Health Officials Ready Response as Foodborne Disease, Antimicrobial Resistance Take Heavy Toll

Food and animal-borne diseases are growing increasingly common in Ethiopia and treatment has become more difficult owing to anti-microbial resistance (AMR), according to the Ministry of Health. AMR and zoonotic and foodborne diseases cause more...

Addis Ababa Is Not Apologizing for Making Strides

By Henok Tadele HAILE Addis Ababa, October 3, 2025 (ENA) -- I read Jane Flanagan’s article on The Times, “Addis Ababa takes a bulldozer to its past in bid to be ‘Dubai of Africa,’” and my heart clenched. It was written as though Ethiopia’s dream...

Cancer Claims 44,000 Lives Each Year in Ethiopia, Health Ministry Reports

More than 44,000 people die of cancer each year in Ethiopia, with a rise in the prevalence of certain cancers leading to greater demand for palliative care, according to a Ministry of Health policy document. The ‘National Strategic Plan for...

Beyond the Fertile Crescent: Ethiopia’s Forgotten Cradle of Farming

A research recasts the highlands as a birthplace of domestication For decades, the prevailing narrative of agriculture pointed to the Middle East. The “Fertile Crescent” was cast as the singular birthplace of farming, its innovations fanning...

Ethiopian Catholics join Orthodox in mourning deaths, injuries suffered in scaffold collapse

Catholic bishops in Ethiopia expressed deep sorrow and solidarity after the collapse of wooden scaffolding in an Ethiopian Orthodox church in the north of the country that left at least 36 people dead and 200 injured. Orthodox Christians had...

270 Nigerians languish in Ethiopian prison as families beg Tinubu for rescue

From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja Families of over 270 Nigerians reportedly detained in Kalite Prison, Ethiopia, have cried out to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Federal Government to urgently intervene and secure the release or transfer of their...

Ethiopia’s Finance Minister, World Bank VP Pledge Deeper Collaboration on Human Capital Development

Addis Ababa, October 3, 2025 (ENA)— Ethiopian Minister of Finance, Ahmed Shide met with Mamta Murthi, World Bank Vice President, People Vice Presidency who is in Addis for Human Capital Forum, to discuss partnership to advance human capital...

Remembering Mulugeta Kebede: The gentle hero of Ethiopian football

When my childhood friend Binyam Bisrat and I commuted from Geja Sefer Merkato to Sarbet—a familiar daily routine from school to home—our point of farewell was the African Union. Binyam would take the turn toward the Bulgarian Embassy along the old...

Profits Bleed When Development Initiatives Ignore the Wellbeing of Ethiopia Women

7.2 million people need GBV support; 45% were children, & 44% were women– Report Amid predictions of Africa’s growth and the potential of its youth, one inconvenient statistic tells a different story. Africa has the highest rate of femicide...

Ethiopia Turns to AI for Smarter Fertilizer Use and Higher Farm Yields

For decades, Ethiopian farmers have followed blanket fertilizer recommendations, applying the same treatments regardless of soil type, weather, or geography. While fertilizer use has increased sharply in the past 20 years and improved yields...

Ethiopia's Mega-Projects Vital to Accelerate Growth, Prosperity: Scholars

Addis Ababa, October 3, 2025 (ENA) -- The large-scale development projects completed, underway, and planned in Ethiopia hold great promise for the nation’s future growth and prosperity, according to Scholars. They emphasized that the recent...

WHO Level 3 Milestone Positions Ethiopia to Lure Pharma Manufacturers, Expand Market: Health Minister

Addis Ababa, October 3, 2025 (ENA)— Ethiopia’s landmark achievement of attaining World Health Organization (WHO) Level 3 in medicines regulation will position the country as a hub for both local and global pharmaceutical manufacturers, Health...

Abiy Ahmed PhD Plagiarism Will Addis Ababa University Revoke Degree?

Plagiarism in Abiy Ahmed’s PhD Thesis: How will Addis Ababa University handle this? Allegations around the PhD thesis have persisted since 2017. Checks on the literature review chapter reportedly show a high similarity score (about 62–64% after...

Workshop that Aims to Eliminate Mercury-added Skin Lightening Products Underway in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, October 1, 2025 (ENA)— A Global Environment Facility (GEF) workshop aimed at eliminating mercury-added skin lightening products was launched in Addis Ababa today. Opening the workshop, Environmental Protection Authority...

Humanitarian crisis deepens as Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam triggers deadly floods in Sudan

Sudan faces catastrophic floods after Ethiopia released water from the Grand Renaissance Dam, submerging homes, farmland, and displacing thousands In Silanih, north of Omdurman, farmers lost entire winter crops, with saturated land expected to...

Ebola in DRC kills 42, WHO ramps up vaccines amid African health crises

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are grappling with a resurgent Ebola outbreak in the central Kasai province that has already claimed 42 lives out of 64 confirmed cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported...

Ethiopia: Collapse at Under Construction Church Kills at Least 25

The scaffolding supporting a church under construction in northern Ethiopia collapsed Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and injuring scores of others, authorities said. The accident happened in the morning at Menjar Shenkora Arerti Mariam...

Ethiopia church scaffolding collapse kills at least 36

Makeshift scaffolding set up at a church in Ethiopia has collapsed, killing at least 36 people and injuring 200, state media said. The incident occurred at around 7:45 am local time (0445 GMT) in the town of Arerti, roughly 70 kilometres (43...

Ethiopia: At least 36 killed, over 200 injured as church under construction collapses during prayers

A religious celebration turned into a deadly tragedy, leaving the community reeling after the sudden deaths of at least 36 people Eyewitnesses described chaos and panic as they recounted what transpired before and after the tragic incident Local...

The 2025 AU PPP Summit, To Shape Africa’s Future, In Addis Ababa – Young-Piero

0 Preparations have reached top gear for the African Union Public–Private Partnership (PPP) and Stakeholders Summit 2025, slated for Addis Ababa from October 28 to 31. Themed ‘Africa, The Global Powerhouse of the Future,’ the summit is organised...