustainable future.
Ethiopia is focusing on public health and humanitarian initiatives, tackling challenges like COVID-19 in conflict-affected regions and addressing famine risks. The nation's participation in global health forums and commitment to improving healthcare, especially in areas impacted by unrest, underscore its dedication to enhancing public health and humanitarian conditions.
Ethiopia is bolstering its diplomatic and international connections, engaging with countries like China, Russia, and Somaliland. Participation in forums such as BRICS meetings and international economic collaborations highlights Ethiopia's commitment to strengthening bilateral relationships and contributing to global discussions, marking its strategic intent to enhance its global presence.
BRICS is an intergovernmental organisation comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates have joined BRICS as its new members
By The Habesha News Desk August 31 2025 Aklilu Habte-Wold (1912–1974) was a prominent politician in the post–World War II Ethiopian government. Born in Bulga to a family of modest
The foreign-exchange market spent last week's trading days walking a tightrope between the Central Bank's policy drives and commercial imperatives. For most private banks, including Awash, Dashen, Nib...
With gross domestic product (GDP) and employment figures dominating political debates, it is easy to forget that they are hardly timeless truths. How we measure progress has shifted dramatically over time. The Physiocrats, 18th-century French economists who viewed agriculture as the source of all wealth, considered farms' output to be the most important economic indicator. The Soviet Union, for its part, focused exclusively on goods production and ignored services altogether. What has remaine...
Ethio telecom, one of the long-standing state-owned monopolies, has publicly committed to paying dividends to individual shareholders. Under the three-year "Next Horizon: Digital & Beyond 2028...
Nigerseed, also known as nyger, has traveled from its traditional cultivation in India and Ethiopia to becoming a key part of the global bird feeding industry, now valued at billions of dollars. While its use as bird feed only gained traction in the West in t…
The foreign-exchange board inside commercial banks told two stories last week. On the surface, the Brewed Buck slipped gently against the Green Buck, obeying the two percent corridor the Central Bank...
The Scoop East African telecoms giant Safaricom is targeting a seven-fold increase in its subscribers in Ethiopia in five years, driven by the move to digital payments in Africa’s second-most populous country, the company’s chief technology officer told Semaf…
By The Habesha News Desk August 31 2025 Many people now search: “Abiy Ahmed builds Satanic churches.” Posts also claim Satanic preachers spread a new form of gospel
Background Advanced maternal age (AMA), defined as giving birth at age 35 or older, is an increasingly significant public health concern worldwide. This study aimed to identify the socio-demographic and economic determinants of giving birth at AMA among women…
For Germans, Otto von Bismarck is first remembered as the architect of a unified nation. However, his lesser-known stroke of statecraft continues to have a lasting impact on the world. In 1883, he introduced the world's first compulsory health insura...
Author summary This systematic scoping review addresses the critical public health concern of antimicrobial resistance in Ethiopia, specifically focusing on the emergence of XDR and PDR bacteria, including Pre-XDR and XDR-TB. The review, adhering to PRISMA-Sc…
Telley Sadia, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD)’s country representative for Sudan. / Credit: CAFOD ACI Africa, Aug 26, 2025 / 14:23 pm (CNA). The current cholera devastation in Sudan, especially in the country’s Darfur region, is taking a…
Introduction In Ethiopia, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) outcomes have been improving, however, the current level of Maternal and under-five children mortality remains the highest in the world. Despite the rhetoric around the significance of multi…
Background and objective Globally, diabetes mellitus is emerging as one of the most common chronic illnesses, and its prevalence has been increasing in the last decades. International Diabetes Federation reports that the number of people with diabetes in Ethi…
The Fano Unity Crisis is now impossible to ignore. The Amhara Fano resistance has grown under Abiy Ahmed’s increasingly authoritarian rule and a sweeping state of emergency, yet its biggest threat
Matthew Ford, Associate Professor at Swedish Defence University and author of “War in the Smartphone Age: Conflict, Connectivity, and the Crises at Our Fingertips,” joins Lawfare’s Justin Sherman to discuss the role of smartphones and related technologies in …
Alexander Hizikias co-founded eQub, a fintech digitizing Ethiopia’s traditional equb savings circles. The mobile app secures transactions, integrates mobile money, and offers access to extra financial ...
Desalegn Banksira sits behind the counter of Tsione Bar & Restaurant, near the Lancha area, thumbing through slips of paper that pass for proof of payment. More and more of his customers prefer to...
A sign advertising the Telebirr mobile payment service hangs inside a taxi, promising passengers a seamless, cashless fare experience. QR codes, Merchant IDs, and Operator IDs offer multiple ways to pay if only the network held up. In a city racing toward "cashless" status, many can't help but chuckle at the idea of tapping phones in beat-up, overcrowded taxis where connectivity is as wobbly as th...
Leaders in Artificial Intelligence (AI), such as OpenAI and DeepMind, view themselves as being in a race to build artificial general intelligence (AGI), a model capable of performing any int...
The rainy season was losing its grip on Addis Abeba. Patches of pale sky opened between bruised clouds, and streets that had been rivers only days earlier now carried the damp smell of wet soil. Children headed for the new school year traded bright n...
Hadush Kebatu, who is accused of sexual assaults in Epping, Essex, says he is "not a wild animal" while giving evidence in his trial "I can't do these kind of things," he tells Colchester Magistrates' Court, adding: "I am a Christian, it's not in my culture" …
Ethiopia's record of detaining journalists and attempts to control the media has caused concern as the country prepares for high-stakes election in 2026. Rights groups warn of a growing crackdown.
CAFOD and Caritas Sudan provide cash assistance to IDPs in Kost, Shite Nile State in Sudan. / Credit: CAFOD ACI Africa, Aug 30, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). In one of the worst and most underreported humanitarian crises in the world, taking place in the northern D…
Sometimes, the fulfilment of a promise feels like punishment. When the radio was invented more than 100 years ago, the German playwright Bertolt Brecht observed that its full potential could...
Social media users in Ethiopia are quick to share positive accounts of local achievements, but sometimes these exploits are embellished online, or are even...
Participants gather at the Aug. 18, 2025, launch event for a new digital app that will bring together 66 Catholic radio stations in east Africa. Father Don Bosco, editor-in-chief of ACI Africa, CNA’s news partner in Africa, is pictured in the center. / Credit…
Families that lost loved ones in two crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners may be getting their last chance to demand the American aerospace company’s criminal prosecution. A federal judge in Texas is set to hear arguments Wednesday on a Department of Justice m…
Technically a two-pack… 2-for-Thursday?! Beautiful walnut wood handles Hammered design makes it look like you spent more than you did here Full tang, pretty looking and pretty sharp Can they make a margarita: No, b…
Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors to modern humans, researchers now see a tangled, branching tree with multiple species coexisting. Newly discovered teeth reveal a prev…
The 3.18-million-year-old bone fragments of human ancestor Lucy, which rarely leave Ethiopia, will go on display in Europe for the first time Monday at the Czech National Museum in Prague. The ancient remains of the Australopithecus afarensis were discovered …
The 3.18-million-year-old bone fragments of human ancestor Lucy, which rarely leave Ethiopia, will go on display in Europe for the first time Monday at the Czech National Museum in Prague.
The 3.18-million-year-old bone fragments of human ancestor Lucy, which rarely leave Ethiopia, will go on display in Europe for the first time Monday at the Czech National Museum in Prague.
The 3.18-million-year-old bone fragments of human ancestor Lucy, which rarely leave Ethiopia, will go on display in Europe for the first time at the Czech National Museum in Prague.
Gina Morello at Sintra in Portugal. Courtesy of Gina Morello When I first started traveling, my motivation wasn't about checking countries off a list. Visiting exotic countries like Ethiopia gave me an appreciation for different cultures. I wanted a more lai…
Around the National Theater, bicycles rest in neat rows as cyclists take a well-earned pause. The usual parking lot transforms into a mini stage where the city's cycling culture steals the spotlight. Traffic noise fades, replaced by laughter, chatter, and the soft hum of wheels. Fun fact, studies show that urban cyclists are 30pc more likely to wave at strangers, proof that two wheels can boost bo...
Just a 10-minute drive from Dalol, or a 20-minute drive from Lake Assale in northern Ethiopia is a mysterious canyon. Although temperatures are often in the 90s or higher, it looks as if it’s been dusted with snow that never seems to melt. The canyon does no…
1. Placas labiais usadas pelo povo Mursi da Etiópia The most unique traditions around the world. A Thread 1. Lip plates worn by the Mursi people from Ethiopia pic.twitter.com/1zIMzyowqo — Crazy Moments (@Crazymoments01) June 10, 2025 2. A antiga tradição c…
Smallholder wheat farmers of Ethiopia frequently use landraces as seed sources that are low yielders and susceptible to diseases due to shortage of seeds of adapted improved bread wheat varieties. Developing novel improved varieties with wider adaptability an…
This special anniversary edition of Colorado’s Taste of Ethiopia Festival offered a unique opportunity to explore the rich heritage and vibrant traditions of Ethiopia.
The Scene Ethiopian percussionist Mulatu Astatke — widely recognized as the father of Ethio-Jazz — wants the sub-genre he helped kickstart nearly 60 years ago to have a more prominent role on the world stage. And he is determined to make it happen. Speaking t…
Even through its neglected upkeep, Piassa's ambience told a story that cannot be recreated. Most of the landmarks that made Piassa what it is are vanishing into the dust as Addis Abeba is gradually succumbing to modern aluminium and glass structures. Soon there will be nothing to show of the old but memories. Sawraworq Tafari, our photographer, has captured the last weeks on his camera. ...
(Bloomberg) -- The Paris Club of mostly developed country creditors is said to have extended a deadline for Ethiopia to reach a preliminary bailout deal with...
The below is an excerpt from a recent edition of Bitcoin Magazine Pro, Bitcoin Magazine's premium markets newsletter. To be among the first to receive these insights and other on-chain bitcoin market analysis straight to your inbox, subscribe now. With Bitcoi…
Summary: In WWII, Mussolini's ambitions for a new Roman Empire led Italy into catastrophic military endeavors, marred by outdated equipment and poor strategy. Italy's initial armored units, relying on ineffective "tankettes" and the ill-equipped Fiat 3000, fa…
A man walks by a destroyed tank near Arbit, Ethiopia (Photo by J. Countess/Getty Images) Not long after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, when I found it difficult to talk about much else, I attended an international conference. There I got into conversation with a woman who worked for one of the large charities providing relief to war zones in Africa. Politely but firmly she complained that the consequence of the fixation with Ukraine was that Africa’s many, ongoing, disastrous wars were once again being ignored. She particularly had in mind Ethiopia’s war in its Tigray province.
Open access notables Revisiting the Last Ice Area projections from a high-resolution Global Earth System Model, Fol et al., Communications Earth & Environment: The Last Ice Area—located to the north of Greenland and the northern Canadian Arctic Archipelago—i…
Open access notables Absence of causality between seismic activity and global warming, Verbitsky et al., Earth System Dynamics: There is no more consequential scientific matter today than global warming. The societal and policy implications, however, hinge …
Open access notables 300 years of sclerosponge thermometry shows global warming has exceeded 1.5 °C, McCulloch et al., Nature Climate Change: Using 300 years of ocean mixed-layer temperature records preserved in sclerosponge carbonate skeletons, we demonstr…
Ethiopia’s long-anticipated stadium in Addis Ababa, with which the country aspires to host the AFCON, may get a boost to completion, but several questions remain.
With the world ringing in the new year, the BRICS economic alliance has welcomed 2024 by officially adding 5 expansion nations to its ranks. Specifically, the bloc introduced Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iran, Egypt, and Ethiopia to kick off …
Asamenew Arba, a weaver operating from a building housing micro enterprises near Shero Meda in northern Addis Abeba, faces severe difficulties in his trade due...
The producers and key creatives behind the Live Aid musical Just for One Day, which officially opened Tuesday night at the Old Vic, have banded together to ensure that 10 percent of every ticket sold goes to the Band Aid Charitable Trust established by Bob Ge…
Only 3% of designers across all disciplines are Black in spite of Black folks being 12% of the population in the United States. Black designers have faced structural exclusion from the industry, resulting in experiences of isolation. Yet, Black designers are …
