[Ethiopian Herald] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia is about to close two refugee camps namely Hitsats and Shimelba in northern Tigray State due to safety concerns as well as poor conditions of the centers, according to Administration for Refugee and Returnee...

[IPS] United Nations -- The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has called for unimpeded access to all parts of Ethiopia's Tigray Region, to locate an estimated 20,000 unaccounted for refugees and assess damage to its Hitsaats Camp which was looted and s...

[HRW] Ethiopian federal forces carried out apparently indiscriminate shelling of urban areas in the Tigray region in November 2020 in violation of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said today. Artillery attacks at the start of the armed conflict st...

[East African] Albert Viñas, the emergency co-ordinator for Médecins sans Frontier, was in Tigray in 2020 to provide emergency services for six weeks. He spoke to Luke Anami

[IFJ] Lucy Kassa has worked for various international media including Los Angeles Times, Al Jazeera and the Norwegian magazine «Bistandsaktuelt» for several years.

[UNFPA] "When you think about your future, you never plan to be uprooted from the comfort of your home and find fragile safety in a tent," said Hiwot*, 24, from Ethiopia's embattled Tigray Region.

[The Conversation Africa] Ethiopia's education sector has seen unprecedented challenges since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools and universities were closed for eight months following the confirmation of the first case on March 13, 2020. Th...

[DW] Human Rights Watch has accused Ethiopia's army of breaking international law by shelling civilian populations during their offensive against Tigray separatists. The watchdog called for a UN investigation.

[Crisis Group] With ongoing fighting in the Tigray region, Ethiopia's chronic instability is set to worsen unless the federal government adopts a conciliatory approach toward opponents. In this excerpt from our Watch List 2021, Crisis Group urges the...

[The Conversation Africa] It's been over three months since the start of the conflict between the Tigrayan regional government and the Ethiopian government, yet aid agencies are only now striking deals with the Ethiopian government to expand access f...

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Government of Ethiopia has expressed its deep concern by the statement the European Union (EU) is issuing regarding the situation in Tigray.

[Addis Fortune] The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has further prohibited making over five cash transfers a week from a single bank account to multiple accounts via mobile and internet banking; Automated Teller Machine (ATM) and Point of Sale (PoS) ...

[Addis Fortune] By most predictions, the past fiscal year should have been a devastating one for the banking industry. The country's political situation was dire, and there was a liquidity shortage earlier in the year, the likes of which had not been...

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Demeke Mekonnen has briefed today resident ambassadors and diplomats of African countries based in Addis Ababa about the current situation in Ethiopia.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen held a phone conversation on Tuesday with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Ann Linde.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Gudaf Tsegay broke the women's world record for the indoor 1500 metres on Tuesday after posting a time of three minutes, 53.09 seconds during a meeting in Lievin, France.

[European Commission] The EU remains very concerned by the tragic humanitarian crisis unfolding in Tigray and its regional implications. Three months into the conflict, despite small openings, the limitations to humanitarian access to Tigray continue...

[Addis Fortune] The feeling of helplessness; the confusion to understand what is unfolding; and the dilemma to act was evident in Paul Kagame's face, once a stalwart of African Union (AU) reform and Rwanda's president. He sees the increasing toll in ...

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Demeke Mekonnen conferred over the phone on Monday with the Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergey Lavrov.

[Addis Fortune] A nine-fold difference in the average cost of a kilometre between road projects awarded to local firms by the Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) earlier last week raised some eyebrows.

[ICRC] In 2020, the ICRC's humanitarian activities mainly focused on responding to two major crises caused by the COVID-19 outbreak and fighting in Northern Ethiopia.

[ICRC] The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is appealing to donors for 20 million Swiss francs to urgently expand its response to the acute humanitarian needs created by the Tigray crisis in Ethiopia, while the International Federation...

[UN News] UN agencies have received approval from the Ethiopian Government for 25 international staff to provide humanitarian assistance inside the country's conflict-torn Tigray region, the UN Spokesperson said on Monday.

[The Conversation Africa] Ethiopia is set to hold general elections for members of the federal parliament and regional councils on June 5, 2021. It will be the sixth such elections, and another chance for Ethiopia to transit to democracy.

[WHO] Ethiopia has just completed a Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign targeting 2.4 million 14 year-old girls across the country in two cohorts. One cohort took HPV1 - the first dose of the vaccine, while the second cohort was vaccinate...

[Addis Fortune] The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia has finally approved over 5,000 cash-counting machines held in storage after a dispute over quality issues arose between the Bank and the supplier last year. The machines, which were procured by the Ban...

[AfricaFocus] "It feels strange to write about a humanitarian crisis in this day and age with barely any pictures, videos or witness testimonies from the ground. But that is what the situation in Ethiopia's Tigray region has come to. Since the confli...

[WHO] The World Health Organization Ethiopia country office is working with Somali Regional Health Bureau to contain the spread of dengue fever in the region. Close to160 confirmed cases have been recorded in Warder Woreda of Dolo Zone and 47 suspect...

[Addis Fortune] The Ethiopian Petroleum Dealer's Association has filed an urgent plea over the impending, cash-based payment modality for oil companies operating in the country. The Association requested an audience with the ministries of Trade & Ind...

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / Kassala / El Gedaref -- Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Special Representative of the European Union (EU). Pekka Haavisto, who arrived in Sudan on Saturday for a two-day official visit, today visited camps harbourin...