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Ethiopia

Addis-Ababa tries to reassure investors as fighting in Tigray surges

Ethiopia's diplomats are worried about investors withdrawing due to the civil war and security risks. Foreign investments are the country's third top source of foreign currency.

Subscribers only Business 27.09.2022

Egypt's desalination plant projects are running dry

As Ethiopia continues to fill the GERD dam, threatening as it does so to reduce the flow of the Nile River, Egypt is looking to diversify its water supply. But these projects are still marginal, and plans for desalination plants have been scaled back due to the economic crisis.

Subscribers only Infrastructure Running story - The Renaissance Dam 09.09.2022

Stifled by rising oil prices, Ethiopia's private sector turns to solar

Every year Ethiopia uses more than 30% of its oil imports to generate electricity. With oil prices soaring, local industry and agriculture are looking for new sources of power.

Subscribers only Energy Running story - The Renaissance Dam 05.09.2022

Alarm in Addis as farmers ditch coffee for khat

Growing the chewable stimulant involves less red tape and uncertainty than its drinkable counterpart. Consequently, more and more farmers are planting khat rather than top-export-earner coffee, to the government's great consternation.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Politics Running story - Coffee sector in turmoil 30.08.2022

Both Moscow and Paris maintain navy-focused presence in Ethiopia

Paris decided in July to keep on its cooperation officer in Addis Ababa, who had initially been tasked with participating in the training of the Ethiopian navy, as called for by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 25.08.2022

Abiy goes behind Hassan Sheikh's back to talk border security

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed talks to Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh during his inauguration in Mogadishu, Somalia June 9, 2022. © Feisal Omar/Reuters

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.08.2022

EU cooperation in Addis faces tricky relaunch

European embassies in Ethiopia are drawing up a detailed roadmap paving the way for a possible resumption of cooperation between the EU and Ethiopia.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.08.2022

Russian foreign minister Lavrov to meet African Union in Addis

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will be in #Ethiopia on 26 and 27 July and is expected to meet there with several ambassadors to the African Union.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.07.2022

Tigrayan businesses conditionally reopen in Addis

Since February, the federal government and several Tigrayan business people have been negotiating for a resumption of trade. The hotel and restaurant sector is particularly affected in the capital.

Subscribers only Business 11.07.2022

Cash-strapped Addis faces fertiliser shortage

The Ethiopian government stockpiled fertiliser before the crisis and price hike. At a time when foreign exchange reserves are at their lowest, this hoard could help finance farming subsidies.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 07.07.2022

TPLF suffers significant defection among its Afar allies

Une figure importante de l'Afar Federalist Alliance (AFA), un parti allié du Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), Shami Mohamed Ahaw, a fait défection mi-juin.

Subscribers only Politics 30.06.2022

Obasanjo's softly-softly approach to Tigray mediation causes frustration all round

The African Union-elected mediator of the Ethiopian crisis, Olusegun Obasanjo, is keeping very quiet about his methods. But his international goals could clash with the 2023 Nigerian presidential election.

Free access Diplomacy 29.06.2022

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Abiy cornered due to inter-ethnic violence in the West

The alliance between the head of government and the Amhara political elite is hanging by a thread. The massacre in Tole and the explosion of ethnic violence between the Amhara and Oromo in the west of the country have made life difficult for Abiy Ahmed Ali in Addis Ababa.

Subscribers only Politics 29.06.2022

Abiy loses control of conflict in Oromia

Inter-ethnic violence between Amharas and Oromos is increasing, particularly in the Wollega districts. The clashes involve a growing number of actors, who blame one another for massacres.

Subscribers only Politics 28.06.2022

Abiy irked by choice of Somalia's new PM

Appointed on 15 June by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre is a new thorn in the side of his Ethiopian counterpart.

Subscribers only Politics 27.06.2022

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (right) appointed Hamza Abdi Barre as Prime Minister on 15 June.

Khat trade sparks tensions in Horn

In the throes of an economic and currency crisis, Ethiopia and Djibouti are in a trade war over staple foods and khat, a much-consumed stimulant in Djibouti.

Subscribers only Business 23.06.2022

Khat leaves for sale at a market in Harer, Ethiopia.

Eighteen Eritrean mutineers interned in a camp in Afar

With the agreement of the Eritrean general staff, 18 of the 52 soldiers who had fled from Eritrea to Ethiopia were transferred to the Asaita refugee camp.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.06.2022

Responsibility for GERD bounced back to Sameh Shoukry

With the Ethiopian rainy season approaching and the third-stage filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir announced, a new period of tension between Egypt, and the Blue Nile neighbouring countries of Ethiopia and Sudan is looming.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.06.2022

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Addis-Ababa tries to reassure investors as fighting in Tigray surges

Egypt's desalination plant projects are running dry

Stifled by rising oil prices, Ethiopia's private sector turns to solar

Alarm in Addis as farmers ditch coffee for khat

Both Moscow and Paris maintain navy-focused presence in Ethiopia

Abiy goes behind Hassan Sheikh's back to talk border security

EU cooperation in Addis faces tricky relaunch

Russian foreign minister Lavrov to meet African Union in Addis

Tigrayan businesses conditionally reopen in Addis

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TPLF suffers significant defection among its Afar allies

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Abiy cornered due to inter-ethnic violence in the West

Abiy loses control of conflict in Oromia

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Khat trade sparks tensions in Horn

Eighteen Eritrean mutineers interned in a camp in Afar

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Addis-Ababa tries to reassure investors as fighting in Tigray surges

Egypt's desalination plant projects are running dry

Stifled by rising oil prices, Ethiopia's private sector turns to solar

Alarm in Addis as farmers ditch coffee for khat

Both Moscow and Paris maintain navy-focused presence in Ethiopia

Abiy goes behind Hassan Sheikh's back to talk border security

EU cooperation in Addis faces tricky relaunch

Russian foreign minister Lavrov to meet African Union in Addis

Tigrayan businesses conditionally reopen in Addis

Cash-strapped Addis faces fertiliser shortage

TPLF suffers significant defection among its Afar allies

Obasanjo's softly-softly approach to Tigray mediation causes frustration all round

Abiy cornered due to inter-ethnic violence in the West

Abiy loses control of conflict in Oromia

Abiy irked by choice of Somalia's new PM

Khat trade sparks tensions in Horn

Eighteen Eritrean mutineers interned in a camp in Afar

Responsibility for GERD bounced back to Sameh Shoukry

EU commissioner Janez Lenarcic expected in Addis shortly

Abiy sends team to Brussels in bid to emerge from EU's bad books

China's Horn peace conference to focus on security, development, good governance

Ethiopian Airlines' management team flies ahead of new turbulence

Abiy appoints Redwan Hussein as national security adviser

Abiy-Kenyatta talks focus on Oromo rebels

New-look Jawar Mohammed steps back into the limelight in the diaspora

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Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

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Gunvor secrets (1/2): the Libreville oil mega-deal mystery