Africa: Ethiopia

Abiy's rule has been marred by widespread ethnic violence. By Phill Magakoe (AFP/File)

Ethiopia defers landmark August vote due to coronavirus

Apr 1, 2020

Ethiopia's election commission announced Tuesday that general elections due in August would be delayed because of the co ...

ECA Contributes Awareness Materials To Aid Ethiop...

Mar 31, 2020

The Economic Commission for Africa and the UN Communications Group last week handed over to the Government of Ethiopi ...

Ethiopia Releases Prisoners Amid Coronavirus Measu...

Mar 26, 2020

Ethiopia has granted 4,011 prisoners a presidential amnesty as part of measures to curb the spread of the Coronav ...

After lagging behind the global curve for COVID-19 infections and deaths, Africa has seen the number of cases rise. By Yasuyoshi CHIBA (AFP/File)

Ethiopia's Abiy seeks $150bn for African virus res...

Mar 24, 2020

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday urged G20 leaders to help Africa cope with the coronavirus crisis by faci ...

Appeal for tolerance: Ethiopia's prime minister and 2019 Nobel peace laureate, Abiy Ahmed. By Phill Magakoe (AFP)

Ethiopian PM urges tolerance as anti-foreigner sen...

Mar 19, 2020

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday urged citizens not to discriminate against certain nationalities as viru ...

Relatives of French victims of the Flight 302 crash held a ceremony at the embassy in Addis Ababa. By EDUARDO SOTERAS (AFP)

'Our wounds will never heal': Ethiopia marks one y...

Mar 10, 2020

Ethiopian Airlines on Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of the crash of Flight 302, bringing together victims' fam ...

Memorial ceremonies have been taking place at the crash site of the Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 before the anniversary. By EDUARDO SOTERAS (AFP)

Ethiopian Airlines marks one year since plane cras...

Mar 10, 2020

Ethiopian Airlines on Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of the crash of Flight 302 by bringing relatives of the de ...

The 2019 crash of the Nairobi-bound Boeing 737 MAX six minutes after takeoff killed all 157 people on board. By Michael TEWELDE (AFP/File)

Boeing pilot training on 737 MAX 'inadequate': Eth...

Mar 9, 2020

Ethiopia's probe of last year's Ethiopian Airlines crash found that Boeing did not provide sufficient pilot training for ...

Boeing training on 737 MAX 'inadequate': Ethiopia ...

Mar 9, 2020

Ethiopia's probe of last year's Ethiopian Airlines crash found that Boeing did not provide sufficient training for the 7 ...

The ceremony took place nearly a year after the March 10 crash that led to the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX worldwide. By EDUARDO SOTERAS (AFP)

Ethiopians mourn Boeing Max crash victims a year o...

Mar 9, 2020

Hundreds gathered Sunday at the site where Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed last March, killing all 157 on board, f ...

Long after the crash of the Boeing 737 MAX ceased dominating headlines, the pilots' association continues to play a central role. By Michael TEWELDE (AFP/File)

Ethiopian pilots band together one year after trau...

Mar 6, 2020

Just hours after Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed southeast of Addis Ababa last March, mourners began flocking to a ...

The crash site of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, which a year later sees little activity besides visits from mourners. By MICHAEL TEWELDE (AFP)

A year after plane crash, Ethiopians mull how to h...

Mar 6, 2020

Gebru Ketema was outside tending cattle on the morning when Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 plunged from the sky into a fi ...

Zipporah Kuria Waithaka (R) and Nadia Milleron have been united by their shared loss in the Boeing 737 MAX Ethiopian Airlines crash. By Johannes EISELE (AFP)

A year after Ethiopian crash, a new 'family' bonde...

Mar 5, 2020

It is an unlikely friendship that grew out of grief and has become a source of support and activism in the aftermath of ...

Ethiopia: Police Must Account For Missing Oromo Op...

Mar 3, 2020

The police must account for the whereabouts of Abdi Regassa - a senior member of the opposition political party O ...

The dam will be Africa's largest hydropower plant. By EDUARDO SOTERAS (AFP/File)

Ethiopia chides US for 'undiplomatic' role in Nile...

Mar 3, 2020

Ethiopia on Tuesday accused the United States of being undiplomatic in trying to resolve a row over a giant dam on the ...

Mourning: Likitu Merdasa holds a portrait of her son, Desta Garuma. By SOLAN KOLLI (AFP)

Ethiopia's Abiy faces outcry over crackdown on reb...

Feb 29, 2020

Desta Garuma, a 27-year-old rickshaw driver, never showed much interest in politics, so his family has no idea how soldi ...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali won the Nobel Peace Prize last year for his reforms. By Phill Magakoe (AFP)

Ethiopia to free dozens of opposition prisoners

Feb 26, 2020

Ethiopia announced Tuesday it would release dozens of high-profile prisoners from jail, including opposition activists h ...