Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- The Mastercard Foundation, in partnership with Kifiya Financial Technology PLC (Kifiya), announces a scale-up program designed to unlock resources from banks, innovate new financial models and products, and…
The Ethiopian Council of Ministers recently approved a draft proclamation that paves the way for the launch of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) stated that the draft considers rapid technological…
When Abiy Ahmed took power in Ethiopia, he was feted at home and abroad as a great unifier and reformer. Two years later, terrible violence was raging. How did people get him so wrong?
Addis Abeba -- Four people in Hintalo, South West Tigray, have died after consuming contaminated beef from an anthrax-infected ox, according to the Tigray Health Bureau. Eight others remain hospitalized.
Addis Abeba -- On Tuesday, 18 June, 2024, Meseret Demisse, the head of the Office of the Federal Auditor General, presented a startling report to the House of Peoples' Representatives.
The Ethiopian authorities should immediately end their escalating crackdown on civic space and independent domestic human rights organizations, including through physical and digital surveillance, verbal harassment, intimidation, and…
In the process of understanding, solving and forecasting on various issues of human interest, theories and principles are needed to frame subjects in a certain way and mirror them scientifically and with common share of knowledge and…
The civil war in Ethiopia's Tigray region killed hundreds of thousands and displaced over one million people. Many survivors remain optimistic despite the scars left by the war.
Addis Abeba -- The Benishangul-Gumuz regional government has formally declared the "successful conclusion" of peace agreements with the remaining elements of the Gumuz People's Democratic Movement (GPDM) and the Benishangul People's…
The head of the UN human rights office (OHCHR) Volker Türk on Friday called for serious measures to be taken to end human rights violations that are jeopardizing reconciliation and peace efforts in Ethiopia.
Addis Abeba -- A recent United Nations report has highlighted the troubling human rights situation in Ethiopia throughout 2023. Despite notable improvements in the Tigray region following the implementation of the Cessation of Hostilities…
Geneva -- United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk is calling on warring parties in northern Ethiopia to lay down their arms, warning that human rights violations and abuses amid hostilities continue to endanger reconciliation efforts.