Why Some Ethiopian Women Change their Ethnic-Identification When Entering Formal Employment
When Ethiopian women step into their first formal jobs, the change is often framed as economic progress for a payslip,...
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Ethiopia Moves to Print Its Own Currency, Framing the Shift as Economic Sovereignty
Ethiopia is preparing to print its own banknotes for the first time, a move Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says is...
Washington Backs Cairo on the Nile, Recasts Ethiopia’s Mega-Dam as a Regional Power Deal
Washington has moved decisively into Africa’s most sensitive water dispute, urging Ethiopia to generate electricity from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance...
ERC Begins Construction of East Africa’s Largest Railway Training Hub
Ethiopia has launched construction of what is set to become East Africa’s largest railway training centre, a project the Ethiopian...
Ethiopia Confirms First Marburg Outbreak, as Fear and Vigilance escalate in Jinka
Ethiopia has entered uncharted public-health territory after confirming it’s first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD). Nine cases have been...
Ethiopia’s Port Access: a National Discuss, Regional Consequences, Economic and Sociogeopolitical Stakes
More than three decades after Eritrea’s 1993 independence left Ethiopia landlocked, a once-sensitive topic has re-entered national debate with renewed...
PASHeF 2025: African Leaders Push for Stronger Surgical Systems as Key to Universal Health Coverage
In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, African health leaders convening at the Pan-African Surgical Healthcare Forum (PASHeF 2025) are intensifying efforts to...
Ethiopian Marathon Champ Shewarge Alene Dies After Collapsing
Ethiopian marathon runner Shewarge Alene, who took ill during a training session in Addis Ababa, has died after being admitted...
Egypt Warns Ethiopia’s Nile Dam ‘Violates International Law,’ Expands Dispute to UN Security Council
Egypt has intensified its diplomatic campaign against Ethiopia’s massive Nile dam, warning the UN Security Council that Addis Ababa’s unilateral...
Ethiopia Opens Africa’s Biggest Dam Despite Neighbours’ Objections
Ethiopia has officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, a project expected to generate over 5,000 megawatts of electricity,...
