Ethiopia has attempted to transition to democracy twice. First in 1991, when a new government overthrew a dictatorial military regime. Second in 2018, when Abiy Ahmed took over as prime minister after ...

In recent months, the Ethiopian government has unveiled a series of ambitious mega projects, often accompanied by elaborate ceremonies and sweeping promises.

Ethiopia has inaugurated its massive hydroelectric dam on the Nile, a project that has raised alarms in Egypt and Sudan.

Five political parties have announced the formation of a coalition framework aimed at enabling joint political activity. The parties include the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (EPRP), Enat ...

Rights groups warn Ethiopia is tightening its grip on independent media as at least six journalists have been arrested since ...

After decades of work, funding delays and regional pushback, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is inaugurated.

Ethiopia is heir to one of the world’s richest cultural tapestries. Ge’ez, Arabic, Oromo, Somali, and dozens of other languages all form part of this mosaic. To elevate one while neglecting the others ...

Ethiopia’s debt crisis has been deemed “unsustainable” by the IMF and World Bank, citing defaults, weak exports, and ...

Dozens of Nigerians remain behind bars in Ethiopia as efforts to repatriate them stall, following delays in finalising a crucial Memorandum of Understanding between both countries.The agreement, which ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to musician Meklit Hadero about her new album, "A Piece of Infinity," which celebrates Ethiopian music.

How the Tigray crisis is affecting families in the U.S. As chaos envelops Kabul after Afghanistan's government collapsed and the Taliban seized control, horrific stories and heartbreaking images also ...

About the author -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1: Geography -- Ethiopia as the roof of Africa -- Ethiopia's geophysical mosaic -- Geology -- Ethiopia as a water tower -- Temperature -- Vegetation ...