Violence in Ethiopia that began with protests against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and quickly morphed into ethnic clashes has left 67 people dead in Oromia state, a police official said Friday. The spike in the death toll came as the high-profile activist at the centre of the violence accused Abiy, this year’s Nobel Peace Prize...
November 14, 2026
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Deadly Ethiopia unrest poses fresh challenge to Nobel winner
By ELIAS MESERET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed faced the most serious political challenge of his short rule Thursday as officials said dozens of people might be dead in two days of unrest caused by tensions between security forces and the country’s most prominent opposition figure. In...
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Protests spread after stand-off at Ethiopian activist’s home
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Police fired gunshots and teargas as thousands protested in Ethiopia on Wednesday over the treatment of a prominent activist, residents said, in a sign that the country’s Nobel Prize-winning prime minister might be losing support among his powerbase. More than a thousand supporters gathered in Addis Ababa outside the house of...
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Reconciliation Process of Galmudug State: Success Factors and Lessons Learned
Dr. Abdurahman Abdullahi Baadiyow Reconciliation is a long process that encompasses all dimensions of peacebuilding in societies emerging from violent conflicts. The aim of reconciliation is to restore trust and mutual understanding between communities and societies. Reconciliation is not a “one-size-fits-all” process, and it is not a universal prescription to address the physical wounds and...
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Russia, Ethiopia to agree on deal to settle remaining debt soon, says Putin
“We therefore decided that it would be best for everyone just to start our cooperation from scratch,” Russian President added MOSCOW, Moscow plans to reach an agreement with Ethiopia on settling the country’s remaining debt soon, Russian President Vladimir Putin told TASS in an interview in the run-up to the Russia-Africa summit. “Let me point put...
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Somalia aims to reduce poverty, pump up infrastructure after debt erased
Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Somalia will press ahead with poverty reduction efforts and a major regional ports and corridors initiative if international creditors forgive the country’s $5 billion debt this February, as expected, the country’s finance minister said on Sunday. Finance Minister Abdirahman Duale Beileh said he was heartened by progress made during discussions...
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A look into Kenya Navy history ahead of sail-past
By NYAMBEGA GISESA When Kenya decided to enter into the territorial land of Somalia in October 2011 following intensified Al-Shabaab attacks, the 370-tonne Kenya Navy vessel – KNS Harambee II – was to become the first unit to cross over into Somalia as part of the Operation Linda Nchi. This time, its mission beyond the waters...
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Ethiopia-Djibouti railway adds impetus to Ethiopia’s agricultural economy
ADDIS ABABA, (Xinhua) — The Chinese-built Ethiopia-Djibouti railway has won acclaim for facilitating landlocked Ethiopia’s import-export necessities. For the past more than one year, it has transported much-needed agricultural inputs to Ethiopia’s agriculture-dominated economy. Tilahun Sarka, Director-General of Ethiopia-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway Share Company (EDR), said in a recent interview with Xinhua that the 752...
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Ethiopia Confident of $1 Billion From World Bank for New Program
Nizar Manek Ethiopia’s central bank is confident the country will receive a further $1 billion from the World Bank over the next fiscal year after the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced a new, three-year economic program. The Washington-based lender in October last year approved $1.2 billion for the government’s agenda to liberalize one...
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A son and father reunited, like many under Nobel winner Abiy’s Ethiopia-Eritrea peace deal
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – For Samson Berhane, the news that Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize was deeply personal. The 27-year old journalist credits Abiy’s peace deal with Eritrea last year for reuniting him with his father. Like thousands of other families they had been separated by two decades...