Low-cost housing for Africa’s cities – VoxDev 08:12
Migration & Urbanisation Published 19.03.25 Simon FranklinAssociate Professor at School of Economics, Queen Mary University London Evidence from a large-scale housing lottery programme in Ethiopia shows that government housing that people want, and thrive in, can work in settings with highly constrained housing supply and when programmes are designed well. Many governments attempt to solve […]
Ethiopia’s Red Sea Aspirations and Eritrea’s Interference in Tigray Heighten War Risks – Robert Lansing Institute 15:06
Conflict Geopolitics March 20, 2025 Ethiopia’s ambition to secure Red Sea access and Eritrea’s interference in Ethiopia’s internal affairs and a power struggle in Tigray could explode into a wider regional war. More on this story: Estimations: Will Ethiopia and Eritrea start military conflict over Red Sea ports access The threat of war is looming over the Horn of Africa again. […]
Minimum dietary diversity and its associated factors among children of 6–23 months in rural Ethiopia 2023 – Nature.com 23:12
Scientific Reports volume 15, Article number: 9709 (2025) Abstract Dietary diversity is a useful proxy indicator of diet quality and nutrient adequacy, which plays an important role in children’s growth and development. Meeting the standard of dietary diversity remains a challenge in developing countries. In Ethiopia, including the study area, there is limited evidence on dietary diversity and associated factors […]
Ethiopia does not want war with Eritrea, says PM BBC 08:37
15 hours agoShareSave Teklemariam Bekit Editor, BBC Tigrinya Landlocked Ethiopia has no intention of starting a war with neighbouring Eritrea in order to gain access to the sea, the country’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said. A previous statement, in 2023, that having a seaport was an “existential issue” for the nation sparked concerns that the Ethiopia […]
Ethiopia to inaugurate Grand Renaissance Dam in 6 months: Prime minister – Anadolu Agency
Abiy Ahmed rules out war with Eritrea, backs Tigray leadership despite internal rift Sadik Kedir Abdu |20.03.2025 – Update : 20.03.2025 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced Thursday to lawmakers that the country will inaugurate the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) within six months, a significant milestone for the massive hydropower […]
A coup attempt in Tigray raises tensions in the Horn – The Economist
Middle East & Africa | Playing with fire Ethiopia and Eritrea are engaged in a dangerous game of brinkmanship Mar 20th 2025|NairobiShare For weeks there had been troubling signs: homes raided by unknown assailants; activists beaten in the street. Then, on March 11th, armed men appeared in Adigrat, a town in Ethiopia’s semi-autonomous Tigray region near […]
Ethiopia rules out conflict with Eritrea over Red Sea access – Al Jazeera
News|Conflict Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed vows peaceful approach via dialogue amid recent fears about possible war between the neighbours. Published On 20 Mar 202520 Mar 2025 Ethiopia’s prime minister says his country will not seek conflict with longtime rival Eritrea over access to the Red Sea, amid recent fears about possible war between the neighbours. […]
A 72-hour stopover in Ethiopia offers travelers ancient wonders and city adventures – The Washington Times
By Nicole Evatt – Associated Press – Thursday, March 20, 2025 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — As we darted through Addis Ababa’s morning rush hour, my jet lag couldn’t dull the energy of Ethiopia’s capital. We wove through crowds of office workers headed to high-rises and families leading goats home for Orthodox Christmas feasts while our guide explained how one […]
Ethiopia introduces new tax to fill gap after USAID funding pause – ABC News
Ethiopia’s parliament is introducing a new tax for all workers as part of measures to fill the financial gap left by the USAID funding pause BySAMUEL GETACHEW Associated Press March 20, 2025, 8:42 AM International headlines from ABC NewsCatch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s parliament […]
የትግራይ ጊዜያዊ አስተዳደር የስልጣን ጊዜ ለአንድ ዓመት ሊራዘም እንደሚችል ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ ጥቆማ ሰጡ – ኢትዮጵያ ኢንሳይደር
March 20, 2025 የትግራይ ክልል ጊዜያዊ አስተዳደር የተቋቋመበት “ህግ ተሻሽሎ”፤ የስልጣን ጊዜው ለተጨማሪ አንድ ዓመት ሊራዘም እንደሚችል ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር አብይ አህመድ ጥቆማ ሰጡ። የጊዜያዊ አስተዳደሩ ስራ ከተገመገመ በኋላ፤ “በግለሰቦች ደረጃ ለውጥ ሊካሄድ እንደሚችልም” አብይ ተናግረዋል። ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ ይህን ያሉት የትግራይ ጉዳይ ወቅታዊ የፖለቲካ ሁኔታን በተመለከተ፤ ከፓርላማ አባላት ለቀረቡላቸው ጥያቄዎች በሰጡት ምላሽ ነው። ዛሬ ሐሙስ መጋቢት […]