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Ethiopia's Debt Restructuring Stalls as Bondholder Deals Fail Comparability Test · DRC Government, M23 Rebels Agree to Facilitate Aid Deliveries and Release Prisoners · US Seizes Iranian Ship as Fragile Ceasefire Talks Resume, Threatening Red Sea Trade Routes · Ethiopia's Debt Restructuring Stalls as Bondholder Deals Fail Comparability Test · DRC Government, M23 Rebels Agree to Facilitate Aid Deliveries and Release Prisoners · US Seizes Iranian Ship as Fragile Ceasefire Talks Resume, Threatening Red Sea Trade Routes

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Teddy Afro's Mourning Song Draws Millions as Ethiopia's Star Laments Lost Unity

Ethiopia's most beloved musician has released a song of grief that millions are listening to — a lament for a country he says no longer recognizes its own children.

Culture Desk·Apr 20

politics

Ambo Residents Describe City 'Under Siege' as Videos Circulate Showing Assaults Allegedly Tied to Municipal Officials

Apr 19

politics

TPLF Central Committee Convenes in Axum as Rift Over Interim Administration Deepens

Apr 18

politics

NISS Says It Has Arrested 138 Over Alleged Terror Links Ahead of June Vote

Apr 18

Africa

Business

Ethiopia's Debt Restructuring Stalls as Bondholder Deals Fail Comparability Test

Apr 18

Africa

DRC Government, M23 Rebels Agree to Facilitate Aid Deliveries and Release Prisoners

Apr 20

World

US Seizes Iranian Ship as Fragile Ceasefire Talks Resume, Threatening Red Sea Trade Routes

Apr 19

The Prosperity Party Does Not Fear Losing This Election. It Fears Winning It Honestly.

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Ethiopia's Debt Restructuring Stalls as Bondholder Deals Fail Comparability Test

Apr 18

Business

Finance Minister Calls for Accelerated Regional Corridor Financing as Ethiopia Pushes $3.8 Billion Infrastructure Agenda

Apr 18

Ethiopia Establishes National Steering Committee for COP32 as Early Preparations Begin

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Culture

Teddy Afro's Mourning Song Draws Millions as Ethiopia's Star Laments Lost Unity

Apr 20

Africa

DRC Government, M23 Rebels Agree to Facilitate Aid Deliveries and Release Prisoners

Apr 20

politics

Ambo Residents Describe City 'Under Siege' as Videos Circulate Showing Assaults Allegedly Tied to Municipal Officials

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The Prosperity Party Does Not Fear Losing This Election. It Fears Winning It Honestly.

Ethiopia's ruling party has declined to contest 81 parliamentary seats — and the pattern of which seats it abandoned tells you everything about what June 1 is actually for.

Apr 2 · 6 min read

Ethiopia's Reform Showcase Has a Fuel-Shaped Hole in It

Yadata Bori · Mar 26

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Ending Ethiopian TPS Protections

Teddy Afro's Mourning Song Draws Millions as Ethiopia's Star Laments Lost Unity

Ambo Residents Describe City 'Under Siege' as Videos Circulate Showing Assaults Allegedly Tied to Municipal Officials

TPLF Central Committee Convenes in Axum as Rift Over Interim Administration Deepens

NISS Says It Has Arrested 138 Over Alleged Terror Links Ahead of June Vote

Ethiopia's Debt Restructuring Stalls as Bondholder Deals Fail Comparability Test

DRC Government, M23 Rebels Agree to Facilitate Aid Deliveries and Release Prisoners

US Seizes Iranian Ship as Fragile Ceasefire Talks Resume, Threatening Red Sea Trade Routes

|Business & Economy

Ethiopia's Debt Restructuring Stalls as Bondholder Deals Fail Comparability Test

Finance Minister Calls for Accelerated Regional Corridor Financing as Ethiopia Pushes $3.8 Billion Infrastructure Agenda

|Latest

Teddy Afro's Mourning Song Draws Millions as Ethiopia's Star Laments Lost Unity

DRC Government, M23 Rebels Agree to Facilitate Aid Deliveries and Release Prisoners

Ambo Residents Describe City 'Under Siege' as Videos Circulate Showing Assaults Allegedly Tied to Municipal Officials

UN Warns South Sudan Faces 'Full-Scale Famine' Risk as Fighting Intensifies Across Horn of Africa

Ethiopian Airlines Embeds Hotels into $21 Billion Airport-City Strategy at Bishoftu

The Prosperity Party Does Not Fear Losing This Election. It Fears Winning It Honestly.

Ethiopia Establishes National Steering Committee for COP32 as Early Preparations Begin

Ethiopia Secures Climate Investment Funds Partnership Ahead of COP32 Summit Hosting

Ethiopian Airlines Embeds Hotels into $21 Billion Airport-City Strategy at Bishoftu

NBE Governor Outlines Financial Sector Overhaul at International Economic Meetings

|Opinion & Analysis

The Prosperity Party Does Not Fear Losing This Election. It Fears Winning It Honestly.

Ethiopia's Reform Showcase Has a Fuel-Shaped Hole in It

|Africa

DRC Government, M23 Rebels Agree to Facilitate Aid Deliveries and Release Prisoners

Twelve-Nation Bloc Condemns Israel's Somaliland Envoy as 'Flagrant Violation' of Somali Sovereignty

Sudanese Refugees Face Bureaucratic Limbo in Morocco as War Displacement Reaches North Africa

Sudan's PM Outlines Peace Plan as War Enters Fourth Year

UN Warns South Sudan Faces 'Full-Scale Famine' Risk as Fighting Intensifies Across Horn of Africa

International Community Pledges $1.5 Billion for Sudan Crisis as War Enters Fourth Year with No End in Sight

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US Seizes Iranian Ship as Fragile Ceasefire Talks Resume, Threatening Red Sea Trade Routes

Iran War Fuel Shock Ripples Through Global South as Ethiopia Faces $4B+ Import Bill Surge

IEA Releases Record 400 Million Barrels from Strategic Reserves as Oil Crisis Deepens Ethiopia's Import Burden

Iran-Israel War Spreads to NATO Territory as Turkey Intercepts Third Missile

Dubai High-Rise Hit by Drone as Iran's Regional Campaign Threatens Horn Trade Routes

Lebanon Displacement Crisis Strains Regional Humanitarian Resources as 750,000 Flee Israeli Attacks

|Diaspora

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Ending Ethiopian TPS Protections

Ethiopia, Canadian Company Sign Skills Training Agreement for Youth Employment in Canada

Ethiopian Lawyer Meron Aragaw Erkihun Named to Prestigious Courtroom Mail 100 List

|Culture & Ideas

Teddy Afro's Mourning Song Draws Millions as Ethiopia's Star Laments Lost Unity

Teddy Afro Pays 33 Million Birr to Exit Sewasew Deal Days Before Album Release

Simien Mountains Gain Recognition as Premier Highland Trekking Destination

UNESCO-Recognized Shuwalid Festival Opens Tomorrow in Harar's Historic Walled City

PM Abiy Opens Luxury Lodge in Afar as Region Eyes Tourism Transformation

Ethiopia Seeks UNESCO Recognition for Traditional Coffee Ceremony

US Seizes Iranian Ship as Fragile Ceasefire Talks Resume, Threatening Red Sea Trade Routes

Twelve-Nation Bloc Condemns Israel's Somaliland Envoy as 'Flagrant Violation' of Somali Sovereignty

Ethiopia's Debt Restructuring Stalls as Bondholder Deals Fail Comparability Test

Finance Minister Calls for Accelerated Regional Corridor Financing as Ethiopia Pushes $3.8 Billion Infrastructure Agenda

Masked Men Abduct Addis Standard Editor From Newsroom as Press Freedom Narrows Before June Votes

TPLF Central Committee Convenes in Axum as Rift Over Interim Administration Deepens

Sudanese Refugees Face Bureaucratic Limbo in Morocco as War Displacement Reaches North Africa

NISS Says It Has Arrested 138 Over Alleged Terror Links Ahead of June Vote

Ethiopia Establishes National Steering Committee for COP32 as Early Preparations Begin

Ethiopia and China Pledge Deeper Cooperation on Horn of Africa Stability Amid Regional Crises

Millions in War-Torn Sudan Face Starvation as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens, Threatening Regional Stability