Ethiopia

Ethiopia revokes Reuters journalists' accreditation after story on Ethiopian support of Sudan's RSF

While the Ethiopian Media Authority has informally indicated that the February 10 Reuters story prompted its decision, it has not made an official statement.

A general view shows the cityscape of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa
Residents wave Somali flags as they attend a rally denouncing Israel’s recognition of the breakaway Somaliland region, during a gathering calling for Somalia’s territorial unity, in Mogadishu, Dec. 30.

Egypt boosts commitment to Somalia’s stability with new military deployment - analysis

The wonders of Ethiopian cuisine

Haset: Bringing kosher Ethiopian food to Jerusalem - restaurant review

Ethiopian Jews take part in a prayer of the Sigd holiday on the Armon Hanatziv Promenade overlooking Jerusalem on November 28, 2024.

Jerusalem through Ethiopian eyes: Understanding Israel's capital through its Ethiopian communities


Somaliland’s democracy deserves recognition, and Israel is right to lead - opinion

In a region of chaos, Somaliland has built a functioning democracy, but it doesn't get the international recognition it deserves.

 A woman dressed in Somaliland's flag colours parades to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of their Independence in Hargeisa, Somaliland, May 18, 2024.

The Red Sea strategy: What does Israel stand to gain from recognizing Somaliland? - analysis

Some may see it as creating a new era of international competition in the Horn of Africa - but the real issue is it may appear more of a strategic chessboard than it is.

Somalis react after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state, in Mogadishu, Somalia, December 27, 2025

A newly discovered species complicates the human origin story

Scientists studying fossils from Ethiopia’s Afar Rift have uncovered evidence of another early human species which lived around the same time as Lucy, roughly 3.4 million years ago.

A REPLICA of the remains of a more than 3-million-year-old female hominid known as "Lucy" at the National Museum in Addis Ababa August 7, 2007.

Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra performs ‘Aida’ opera - review

Youthful, graceful, and very competent, with a cast of top singers, Maestro Vincenzo Milletari took the audience to ancient Egypt and its unique rituals and customs.

ISRAELI CONDUCTOR Lahav Shani and members of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra receive applause from the audience following their performance as guests at the Konzerthaus Berlin, as part of the ongoing Musikfest Berlin, following their disinvitation from the Flanders Festival Ghent, in Berlin, Germa

Ohana, Johnson launch bid to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Meeting at the US Capitol for the first time since the ceasefire took effect, Ohana and Johnson signed a joint letter to the Nobel Committee urging Trump’s selection.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and US House Speaker Mike Johnson sign joint letter to the Nobel Committee urging the nomination of US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, December 9, 2025.

Ethiopia accuses Egypt of driving up tensions in Nile dam standoff after int'l law accusations

The criticism centers on Egypt’s response to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, with Ethiopian officials alleging Cairo is using threats and regional pressure.

Flags from Egypt and Ethiopia.

Scientists solve the mystery of the prehistoric 'Burtele Foot'

The Burtele Foot showed that this species was bipedal but still had an opposable big toe, a feature useful for tree climbing - evidence that it walked upright.

The 3.4 million-year-old bones of the "Burtele foot", which belonged to the ancient human relative Australopithecus deyiremeda and were discovered in the Afar Rift region of Ethiopia, in their anatomical position and with the foot bones embedded in an outline of a gorilla foot; illustration.

Volcano erupts in Ethiopia for first time in recorded history, forces several flights cancellations

The ash had blanketed parts of Pakistan and northern India on Tuesday after crossing Yemen and Oman, according to tracking website Flightradar24, and was moving towards China.

A satellite image shows ash rising from the eruption of the Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia as it drifts over the Red Sea, November 23, 2025.

Knesset committee addresses aliyah issues as Israel anticipates postwar immigration surge

“Despite the war, we have seen a blessed aliyah to Israel precisely during this difficult period,” Minister Ofir Sofer said.

Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer during a special session of the Knesset’s Aliyah and Immigration Committee on Monday.

Three confirmed deaths from Marburg virus in Ethiopia, three more suspected

Ethiopia confirms three deaths from the Marburg virus, with three additional fatalities under investigation. The outbreak in Southern Ethiopia has led to at least nine cases.

Patients wait to be attended to in the waiting area of the Grarbet Tehadiso Mahber (GTM) Hospital in Butajira, on January 17, 2025.