In 2017, astronomers on board the International Space Station photographed two eerie islands in Ethiopia. Dek and Daga lie in Lake Tana, whose copper-tinted waters have been important geographically ...

New volcanic dating from Ethiopia’s Omo Kibish formation has pushed the age of Homo sapiens fossils back to at least 233,000 ...

The people’s history has confidence in its detailed, grand, often fantastical stories. Straddling both traditions is the tale of the Queen of Sheba, proof, perhaps, that Ethiopian villagers have ...

A major excavation carried out in the ancient city of Aksum in northern Ethiopia has yielded stunning treasures from both the Roman empire and Aksumite kingdom, revealing a connection with the Romans ...

For a good while Sunday, Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo was on a world record pace for the Chicago Marathon. While he ultimately fell short of that record, Kiplimo still walked away with the win. Kiplimo ...

Ethiopia has written to the UN, accusing Eritrea of "funding, mobilizing and directing armed groups" on its soil.

The formal launch of Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in September 2025 made news across the world. There was pomp and ceremony as Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam was officially ...

የግብፅ የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስትር ባድር አብደላቲ በተባበሩት መንግሥታት ጠቅላላ ጉባዔ ላይ ባደረጉት ንግግር፤ ኢትዮጵያ በታላቁ ሕዳሴ ግድብ ምክንያት ...

In theory, the GERD, whose 13 turbines can produce more than 5,000 megawatts of electricity, could be a boon not just for Ethiopia, but also for its neighbours. Yet it has long caused rancour between ...

Egyptian supporters are eagerly awaiting their national team’s clash against Ethiopia, counting towards the seventh round of the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Pharaohs are aiming ...

Victories over Ethiopia and Burkina Faso will guarantee World Cup qualification for Hossam Hassan's team, and their record against both sides is exceptional. Back in 1998, Hossam Hassan scored a brace ...