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Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrived in Addis Ababa today, placing the Horn of Africa at the center of an intensifying regional and international struggle for influence. The visit to the Ethiopian capital comes amid growing geopolitical competition and cannot be viewed in isolation from the…

Between Ethiopia’s Tigray and Amhara regions in the country’s north, specifically along the Tekeze River, military tensions have been steadily escalating for nearly two months. The standoff has been marked by mutual troop mobilization and has shifted from a phase of cautious vigilance to…

Ethiopia has launched a major project, through state-owned Ethiopian Airlines, to build a new international airport in Bishoftu, about 45 kilometers southeast of the capital, Addis Ababa, at an announced cost of $12.5 billion. The government says the project will deliver “Africa’s largest airport”…

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck northern Ethiopia on Monday evening, with tremors felt by residents of Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray region, as well as several surrounding cities and towns. Emergency teams immediately began an initial assessment of the situation, while no immediate reports…

From Adwa to Ras Tafari’s European tour, Ethiopia’s quest for modernity was bound to empire, expansion, and foreign recognition. These contradictions continue to echo in Abiy Ahmed’s vision of a new renaissance.…

Eguale Gebre Yohannes championed a modernity grounded in Ethiopia’s own traditions, rejecting both ignorance and imitation through his decolonizing vision of selṭané, an authentic fusion of philosophy, education, and culture. …

Are Ethiopian political parties truly serving their purpose as vehicles for public concerns? Tesfaye WoldeYohannes Haile argues that the country would be better off without them — unless they undergo radical change. …