If, as Somaliland said, Ethiopia has agreed to recognise it at some point, it would have a profound impact on the Horn of Africa region. Why does Ethiopia want the deal?

Ethiopia is Africa's oldest independent country and its second largest in terms of population. Apart from a five-year occupation by Mussolini's Italy, it has never been colonised.

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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has found himself at the centre of a new conflict - this time in the vitally important Amhara region that marshalled its troops to help him thwart an attempt ...

It was formally reopened in 2018, shortly after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power and signed a historic peace ...

The Axum obelisk is regarded as one of Ethiopia's national religious treasures. An Antonov plane landed on Tuesday with the middle part of the obelisk; the top and bottom should follow within a week.

Attacks like this are rare in Ethiopia but women's groups in Addis Ababa say that stalking and sexual harassment are common problems. The Ending Violence Against Women report published by the United ...

By October 1984, drought and conflict in a remote part of northern Ethiopia had left millions on the brink of starvation, writes Ava Vidal. The BBC sent Michael Buerk to report on the emerging ...

If, as Somaliland said, Ethiopia has agreed to recognise it at some point, it would have a profound impact on the Horn of Africa region. Why does Ethiopia want the deal?

Fighting has flared up in one of the disputed areas between Ethiopia’s Tigray and Amhara regions in a rare episode of violence after a peace accord signed in late 2022 ended one of Africa’s ...

This page is no longer being updated. It was last updated on 18 April 2023 Eritrea won independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a 30-year war, but has been plagued by repression at home and tense ...