Hailemariam Desalegn

'Mastermind' of foiled regional coup killed – Ethiopia

Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed names Amhara security chief Asaminew Tsige as the chief suspect in an "attempted coup" in the region that left its president, top adviser, and attorney general dead on Saturday.

Two killed and dozens injured in blast at Ethiopian prime minister's rally

The blast happened at the first rally that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had called in the capital Addis Ababa. It was not immediately known who was behind the attack, but police have reportedly arrested six people in connection with the attack.

US, Russia play blame game as diplomats circle each other in Ethiopia

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who are touring Africa, couldn't meet during their stay in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa. Both countries are trading accusations about who's to blame.

State of emergency declared in Ethiopia amid ongoing protests

Ethiopia has declared state of emergency amid anti-government protests that saw hundreds killed and several thousand detained during the past two years.

Ethiopia's opposition warns of little change after PM's resignation

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn suddenly resigned to smoothen the path for political reforms. Africa's second most populous nation has been racked by violent unrest in recent years.

Ethiopia's PM submits resignation to help reforms after mass unrest

Ethiopia's demonstrations demanding wider freedoms began in late 2015 and spread into other parts of the country, leading to a months-long state of emergency that has since been lifted.

Egypt and Ethiopia agree not to clash over Nile waters

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi says the Nile should serve as a source of cohesion and development, not of conflict with Ethiopia.

For one former Ethiopian political prisoner, the fear still lingers

A recent pledge by the Ethiopian government to close the Maekelawi detention centre, infamous for its torture tactics, means little to its former inmates.

State of emergency declared in Ethiopia

The move by the government comes a week after at least 55 anti-government protesters were killed at a religious festival.

Somalia hosts first summit of African leaders in decades

The summit marks the first of its kind since the country plunged into conflict with the toppling of the President Siad Barre in 1991.