Ethiopia’s New Mega Int’l Airport Project Milestone for Africa: Finance Minister

Addis Ababa, September 16, 2025 (ENA) – The new Ethiopia's mega international airport project in Bishoftu town is not just an Ethiopian project but also an African milestone that reflects confidence in Africa's future, Finance Minister Ahmed Shide...

Ethiopian Airlines Partners with SITA to Transform African Air Travel Experience

Ethiopian Airlines and global aviation technology leader SITA have forged a strategic partnership aimed at revolutionizing passenger experiences across Africa’s rapidly growing aviation market, addressing the continent’s unprecedented surge in air...

Ethiopia Inaugurates Africa's Largest Dam 'GERD' Amid Boycott From Neighbouring Countries — Here's All You Need To Know

Ethiopia Inaugurates Africa's Largest Dam 'GERD' Amid Boycott From Neighbouring Countries — Here's All You Need To Know | X/@BeyeneGerezghe1 Addis Ababa: Ethiopia officially inaugurated the $5 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the...

Why is Ethiopia's new mega dam roiling the region?

What’s the context? Ethiopia's giant new GERD dam promises power for millions - but downstream Sudan, Egypt fear a water crisis. NAIROBI - Ethiopia inaugurated Africa's largest hydroelectric dam this month - promising much-needed energy for...

Egypt and Ethiopia’s Geostrategic Tug-of-War in Somalia

For several years, multiple external actors—including the United States (US)—have engaged in kinetic counterterrorism activities in Somalia to improve its security situation. Yet, both the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and al-Shabaab have...

SITA, Ethiopian Airlines enter partnership to meet growing air travel demand

Global aviation IT and technology solutions group SITA and Ethiopian Airlines have signed a memorandum of understanding, under which they will jointly develop innovative solutions which will reinforce the carrier’s operations and further improve...

Ethiopian Paradox: More Digital Infrastructure Means Less Development

We’ve spent years watching development organizations celebrate every new digital initiative as a silver bullet for poverty and poor governance. The conventional wisdom is seductive: build the digital rails, and development will follow. But...

Empowering Economic Growth: The MultiChoice Talent Factory’s Role in Building Careers and Boosting Africa’s Film Industry

THIS year’s intake of students at the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) Academies in Lagos, Nairobi, and Lusaka are already deep into their academic year, representing the latest cohort of aspiring filmmakers to pass through Africa’s premier film...

Ethiopia Leader in Transition from Fossil Fuels to Clean Energy: African Scholars

Addis Ababa, September 15, 2025 (ENA) -- Ethiopia is paving the way for clean energy by implementing the Green Legacy Initiative and building the largest dam (GERD), African Scholars said. The Green Legacy Initiative contributes to clean energy by...

Samira In Addis Ababa For Clean Cooking Programme

Samira Bawumia Hajia Samira Bawumia was one of the many dignitaries who graced the “Financing Clean Cooking: From Pilots to Decisive Delivery” high-level session at the second edition of the Africa Climate Summit (ACS) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia...

Ethiopian evangelicals laud inauguration of $5B Grand Renaissance Dam as shared victory for faith and nation

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on September 9, 2025, inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam, terming it as “big achievement” and a testament of “what Africans are capable of accomplishing.” Abiy Ahmed X Ethiopian evangelicals hailed...

Ethiopia’s National Exam Crisis: When Education Becomes a Lottery of Privilege

By: Abyot Alemu The release of this year’s national high school leaving exam results once again laid bare the deep fractures of Ethiopia’s education system. Government officials were quick to hail the marginal rise in the pass rate as “progress,”...

Ethiopians Continue Celebrating Completion of GERD with Rallies

Addis Ababa, September 15, 2025 (ENA)-- Ethiopians in different regions have continued celebrating the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in colorful rallies. Following its official inauguration on September 9, 2025, jubilant...

Ethiopia Inaugurates Africa’s Largest Hydroelectric Dam as Neighbours Eye Power Imports

Ethiopia inaugurated Africa’s largest dam to boost the economy, end frequent blackouts, and support the growth of electric vehicle development in a country that has banned the importation of gasoline-powered vehicles. As reservoir waters flowed...

Industry says carbon capture still an expensive last resort to cut emissions

Capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) to use or store remains one of the costliest ways to cut emissions. That means the technique – known as CCUS – has yet to scale up, still relies on taxpayer support and should only be pursued after other green...

Abiy opens Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam amid escalating tensions in Horn of Africa

On September 11, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed officially opened the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a $5 billion megaproject that has been under construction since 2011. Operations started in February 2002, with the reservoir...

From military option to ICJ, can Egypt respond to Ethiopia GERD?

"The dam remains a one-sided measure that violates international law and norms, even as Ethiopia tried to give it an illusory cover of legitimacy," the Egyptian foreign minister said in his letter. [Getty] Egypt is desperately seeking options to...

Abiy Ahmed’s GERD Behavior: How Invading Personal Space Erodes Trust and Weakens Ethiopia’s Standing

Many Ethiopians now question Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s leadership. Is Abiy Ahmed practicing the diplomacy and restraint the GERD moment demands? With political unrest, economic stress, and rights concerns at home, the country needs a calm vision...

Addis Ababa Declaration: A New Climate Justice Path for Africa

The Addis Ababa Declaration, forged at the vibrant and deeply consequential Second African Climate Summit (ACS2), marks a pivotal moment in Africa’s journey toward climate resilience and sustainable development. This declaration and its...

“Everybody feels like it’s their place”: Ebony Ethiopian Cuisine turns sustenance into connection

In Ethiopia, coffee starts with pale green coffee beans. The beans are washed in preparation to be roasted as neighbors and friends gather in whatever house is making coffee that day. Over coffee, life is discussed. Within this daily community...