A government contractor with the State and Justice departments who had top security clearance was charged Thursday with aiding a foreign government spy. Abraham Teklu Lemma, 50, a naturalized US citizen from Ethiopia, is accused of using his positions as…
USAID suspends food aid to Ethiopia due to diversion concerns
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) said on Thursday it was suspending food aid to Ethiopia because its donations were being diverted from people in need. A spokesperson said in a statement that USAID had determined, in coordination with…
Ethiopia’s Prince Alemayehu: Buckingham Palace rejects calls to return royal’s body
Buckingham Palace has declined a request to return the remains of an Ethiopian prince who came to be buried at Windsor Castle in the 19th Century. Prince Alemayehu was taken to the UK aged just seven and arrived an orphan…
Over 18,000 people enter Ethiopia from Sudan – UN
The number of people arriving Ethiopia due to the ongoing situation in Sudan has surpassed 18,000. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said on Friday. “People arriving from Sudan to Ethiopia via the Metema border…
WFP suspends food aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray over reported thefts
The U.N. World Food Programme on Thursday, said it has paused food distribution in Ethiopia’s war-ravaged Tigray region in response to reports that significant amounts of aid were being diverted. The announcement followed a similar one by the U.S. Agency…
Germany’s Scholz kicks off East Africa visit in Ethiopia
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz departed for his trip to East Africa on Thursday, heading first to Ethiopia before crossing into neighboring Kenya. It is his second time in Africa since taking the top job and talks are set to focus…
6,000 people enter Ethiopia fleeing fighting in neighboring Sudan
More than 6,000 people have entered Ethiopia fleeing fighting in neighboring Sudan, according to local officials. In a press statement , the West Gondar zone communication office in Ethiopia’s northern region of Amhara said the fleeing people are from 42…
Horn of Africa drought not possible without climate change – Study
The drought that has left some 4.35 million people in the Horn of Africa in dire need of humanitarian aid – with 43,000 in Somalia estimated to have died last year – would not have been possible without climate change,…
French, German foreign ministers arrive in Ethiopia to support Tigray peace agreement
The French and German foreign ministers arrived in Addis Ababa on Thursday on a mission to support a peace agreement signed last year to end two years of brutal war. The visit by France’s Catherine Colonna and Annalena Baerbock of…
WHO chief says his uncle was murdered by Eritrean troops in Ethiopia’s Tigray
The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday that Eritrean troops “murdered” his uncle in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel did not respond to requests for comment on the allegations. WHO Director-General Tedros…