Some Egyptian politicians are “playing a losing game” over the Abbay (Nile) and Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD), using the issue mainly to deflect internal political pressures, said renowned ...

The recent visit to Ethiopia of General Dagvin R. M. Anderson, Commander of the U.S. Africa Command, and the phone call Prime ...

The Red Sea has long been one of the world’s most consequential waterways—a narrow, warm corridor linking the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean and ...

Resolving Ethiopia’s long-standing demand for access to sea is indispensable for strengthening regional cooperation and ...

A recent volcanic eruption of the Hayli Hubbi Volcano in Ethiopia, which was dormant for over 12000 years, occurred. The huge ...

In Unbroken Chains: a 5000 year history of African enslavement (Hurst, 2025) former BBC Africa Editor, Martin Plaut, provides a much-needed survey of slavery in Africa. He reveals to the general ...

Volcanoes are active globally, offering exciting hiking opportunities. Travellers can safely climb Mount Etna in Italy, ...

Amid concerns that the two neighbors could return to open conflict, Ethiopia has called for international mediation.

The struggle over sea access in East Africa is usually presented as a quarrel over tariffs, port fees and corridors. In fact, ...

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