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Ethiopia goes electric following gas car ban

Electric vehicles have taken off in Ethiopia. Key to the shift: a world-first ban on importing fossil fuel-powered vehicles. Shashe Asemare handles the large steering wheel with ease, navigating the ...
The New York Times

The Ruling Party Won Ethiopia’s Election. Here’s What to Know.

The vote bolsters the power of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed amid fears of renewed conflict in the Tigray region and tensions with Eritrea over access to the Red Sea. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg Reporting from ...
Al Jazeera English

Ethiopia’s election: Parties, coalitions and candidates explained

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Ethiopians vote on Monday in a general election to choose members of parliament, who will in turn select the next prime minister. The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) ...
CNN

Ethiopia’s PM won a Nobel Peace Prize, stoked a civil war - and is set for re-election

When Abiy Ahmed became Ethiopia’s prime minister in 2018, he offered a clean slate for Africa’s oldest uncolonized nation, which had been suffocated by decades of strict state control. His predecessor ...
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Ethiopia election 2026: Tigray excluded and on edge

As Ethiopia is heading to the polls, the Tigray region won't be participating in the vote for the second time, with tensions simmering on. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his Prosperity Party meanwhile ...
Al Jazeera English

A visual guide to Ethiopia’s ethnic groups and conflict areas

Ethiopia will head to the polls on June 1 for its first nationwide elections since the formal end of the Tigray war, a devastating two-year conflict from 2020 to 2022 that concluded with a peace ...
Foreign Affairs

The War in Ethiopia Isn’t Over

A few months after coming to power in April 2018, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed signed a peace deal to end a decades-long insurgency in the country’s Oromia region. The same summer, he struck a ...
The National Interest

How China Is Building Ethiopia’s Infrastructure

China’s extensive investments in Ethiopia’s railways and airports are raising concerns about foreign ownership in the country. As China deepens its economic engagement across Africa, Ethiopia has ...
Wall Street Journal

Troops Mass as Landlocked Ethiopia Chases Access to the Sea

KAMPALA, Uganda—Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has made no secret of his desire to restore his country’s access to the sea, which it lost in 1993 when Eritrea broke away after a 30-year war, ...
The New York Times

Ethiopia’s Demand for Red Sea Access Drives Fears of New War With Eritrea

Both sides have moved troops toward their shared border, while Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of occupying part of its territory. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg Reporting from Nairobi See more of our coverage in ...
Mongabay

Ethiopia’s Renaissance mega-dam fuels energy hopes and regional anxiety

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Ethiopia inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam in 2025, positioning itself as a regional energy exporter while millions of its citizens ...