An earthquake hits parts of eastern Ethiopia including Dire Dawa and Harar towns
There is no proof Eritrean forces have started withdrawing from Ethiopia’s Tigray region – UN
Sudan serving the interest of a third party over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam negotiation – MoFA Spokesperson (video)
New round of violence has hit Ataye town in Amhara Regional State after unidentified men burned down residential houses
National Defense Forces of Ethiopia chasing remnants of outlawed TPLF force – Senior Military Officer
Extending external-loan repayments over a longer period will help Ethiopia ease debt risks – IMF – Bloomberg
Zemen Bank introduces the first ever Mastercard branded prepaid contact-less travel card in Ethiopia – Finextra
Abiy’s Achilles’ Heel
Number of displaced people arriving in Amhara Region from restive Oromia and Benishangul-Gumuz hits half a million people – Official
Sudan’s Prime Minister calls his Egyptian and Ethiopian counterparts for closed-door meeting over the filling and operation of GERD – Sudan Tribune
Ethiopia has called on international community to put pressure on Sudan to evacuate its troops from Ethiopian territories
Security challenges in multiple parts of Ethiopia have affected voter registration activities of 6th general elections – NEBE Chair
Sudanese army says it handed over 61 captive soldiers to Ethiopia – Anadolu
A grenade attack in Nekemte town, western Ethiopia’s Oromia region leaves one person dead, nine injured
Ethiopian General ruled out war option to resolve border disputes with neighboring Sudan (video)
Ethiopia claims killing of unspecified number of TPLF guards, smashing its small military training camps (video)
Ethiopia forecasts 10 percent GDP growth rate this year amid economic losses due to COVID-19 pandemic – State Minister of Finance (video)
Ethiopia is among the five most affected African countries with coronavirus – Africa CDC
Severe fuel shortage hits Ethiopia resulting in long queues in Addis Ababa and beyond at petrol stations (video)
Ethiopian House Speaker blamed third party for unfolding violence in Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State
Addis Ababa City to get the first ever medical village at Bole Sub City
Leaders of Oromia and Amhara Prosperity Party agreed to jointly work and find lasting solutions to security challenges in Oromia region (video)
Egypt and Sudan rejected Ethiopia’s proposal to share data on GERD filling – Reuters
TPLF force is not in a state of defending itself let alone gaining victory – Major General Kindu Gezu (video)
Sidama, Ethiopia’s new and 10th regional state has entered into border conflict with the Oromia regional state over land ownership rights
More than 300 people killed in ethnic clashes in Oromia Special Zone and North Shewa Zone in Amhara State – Chief Ombudsman- AFP
Ethiopia sends official letters inviting Egypt and Sudan to assign dam operators during 2nd round GERD filling
Thousands of ethnic Amhara people have arrived in different towns of Amhara region fleeing targeted attacks in Wellega zone of Oromia region
National Movement of Amhara says its member was killed in Wenbra District in politically motivated attack in Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State
Ethiopia urges international community not to be swayed by propaganda campaign of international media whitewashing crimes of TPLF clique
Sudanese Foreign Minister ruled out military action to stop Ethiopia filling its controversial mega dam (ahramonline)
Afar and Somali Regional States agreed to amicably resolve disputes along their borders – Ethiopia’s Ministry of Peace
Facebook says it removes more than a dozen accounts and pages on Facebook and Instagram from Egypt targeting Ethiopia, Sudan and Turkey
Ongota , one of the languages spoken in Benatsemai district in Ethiopia’s southern region is nearing extinction (video)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Ethiopia of the risk of conflict over its giant dam
Nine districts in western Ethiopia have been hit by an electricity blackout, rebel Oromo Liberation Army blamed for the outage
Outlawed TPLF does not exist as political party but it is regrouping for guerrilla warfare – Ethiopian Major General (video)
Sudan called on the United Nations to replace Ethiopian peacekeeping in Abyei with another force from different countries
Ethiopia says Egypt and Sudan undermine AU mediation to drag the GERD negotiation indefinitely (video)
Border clashes between Ethiopia’s Afar and Somali regions have killed at least 100 people – Reuters
Latest round of talks between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over Ethiopian massive dam ended without any development
Ethiopian Airlines plane mistakenly landed an unopened airport still under construction in Zambia – CNN
Gunmen killed 12 civilians in latest targeted attacks in Horo-Guduru Wellega zone in Ethiopia’s Oromia Regional State
Residents of Gilgel Beles town in western Ethiopia expressed grave concerns over widespread lawlessness in the zone (video)
Ethiopia reported a record 37 daily COVID-19 deaths , only days after it introduced a mandatory directive to wear face-masks
Foreign ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan holding talks in Kinshasa on Ethiopian giant dam -France 24
Grammy award-winning artist Abel Tesfaye is stepping up to help Ethiopians amid violence in the country. – CNN
Ethiopian court has passed death sentence against a man who was jailed three times for killing three people at different times (video)
More than 2.1 million people are at risk of chronic hunger due to drought happening in Ethiopia’s Somali region – Official
China’s civil aviation regulator suspends Ethiopian Airlines flight for two weeks after passengers tested positive for Covid-19 – Xinuha
Eritrean forces have started withdrawing from Ethiopia’s Tigray region – Al Jazeera
Ethiopia rejected G7’s Foreign Ministers’ statement on Tigray regional state
Five political parties issued statement condemning targeted attacks against ethnic Amhara people in Oromia and other regions
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says security forces are conducting joint operations to clear out mercenaries engaged in the execution of civilians (video)
TPLF force has been waging successful resistance against ‘coordinated attacks’ by Ethiopian and Eritrean forces in Tigray – Getachew Reda (video)
2nd phase filling of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s reservoir will take place next rainy season – Minister Sileshi Bekele (video)
Ethiopia is set to launch second phase of its coronavirus vaccination drive with everyone above 65+ years old
Oromo Liberation Army denied allegations of killing civilians in ethnically motivated attack in restive Oromia region (video)
