CNBC

Ethiopia braces for all-out war as rebels advance on capital

The government declared a six-month state of emergency on Tuesday, days after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and authorities in Addis Ababa told Ethiopians to take up arms to defend their neighborhoods ...
Hyperallergic

Hana Yilma Godine’s Paintings Depict Ethiopian Traditions with Modern Style and Flair

Hana Yilma Godine, "Hair salon in Addis Ababa #2" (2021), fabric and oil on canvas, 60 x 80 inches (all images courtesy the artist and Fridman Gallery) There’s a world away from war, politics, or ...
Nasdaq

Road, railway linking Djibouti to Addis Ababa is blocked - Ethiopian official

The president of Ethiopia's Somali region said on Wednesday a vital road and rail trade artery linking the landlocked capital of Addis Ababa to the sea port of Djibouti was blocked. Adds details, ...
APAnews

Washington lifts arms embargo on Ethiopia

The embargo was imposed in 2021 during the war between the federal government and the state administration in Tigray.
The Washington Post

Rebel advance to within 200 miles of Ethiopia’s capital puts the city and wider region on edge

NAIROBI — After a year of grinding conflict in Ethiopia’s mountainous north, thousands of opposition forces this week pushed their way to within 200 miles of the capital Addis Ababa, forcing the ...
The Economist

“It would be foolish to discount the possibility of fighting on the streets of Addis Ababa”—Ethiopia’s war

FEW IMAGINED when Ethiopia’s civil war began a year ago that the capital, Addis Ababa, would come under threat from Tigrayan rebels. We explain why the tide has turned. At this time of year, India’s ...
Los Angeles Times

I reported on Ethiopia’s secretive war. Then came a knock at my door

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Around 10:30 Monday morning, there was a knock at my door. When I answered, I saw three men I did not recognize. They barged in, knocking me to the floor. They did not ...