Tag: Ethiopia

Ethiopia landslide kills 14 at monastery ritual, search continues for missing

August 4, 2026 admin

A landslide on Monday (August 3, 2026) triggered by heavy rainfall in Ethiopia’s Amhara region killed 14 people and injured seven others, while an unknown number of people remain unaccounted for as search and rescue efforts continue. The landslide occurred at Tsadqane Debre Mitmaq St. Mary Monastery, where hundreds of worshippers had gathered for a…

World

At least 31 dead after bus crashes in Ethiopia

June 15, 2026 admin

Police in Ethiopia say at least 31 people are dead and dozens more injured after a bus crash in the conflict-hit northern Amhara region. The overcrowded bus was travelling from the Dessie area to the capital, Addis Ababa, early on Monday (June 15, 2026) when it veered off the road and plunged into a ravine,…

World

Eritrea calls Ethiopia’s accusations of military aggression ‘deplorable’

February 9, 2026 admin

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Eritrea on Monday (February 9, 2026) rejected accusations by Ethiopia that it was responsible for ‍military aggression and was backing armed groups inside Ethiopian territory as “false and fabricated”, calling the claims ‌part of a hostile campaign by Addis Ababa. Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister had accused neighbouring…

World

Ethiopian volcano erupts after 12,000-year dormancy

November 24, 2025 admin

In this photo released by the Afar Government Communication Bureau, ash billows from the first time eruption of the Hayli Gubbi Volcano in Ethiopia’s Afar region on November 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP A volcano in Ethiopia’s northeastern region erupted for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, sending thick plumes of smoke up…

World

Ethiopia inaugurates Africa’s biggest dam, drawing Egyptian protest

September 9, 2025 admin

Ethiopia inaugurated the continent’s largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday (September 9, 2025) in what Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed called a “great achievement for all black people”, but it drew a protest to the United Nations from downstream nation Egypt. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), straddling a tributary of the River Nile, is a national…

World

Death toll from Ethiopia landslide hits 257, could reach 500: U.N.

July 25, 2024 admin

Relatives and residents gather to mourn the death of their beloveds in a collective ceremony close to the scene of a landslide in Kencho Shacha Gozdi on July 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The death toll from landslides in a remote region of southern Ethiopia has risen to 257, the United Nations said on…

World

Scramble to send aid after Ethiopia landslide kills over 200

July 24, 2024 admin

Humanitarian agencies were scrambling on July 23 to send desperately needed aid to a remote area of southern Ethiopia where a landslide has killed more than 200 people in the deadliest such disaster recorded in the Horn of Africa nation. Crowds gathered at the site of the tragedy in an isolated and mountainous area of…

World

Death toll in southern Ethiopia mudslides rises to at least 157 as search operations continue

July 23, 2024 admin

In this handout photo released by Gofa Zone Government Communication Affairs Department, hundreds of people gather at the site of a mudslide in the Kencho Shacha Gozdi district, Gofa Zone, southern Ethiopia, on July 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP At least 157 people were killed in mudslides in a remote part of Ethiopia that…

World

At least 55 killed in landslip in Ethiopia

July 22, 2024 admin

At least 55 people were killed in a landslip in a remote area of southern Ethiopia on July 22, local authorities said, warning that the death toll could rise. “More than 55 bodies have been found from the landslide,” a statement from the Gofa Zone Communications Affairs Department said, quoting local Chief Dagmawi Zerihun, who…

World

Police beat, arrest opposition supporters in Ethiopia’s Tigray

September 7, 2023 admin

Police in Ethiopia’s war-scarred region of Tigray arrested and baton-charged opposition leaders and supporters ahead of planned demonstrations on September 7, a protest organiser and a local journalist said. A coalition of three opposition parties had called for demonstrations against the region’s interim administration led by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which dominated Ethiopian…

World