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Addis Ababa, January 16, 2025 (ENA)--Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Nebiat Getachew, today highlighted significant diplomatic achievements recorded to ensure the national ...

A semi-desert plain that lies between two rugged mountains has, for about five months, been the epicenter of volcanic activity in Ethiopia's Afar region. From a distance, it looks serene and peaceful.

She’s suited to that.” The tribes’ friction with the governor began in 2019, when she signed controversial anti-rioting legislation that critics said was aimed at protesters — including ...

Addis Abeba — For over nine months, Addis Abeba has been undergoing a sweeping transformation as part of a two-phase urban makeover initiative. The first phase of the "Corridor Development ...

A Professor of Geology and Water Resources at the Cairo University Abbas Sharaky explained that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was designed to hold 11 billion cubic meters, but its ...

ADDIS ABABA-At least 71 people died in Ethiopia when a truck packed with passengers plunged into a river, according to the spokesperson for the southern Sidama regional government and a statement.

Ethiopia opened its stock exchange — part of a plan to lure investors to an economy recovering from a civil war — without any brokers and no initial public offering debuts. The government ...

The Jarawas, one of the indigenous tribes of the Andamans, are known for their semi-nomadic lifestyle. In a historic step, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration has enrolled and ...

Chief secretary Chandra Bhushan Kumar himself handed over voter ID cards to the members of the Jarawa tribe, one of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups, at their settlement in Jirkatang in South ...

The Osage Nation has asked a federal judge to vacate a 16-year-old decision that the tribe’s reservation had been disestablished, citing the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the McGirt v. Oklahoma case.