Here are some key facts about the main ethnic groups in Ethiopia, where diplomatic sources reported heavy fighting between federal and local forces in the northern Tigray region on Wednesday.

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In 2017, astronomers on board the International Space Station photographed two eerie islands in Ethiopia. Dek and Daga lie in ...

Somaliland’s President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, better known as Irro, flew to Addis Ababa last week for a three-day visit. This was his first trip to Ethiopia since coming to power in December ...

In 1895–1896, Italy’s attempt to expand into Ethiopia ended in a decisive defeat. Seeking to build a colonial empire, Italian forces clashed with Emperor Menelik II’s well-armed and united Ethiopian ...

Russia and Ethiopia on Thursday signed an action plan to develop a nuclear power plant project in the African country, TASS news agency reported. Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev and Ethiopian Foreign ...

Addis Ababa, October 24, 2025 (ENA) – The 80th anniversary of United Nations Day was celebrated under the theme "Ethiopia & United Nations Past, Present and Future", highlighting eight decades of ...

Birhanu Degefa was visiting family in the Ethiopian city of Shire in November, when soldiers suddenly began rounding up men ...

We are living in an age of autocrats — leaders who sit at varying points along a spectrum of repression and violence. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ...

This intriguing astronaut photo shows a pair of islands in the murky green waters of a major African lake. Both landmasses are home to monasteries that hold important religious relics, including the ...

Passengers were forced to jump from carriages in a train crash that killed 15 people in eastern Ethiopia, a local official has told the BBC. The train derailed on Monday night in the town of Shinile, ...

Objective This study aimed to assess the prevalence of eye care service utilisation and associated factors among healthcare professionals in Gondar city, northwest Ethiopia. Design An ...