Some places feel old enough to have seen the first dawn. Ethiopia is one of them. The air carries the weight of centuries, and the land moves at its own pace, unbothered by our impatience, unmoved by ...

Addis Ababa's renewed calls for sea access threaten an already fragile relationship with Eritrea, drawing anger from Asmara. Tensions between Ethiopia and neighboring Eritrea have escalated after ...

The ash cloud drifted over northern India, causing some flight delays and cancellations, and continued toward China. By Lynsey Chutel A volcano that erupted in Ethiopia spewed an ash cloud that ...

A long-quiet volcano in Ethiopia spewed ash nine miles into the sky on Sunday, marking the first known major eruption from this volcano for more than 12,000 years. Under-studied and situated in ...

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Ethiopia started talks with China to convert at least part of the $5.38 billion it owes Beijing into yuan-denominated loans, following an example set by Kenya that bolsters China’s efforts to ...

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Johannesburg — Africa's largest hydroelectric dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), on the Blue Nile is scheduled to open Tuesday to major fanfare in Ethiopia. The $5 billion dam project ...

In the deserts of Ethiopia, scientists uncovered fossils showing that early members of our genus Homo lived side by side with a newly identified species of Australopithecus nearly three million years ...

Over the past 20 months, as multiple wars have swept across the Middle East, the southern end of the Red Sea has become a source of international concern. In the early months of 2025 alone, the United ...

Three women navigate hope and change as a Chinese industrial zone transforms Ethiopia. As Ethiopia's largest Chinese-run industrial park attempts an ambitious expansion, three women find themselves at ...