The number of people requiring emergency food aid is expected to increase as food security has not improved, according to the latest assessment of drought-affected areas, a senior government official said.

The National Museum of Ethiopia, in collaboration with the University Museum of Tokyo, Japan (UMUT) showcased on Wednesday a "Special millennium exhibit" under the theme 'Human Evolution Time Line in Ethiopia'.

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MoME) and Falcon Petroleum Limited, a company from Cyprus, signed an agreement enabling the later explore and develop petroleum in the Abay Basin, around Wollo, in the Amhara regional state.

A legal battle in Ethiopia over what constitutes contempt of court is likely to test the boundaries of free speech in a country where the liberty of press has deteriorated over the last three years.

When a judge at the Federal High Court, Eighth Criminal Bench, announced his verdict for sensational singer Tewodros Kassahun, a.k.a Teddy Afro, defend himself against an allegation of homicide last month, his fans were calculating the number of days he would spend behind bars before his next appearance on October 9, 2008. Today, this calculation turned to his lawyer, Million Assefa, who was ...

Ethiopian police in the capital, Addis Ababa, threatened on 4 August to block distribution of an independently owned newspaper if it continues its leading coverage of a new political opposition movement, according to local journalists.

The highly disputed charges against Ethiopia's sensational singer Tewodros Kassahun, fondly called by his fans Teddy Afro, appears to take a different twist this week.

An Ethiopian judge overseeing the high-profile trial of an imprisoned pop singer jailed the editor of an independent weekly for contempt of court today. The contempt charge came after the weekly published an interview with the singer's lawyer, according to local journalists.

An Ethiopian judge overseeing the high-profile trial of an imprisoned pop singer jailed the editor of an independent weekly for contempt of court today. The contempt charge came after the weekly published an interview with the singer’s lawyer, according to local journalists.

The US Administration has expressed concerns over what its senior official described as troubling developments in narrowing the democratic space in Ethiopia, particularly in the areas of press freedom and the independent operation of civil society organizations.

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) has requested the Addis Abeba City Administration to provide it with 17 sites on which to construct new branch offices, as well as for the relocation of offices that it currently rents.

The Japanese construction firm, Kajima, is near to closing the four-metres gap on the newly constructed bridge over Abay River, 208Km north of Addis Abeba. The bridge will be open to traffic in October 2008, according to Samson Wondimu, Public Relations head of the Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA).

The state telecom monopoly, Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC), has suspended internet services in seven towns of the Oromia, Amhara and Harari regional states, as well as in Dire Dawa town.

The Agency for Government Houses (AGH) will evict 5,000 illegal tenants who have failed to settle their accumulated rental bills from its houses. On August 1, 2008, the agency finalized the preparations of a strategy that enables it to take forceful measures against illegal occupants, and those who fail to pay their rent.

Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea are unlikely to escalate immediately following the departure of UN peacekeepers, but a mechanism should be found to quickly engage the two neighbours, an analyst said.

The Security Council today terminated the mandate of the eight-year-old peacekeeping force monitoring the border dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea and requested UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to explore further with the two Horn of Africa countries the possibility of a United Nations presence in the area.

One of Ethiopia's most iconic monuments, the 1,700-year-old Aksum Obelisk, has been successfully reinstalled at its original location after the third and final block was mounted in place this week by teams from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

SuperSport United striker Fikru Tefera says he is devastated by news that his native Ethiopia Football Federation has been suspended by world governing body, FIFA with immediate effect.

The Fifa Emergency Committee today decided to suspend the Ethiopian Football Federation due to its non-compliance with the guidelines agreed in February 2008 by Fifa, Caf and the EFF in order to normalise the situation of the federation.

The Security Council today voted unanimously to terminate the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE), after restrictions placed on the peacekeeping operation by the latter country undermined its ability to carry out its mandate.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is backing a new project in drought-hit southern Ethiopia that will ensure child labourers in the impoverished region can attend school.

Ethiopia's Ministry of Education and the University of South Africa (UNISA) on Wednesday signed an agreement that will enable the latter to launch PhD programmes through videoconferencing.

The humanitarian situation in Ethiopia's pastoral regions of Afar, Amhara, Somali and Tigray is likely to deteriorate because seasonal crops have failed and livestock numbers have fallen, according to preliminary findings of a recent assessment mission.

With 1,400 irregular migrants, mainly Ethiopians and Somalis, having perished in 2007 alone in the attempt to cross the Gulf of Aden using human smugglers, IOM is continuing efforts to sensitize rural and urban communities in Ethiopia on the risks and dangers of irregular migration.

Employees of Shell Ethiopia demonstrated at the gate of their head office on July 23, 2008, expressing disappointment with the decision by Shell to sell its interests in Ethiopia to OilLibya. They have threatened to strike, demanding much better treatment from the oil franchise.