Africa Ethiopia Ancient religious manuscripts are in danger of disappearing with time, but at the Hamere Berhan Institute in Addis Ababa, priests and lay faithful have been working tirelessly for months replicating precious secular books by hand on parchment
Africa Ethiopia The conservation and enhancement of the archaeological site of Axum, in the Tigray regional state, will be supported with a contribution of €2 million by the Italian government
Africa Ethiopia Over 7 billion saplings are ready to be planted in the coming rainy season, as part of the Green Legacy Programme that has resulted in the planting of 25 billion saplings over the past four years
Africa Ethiopia Abuna Mathias, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church Tewahedo, said that "the current challenges his Church is facing in the regional states of Oromia and Tigray are going further"
Africa Ethiopia Pam informed its humanitarian partners that it has temporarily suspended food deliveries to Tigray due to reports of misappropriation of aid
Africa Ethiopia As of Monday, the judicial office of the provisional administration in the Ethiopian region of Tigray began releasing prisoners arrested during the civil war over the past two years
Africa Ethiopia The United Nations Population Fund has stated that Ethiopia continues to face enormous humanitarian challenges attributed to natural and man-made crises: conflict and displacement, and prolonged drought, floods and epidemics
Africa Ethiopia Locust swarms are threatening the livelihoods of Tigrayan farmers who have yet to recover from the impact of the war, according to a report by the Tigray Agriculture Bureau
Africa Ethiopia Tension is rising between Ethiopia and Egypt over the Great Millennium Dam, a mega dam that Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile, with Addis Ababa's Ministry of Foreign Affairs responding harshly to Egyptian threats of use of force
Africa Ethiopia Three- and four-wheel rickshaws, commonly known as bajaj, have been banned by Addis Ababa Municipality's Transport Bureau has banned in an attempt to supervise and regulate transport services
Africa Ethiopia Drought in the Borana area of the Oromia region has forced more than 7.800 students to drop out of school; 174.000 students enrolled in 490 schools in the area are suffering from the drought with a significant drop in their results
Africa Ethiopia Ethiopian Hailemaryam Kiros overcame Ugandan Victor Kiplangat in the last 200 metres to win the Osaka Marathon
Africa Ethiopia Only 3% of high school graduates in Ethiopia have obtained sufficient marks to go to university, according to Education Minister Berhanu Nega, who recently called the latest exam results "shocking"