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Exterior of Balcha Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Wikimedia Commons)

CPHIA 2026 abstract deadline nears as Addis Ababa hosts Africa’s biggest public health meeting

September 27, 2026October 5, 2026Yonas Mikael
DP World Berbera New Port terminal on the Gulf of Aden coast (Wikimedia Commons)

Berbera sits at 30% capacity while Ethiopia still routes 96.7% of seaborne trade through Djibouti

September 27, 2026October 5, 2026Yonas Mikael
Field Marshal Berhanu Jula speaking on 5 April 2023

Ethiopian Government army chief promises ‘wisdom and restraint’ as Amhara prisoner transfers and Fano fighting continue

September 27, 2026October 7, 2026Yonas Mikael
The Fendika music group performing in Addis Ababa on 29 December 2017

GEREZAT at Fendika: Tewoldebrehan Kidane’s free Addis solo show runs through October 19

September 26, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Bab el-Mandeb approaches and Red Sea shipping lanes near the Horn of Africa (Wikimedia Commons)

Houthi hold on Perim and Mokha raises Red Sea freight costs for Ethiopia’s Djibouti corridor

September 26, 2026September 28, 2026Yonas Mikael
Highland landscape near Sekota in Wag Hemra Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia (Wikimedia Commons)

Ethiopian Government forces face fighting in Wag Hemra as Tigrayan fighters reportedly enter Sekota

September 26, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Addis Ababa–Djibouti railway corridor near Dasbiyo, Ethiopia (Wikimedia Commons)

Ethiopian Government, Djibouti and Dangote plan $660m fuel pipeline on a corridor facing war and Red Sea risk

September 25, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Container terminal at the Port of Djibouti on the Gulf of Aden approaches (Wikimedia Commons)

Saudi Red Sea war-risk premiums hit 3% as Bab el-Mandeb risk raises Ethiopia’s freight bill

September 25, 2026September 28, 2026Yonas Mikael
Highland landscape near Lalibela in Amhara Region, Ethiopia (Wikimedia Commons)

Ethiopian Government forces fight Tigrayan and Fano fighters in North Wollo as internet cuts hit the north

September 25, 2026September 28, 2026Yonas Mikael
Dondor waterfall in Chagni, Agew Awi Zone, on 29 June 2025

Displaced Amhara families in Harbu and Chagni say months without food aid as malaria spreads

September 24, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Port of Djibouti container terminal on the Gulf of Aden approaches (Wikimedia Commons)

Ethiopia still moves 96.7% of seaborne trade through Djibouti as Bab el-Mandeb war risk rises

September 24, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Rock-hewn church landscape near Lalibela in Amhara Region, Ethiopia (Wikimedia Commons)

Fano and TPLF push into Amhara as Tigray says full-blown war with Abiy Ahmed’s government

September 24, 2026September 28, 2026Yonas Mikael
Addis Ababa skyline, Ethiopia (Wikimedia Commons)

Banks bid less than offered at Ethiopia’s central bank dollar auction, and analysts cited by Capital Ethiopia point to a birr shortage

September 23, 2026October 2, 2026Yonas Mikael
Satellite view of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden (Wikimedia Commons / ASTER)

UK shipping insurer drops war cover in Red Sea waters that carry Ethiopia’s sea trade

September 23, 2026September 28, 2026Yonas Mikael
Panorama of Mekelle in Tigray Region, Ethiopia, seen from Choma (Wikimedia Commons)

Tigray says defensive war as Mekelle airport falls and fighting spreads into Amhara with Fano

September 23, 2026September 28, 2026Yonas Mikael
Ethiopian illuminated manuscript page, public-domain example from Wikimedia Commons

Toledo Museum partners with Ethiopia on 380 artworks. Five pieces set for return.

September 22, 2026October 11, 2026Yonas Mikael
Fano fighters near a Saint George church in 2021

Eleven Amhara zones still at war: AAA’s Sept 14–20 map as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government faces a new alliance

September 22, 2026October 5, 2026Yonas Mikael
Construction work at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College cardiac center, Addis Ababa (Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA)

WHO verifies Ethiopia’s civilian emergency medical team while Amhara war-zone care stays strained

September 21, 2026September 21, 2026Yonas Mikael
Bab el-Mandeb Strait and southern Red Sea corridor from space (Wikimedia Commons / NASA)

Houthi hold on Perim puts Bab el-Mandeb risk on Djibouti’s doorstep and Ethiopia’s freight bill

September 21, 2026September 21, 2026Yonas Mikael
Young Ethiopian doctors protesting over jobs and treatment on 11 July 2019

Head surgeon Begashaw Melese spoke about the low pay and exit of Ethiopian doctors

September 21, 2026October 5, 2026Hana Belay
Oromo Liberation Front fighters in northern Kenya on 3 February 2006

Seven armed groups form Alliance for Survival against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government. Fano and TPLF share the same table.

September 21, 2026October 5, 2026Yonas Mikael
Ethiopian birr banknotes, a reminder that Gulf wages often become family remittances at home (on-site / prior mereja.com media)

Saudi Musaned suspends new Ethiopian domestic worker hiring after Addis decision

September 20, 2026September 20, 2026Yonas Mikael
Bab el-Mandeb Strait and southern Red Sea shipping corridor from space (Wikimedia Commons / NASA)

Bab el-Mandeb war-risk stays near 3% while terrorism cover climbs toward 10%

September 20, 2026October 5, 2026Yonas Mikael
A guard tower at Shashamane Prison in Ethiopia on 9 September 2013

They called it a New Year release. About 30 Amhara detainees stayed in custody.

September 20, 2026October 5, 2026Yonas Mikael
Bab el-Mandeb Strait seen from space, southern Red Sea gateway (Wikimedia Commons / public domain NASA-related imagery)

Ethiopian Government pushes “sovereign” Red Sea access while Bab el-Mandeb insurance stays near war prices

September 19, 2026October 6, 2026Yonas Mikael

Ethiopian Government builds drone factories while Amhara has already taken more than 100 strikes

September 19, 2026October 7, 2026Yonas Mikael

Dagne Wale’s new song Addis Ababa finds a wide audience online

September 19, 2026October 5, 2026Yonas Mikael
Ethiopian birr banknotes (Wikimedia Commons / Flosegura, CC0)

Ethiopia’s remittances hit $7.14 billion, but the managed birr still pushes families toward market rates

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026Yonas Mikael
Mereja TV special program, fundraising and membership registration poster for September 19-20

Mereja TV holds special fundraising and membership registration program on September 19 and 20

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026Yonas Mikael
Bab el-Mandeb Strait seen from space, southern Red Sea gateway (Wikimedia Commons / public domain NASA-related imagery)

War-risk insurance and Cape detours keep raising the price of Red Sea oil and Horn freight

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026Yonas Mikael
An Amhara student in Bahir Dar on 5 October 2009

Ethiopian Government forces killed an Orthodox student in Merawi, AAA says, as Amhara fighting still spans eight zones

September 18, 2026October 7, 2026Yonas Mikael
Damage from a drone attack at Mekelle University on 13 September 2022

Ethiopian Government drones hit Amhara schools during registration, AAA says, with civilian deaths in Dera and Wegera

September 17, 2026October 5, 2026Yonas Mikael
Ethiopian birr banknotes (Wikimedia Commons / Flosegura, CC0)

Telebirr seeks higher limits as remittance payout gaps push Ethiopians toward market rates

September 16, 2026September 17, 2026Yonas Mikael
Bab el-Mandeb Strait satellite image (ASTER / NASA-METI-AIST / Wikimedia Commons, public domain)

Bab el-Mandeb traffic stuck near 26 ships a day as Houthi coastal gains raise war-risk costs

September 16, 2026September 17, 2026Yonas Mikael
Simien Mountains highland landscape, Amhara Region, Ethiopia (Wikimedia Commons / Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0)

Eight Amhara zones still at war in AAA’s Sept 7–13 report, while Fano’s North Wollo captive claim stays unverified

September 16, 2026October 10, 2026Yonas Mikael
Ethiopian National Theatre, Addis Ababa (Wikimedia Commons / LuckyInWaco, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ethiopian film Mehal Sefari takes two Final Cut honors at Venice

September 15, 2026September 17, 2026Yonas Mikael
Official YouTube thumbnail still for Teddy Afro’s Das Tal (Ansaw) lyrics video from the Etorika album

Teddy Afro’s Das Tal and Etorika: mourning tents, national identity, and a diaspora still listening

September 15, 2026September 17, 2026Yonas Mikael
Port of Djibouti container terminal on the Red Sea approaches (Wikimedia Commons / Kao Akana, CC BY-SA 2.0)

Eritrea says Abiy Ahmed’s government is “actively destabilising” the Horn as Assab and Red Sea access stay flashpoints

September 15, 2026September 17, 2026Yonas Mikael
Simien Mountains highland landscape, Amhara Region, Ethiopia (Wikimedia Commons / Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0)

Months without food aid: Amhara IDPs in Harbu, Chagni, Jawi and Qalu say Abiy Ahmed’s war left them invisible

September 15, 2026September 17, 2026Yonas Mikael
Women inside a malaria clinic (U.S. government photo / Wikimedia Commons, public domain)

Malaria hits 7.3 million Ethiopian cases as Amhara incidence rises fivefold and conflict blocks care

September 14, 2026September 17, 2026Yonas Mikael
Highland landscape near Lalibela, Amhara Region, Ethiopia (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0)

AAA counts 614 Amhara civilian victims as Abiy Ahmed’s national dialogue continues amid war

September 14, 2026September 17, 2026Yonas Mikael
Container terminal at the Port of Djibouti (Skilla1st / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Djibouti still handles 96.7% of Ethiopia’s sea cargo as Bab el-Mandeb risk keeps Berbera thin

September 14, 2026September 17, 2026Yonas Mikael
Campus building at Addis Ababa University (Ninaras / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0)

EducationUSA fair brings 20-plus U.S. universities to Addis for scholarship and admissions talks

September 13, 2026September 13, 2026Yonas Mikael
Highland landscape near Lalibela, Amhara Region, Ethiopia (Fundacja Nomos / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Amhara war spans eight zones as civilian harm mounts under Abiy’s attrition campaign

September 13, 2026September 13, 2026Yonas Mikael
Container terminal at the Port of Djibouti, Ethiopia’s main seaborne gateway (David Stanley / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0)

Bab el-Mandeb crossings crash after Perim seizure as Cape diversion freight taxes the Horn

September 13, 2026September 13, 2026Yonas Mikael
Blue Nile south of Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia (Geertchaos / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Fano claims 150-plus ENDF captives in North Wollo as Abiy’s drone war grinds on

September 12, 2026October 7, 2026Yonas Mikael
Clinic visit in Semera, Afar region, Ethiopia (UK Foreign Office / Wikimedia Commons)

PHR: drone strikes and hospital raids push Ethiopia’s health system toward collapse

September 12, 2026September 12, 2026Yonas Mikael
Satellite view of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait linking the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (NASA / Wikimedia Commons)

Israel backs Abiy’s Red Sea access push as Egypt draws a military line

September 12, 2026September 12, 2026Yonas Mikael
Earth from space, Apollo 17 Blue Marble view (NASA / Wikimedia Commons)

Google and NASA JPL’s MAPL-EMIT AI finds thousands more methane plumes from space

September 11, 2026September 11, 2026Yonas Mikael
Palace of Nations in Geneva, home of the UN Human Rights Council (Wikimedia Commons)

41 countries press Abiy Ahmed’s regime at the UN rights council over Tigray and aid workers

September 11, 2026September 11, 2026Yonas Mikael
Bab al-Mandeb Strait between Djibouti and Yemen from space (NASA / Wikimedia Commons)

Houthi push on Perim and Dhubab raises Bab el-Mandeb costs for Ethiopia’s Djibouti lifeline

September 11, 2026September 11, 2026Yonas Mikael
The full Moon photographed from Earth (Wikimedia Commons)

NASA and IBM open a lunar AI model trained on LRO’s Moon map

September 10, 2026September 10, 2026Yonas Mikael
Highland landscape in Tigray, Ethiopia (David Stanley / Wikimedia Commons)

Debretsion calls opposition alliance ‘irreversible’ as federal-Tigray clashes escalate

September 10, 2026September 10, 2026Yonas Mikael
Morning view of Mokha (Mocha) on Yemen’s Red Sea coast (Rod Waddington / Wikimedia Commons)

Houthis take Mocha and reach Hanish as Bab el-Mandeb shipping risk climbs

September 10, 2026September 10, 2026Yonas Mikael
Laminar to turbulent flow transition in a fluid (Wikimedia Commons)

OpenAI agents claim Navier-Stokes blowup, a $1m Millennium Prize maths problem

September 9, 2026September 9, 2026Yonas Mikael
Houses in the Gheralta Massif, Tigray Region, Ethiopia (Wikimedia Commons)

HRW says rising Tigray tensions test the AU as Abiy Ahmed’s regime leans on drones

September 9, 2026September 9, 2026Yonas Mikael
Bab-el-Mandeb Strait satellite view linking the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (NASA ASTER / Wikimedia Commons)

War risk insurance adds up to $8 a barrel as Bab el-Mandeb premiums hit Horn fuel costs

September 9, 2026September 9, 2026Yonas Mikael
Mobile money outlet storefront (Wikimedia Commons)

Hawala crackdowns won’t fix Ethiopia’s FX mess

September 8, 2026September 9, 2026Yonas Mikael
Houses in the Gheralta Massif, Tigray Region, Ethiopia (Wikimedia Commons)

Hintalo drone strike leaves 13 dead as Abiy Ahmed’s regime and Tigray edge past Pretoria

September 8, 2026September 8, 2026Yonas Mikael
Cape of Good Hope coastline, Cape Peninsula National Park, South Africa (Wikimedia Commons)

Cape diversion freight doubles Ethiopian coffee transit times as Red Sea shipping stays risky

September 8, 2026September 8, 2026Yonas Mikael

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