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(Photo: ENA) Addis Abeba –The House of Federation has announced a plan to revise the regional state budget allocation formula based on empirical data. During its first regular session of the fourth working year, held on 08 October, 2024, the House of Federation approved a plan presented by the Standing Committee on Budget Subsidies and Shared …

Addis Abeba – In one of the most significant fuel price increases in recent years, the Ethiopian government has raised retail fuel prices by up to eight birr per liter overnight. Effective as of October 8, 2024, the price of a liter of gasoline has been increased to 91 birr, while diesel prices have surged to 90 …

The seventh Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa was held in the city of Bahir Dar in April 2018. (Photo: Tana Forum) Addis Abeba – The 11th Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa, originally scheduled for October 25-27, 2024, in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, has been postponed for the third time, with the new …

Getachew Reda, president of Interim Administration of Tigray (Photo: Dimtsi Weyane/Screeshot) Addis Abeba –The interim administration of Tigray has issued a stern warning to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), led by Debretsion Gebremichael (PhD), accusing it of attempting to “destabilize” the region through disruptive and unlawful activities.

Students in Oromia have been significantly affected by the ongoing conflict between government forces and armed groups, which has beset the region for the past six years (Photo: Oromia Education Bureau/Facebook) By Abdi Biyenssa @ABiyenssa Addis Abeba – Nearly 680,000 senior high school students across Ethiopia have been anxiously awaiting their Grade 12 exam results since taking …

Residents of Finote Selam town, situated within the West Gojjam Zone of the Amhara region, reported enduring the relentless bombardment of heavy artillery fire for the past several days (Photo: Finote Selam Communications Office/Facebook) Addis Abeba – The Amhara region’s West Gojjam zone has been experiencing intense armed conflict, characterized by the use of heavy weaponry.

Today, Taye Atske – Selassie was sworn in as the new president of the nation during a joint session of the House of People’s Representatives (HoPR) and the House of Federation (Photo: HoPR) Addis Abeba – In his first speech as Ethiopia’s newly appointed President, Taye Atske Selassie emphasized the need to ensure, from now on, …

(Photo: TPLF) Addis Abeba –Led by Debretsion Gebremichael (PhD), the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) announced that it has removed five members of the interim administration of the Tigray region from their positions, including President Getachew Reda.

(Photo: Addis Standard) Addis Abeba –The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has expressed concern over a series of arrests in various parts of the Amhara region, including Gondar and Bahir Dar, which have been ongoing since mid-September 2024.

(Photo:AMISOM) Addis Abeba – The United States and four partner countries have called for the “urgent need to finalize plans” for a new African Union mission in Somalia, as the current African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) approaches its conclusion in December.

The impending European Union deforestation regulation, scheduled to come into force in December 2024, is anticipated to have a substantial impact on over six million Ethiopian coffee farmers (Photo: SocialMedia) Addis Abeba – In a heated debate over the upcoming environmental policy, a newly formed coalition of civil society organizations, known as VOCAL (Voice of Organizations in …

Somali president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (Photo:Screenshot) Addis Abeba – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has accused Ethiopia of “deliberately releasing water from reservoirs at dams upstream” to cause flooding in Somalia, escalating tensions between the two Horn of Africa nations.

A picture taken during the previous academic year (Photo: Yechilla Abergele District Education Office) Addis Abeba – Student enrollment in Tigray has plummeted to alarming levels, with just 40% of eligible students registering for classes this academic year.

Djiboutian coast guard workers recover the bodies of migrants from the shoreline of the Red Sea in Djibouti. (Photo:The Associated Press) Addis Abeba– The Ethiopian Embassy in Djibouti has confirmed that all 48 migrants who lost their lives in an incident off the coast of Djibouti were Ethiopian nationals.

Key takeaways: Diplomatic and media tensions have escalated between Egypt and Ethiopia following Addis Abeba’s announcement of the completion of work on the Renaissance Dam and Egypt’s commencement of its joint defense agreement with Somalia.

Mamo Mihretu, governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia (Photo: NBE/Facebook) Addis Abeba –In an effort to address upcoming fuel-related import payments, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has announced the allocation and sale of $175 million to the foreign exchange market.

Getachew Reda, president of the Tigray Interim Administration (left) and Awol Arba, president of Afar Regional State (Photo: Social Media) Addis Abeba – An agreement has been established between the Tigray and Afar regions to expedite the return of individuals displaced by the two-year war in Tigray, which concluded in November 2022.