
Kenyans get tree-planting holiday to plant 100 million seedlings
The holiday has been set aside to allow all Kenyans to participate, the environment minister says.
2023-11-13 15:53

Lalibela fighting: Amhara Fano militia and Ethiopian army clash in historic town
Lalibela is home to famous 13th Century churches that are registered as Unesco world heritage sites.
2023-11-09 02:21

Ethiopia plans vote to solve Tigray-Amhara territory dispute
The row threatens to disrupt the fragile peace following the end of the civil war a year ago.
2023-11-07 19:22

Facebook's algorithms 'supercharged' hate speech in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict
Rights group Amnesty International makes damning allegations against the social media giant.
2023-10-31 22:58

Festival will celebrate Ethiopian emperor's time in Bath
Former emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie's connection with Bath is being celebrated in a festival.
2023-10-28 20:17

Ethiopian scientist Gebisa Ejeta receives National Medal of Science from US
Gebisa Ejeta, 73, receives the National Medal of Science for developing an improved sorghum hybrid.
2023-10-25 21:50

UN-mandated investigation into atrocities in Ethiopia to end
A UN-mandated investigation into human rights abuses in Ethiopia will come to an end next week despite ongoing atrocities in the region.
2023-10-05 23:23

UN-mandated investigation into Ethiopia atrocities lapses
GENEVA A U.N.-mandated investigation into continuing atrocities in Ethiopia faces closure after a U.N. website on Wednesday showed
2023-10-04 20:52

Why is Egypt worried about Ethiopia's dam on the Nile?
Egypt is concerned that Ethiopia is using water from the Nile to fill its giant Renaissance dam.
2023-09-12 20:17

Ethiopia says it has filled the reservoir on its highly controversial Blue Nile megadam project
Ethiopia announced on Sunday it had completed the fourth and final phase of filling a reservoir for its huge and controversial hydroelectric power plant on the Blue Nile, a project that Egypt and Sudan have long opposed.
2023-09-11 19:28

Egypt angry as Ethiopia fills Nile dam reservoir amid water row
Ethiopia's giant hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile stokes Egyptian fears of dire water shortages.
2023-09-11 08:48

Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards - report
Migrants tell the BBC they were shot on the Saudi border as a new report alleges "mass killings".
2023-08-21 12:25