Ethiopia seeks to learn from Nigeria’s electoral innovations

The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has expressed interest in learning from Nigeria’s electoral experience and innovations as part of efforts to strengthen democratic institutions and enhance the credibility of elections in Ethiopia....

AU PPP, Stakeholders Summit 2025 To Convene In Addis Ababa

Preparations are under way for the African Union Public–Private Partnership (PPP) and Stakeholders Summit 2025, scheduled for 28–31 October in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.... Preparations are under way for the African Union Public–Private Partnership...

Trump has engineered the Middle East’s most promising opening for peace in decades

Donald Trump believes he deserves one too, claiming to have “ended seven wars.” But that claim wilts under scrutiny.Egypt and Ethiopia were arguing over water - there was no fighting. Pakistan and India had a brief flare-up over Kashmir, not a...

Ethiopia’s soil is running out of carbon and it's fueling climate change

Across Ethiopia’s farmland, soil is losing something crucial: organic carbon. This hidden ingredient helps crops grow, holds water in the ground, and keeps the land soft and fertile. When it’s gone, farmers face failed harvests, dry fields, and...

The Geopolitics of the Homo Digitalis

In the age of Homo digitalis, screens are indispensable; without them, comprehension itself seems impossible. Immediacy defines this new species—patience and waiting have become obsolete. Information must be instantly accessible, as fresh and...

From Trade to Knowledge: What WTO Means for Ethiopia

Ethiopia stands at a critical juncture in its economic and developmental trajectory. Accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) is often discussed in terms of trade liberalization and market integration, but its potential impact on knowledge...

China, Ethiopia Strengthen Industrial Cooperation at 2025 BRICS Matchmaking Event in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, September 27, 2025 (ENA) -- The 2025 China-Ethiopia Industry Matchmaking Event was held in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to forge industrial synergy and advance policy coordination among China, Ethiopia, and other BRICS member...

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Ethiopia, GFZ Says

(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck Ethiopia on Saturday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), GFZ said. (Reporting by Dheeraj Kumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Chopra)

5.7-magnitude quake hits Ethiopia: GFZ

Beijing: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Ethiopia at 1618:27 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 13.77 degrees north latitude...

Science Food SystemsUniversity of Ghana Students shine at Global Food Systems innovation Challenge in the Netherlands

Accra, Oc 4, GNA – A team of first-year students from the University of Ghana has made the nation proud by emerging among the top six winning teams at the 2025 Food Systems Innovation Challenge Nature-Based Solutions Edition. It was held at...

Smart Tech and Soft Loans: Financing innovation to Transform Ethiopia’s Smallholder Agriculture

In a bid to modernize Ethiopia’s smallholder agriculture, Heifer International Ethiopia has introduced a new financing model that promises to make tractor ownership and mechanization accessible to rural farmers. The initiative, launched in...

China-Ethiopia industry matchmaking event held in Addis Ababa to boost BRICS cooperation

ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The 2025 China-Ethiopia Industry Matchmaking Event was held on Thursday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to forge industrial synergy and advance policy coordination among China, Ethiopia, and other BRICS...

Ethiopia's Mega-Projects Vital to Accelerate Growth, Prosperity: Scholars

Addis Ababa, October 3, 2025 (ENA) -- The large-scale development projects completed, underway, and planned in Ethiopia hold great promise for the nation’s future growth and prosperity, according to Scholars. They emphasized that the recent...

Factors Influencing Nurse Work Engagement in Western Ethiopia

In a groundbreaking study that resonates with the healthcare sector’s ongoing quest for worker satisfaction and efficiency, a team of researchers from Ethiopia has embarked on an illuminating examination of work engagement among nurses. This...

Ethiopia Turns to AI for Smarter Fertilizer Use and Higher Farm Yields

For decades, Ethiopian farmers have followed blanket fertilizer recommendations, applying the same treatments regardless of soil type, weather, or geography. While fertilizer use has increased sharply in the past 20 years and improved yields...

Ethiopia Holds Circular Economy Hotspot 2025

Addis Ababa, October 2, 2025 (ENA) - The Ethiopia Circular Economy Hotspot Event 2025, designed to spotlight Ethiopia’s circular economy ambitions and inspire cross-sector collaboration, innovation, and investment, was held in Addis Ababa on...

Is Ethiopia's GERD causing 'unprecedented' floods in Egypt?

Impacts from the flooding have so far been limited in Egypt, compared to Sudan, where dozens of people were killed and thousands of others displaced. [Getty] Egypt claims to have felt the heat from the excess water amounts released from the Grand...

Ethiopia’s HE sector is contracting. What should be done?

ETHIOPIA The expansion of higher education has been a defining trend internationally since World War II as more countries sought to enlarge their systems to accommodate growing cohorts of young people and meet the rising demand for educated human...

Russia, Ethiopia forge new nuclear power alliance – A landmark for Africa’s energy future

MOSCOW: The State Corporation Rosatom and the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation signed a comprehensive Action Plan to take forward Ethiopia’s nuclear power ambitions during the recently held World Atomic Week (WAW 2025) in Moscow. The signing —...

World CNN African maize is facing a drought crisis, but new ideas are taking root

EDITOR’S NOTE: Global Perspectives is a CNN editorial and live event series exploring the dynamic economies at the frontlines of global transformation. The first Global Perspectives live event, taking place in London on November 3, 2025, will...