Interest in studying Swahili – the lingua franca of much of East Africa – is booming in Egypt.

ADDIS ABABA, March 8, (Xinhua): Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's leading carrier, has announced that it will conduct all-women-operated flights to eight destinations to mark International Women's Day, ...

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In 2024, Ethiopia did something revolutionary. It banned the import of fossil fuel cars and cut tariffs on electric vehicles. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi talks with producer Oscar Boyd and ...

Are Ethiopia and Eritrea actually about to renew hostilities – and will they drag in the rest of the region? Why has the war question returned now? Because three tracks are converging. First, Ethiopia ...

This week African and other international leaders and actors arrive in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, for the annual African Union (AU) summit. The 39th meeting of heads of state and governments is ...

After a decade and a half break, the always interesting Either/Orchestra is back with another compelling recording—albeit one recorded in 2011 and 2012, and only now, in 2026, seeing the light of day.

Ethiopia inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam in 2025, positioning itself as a regional energy exporter while millions of its citizens still lack access to electricity. Egypt, which lies ...

The routine is familiar by now. Nervous queues outside banks running rapidly out of cash. Empty shelves, soaring prices, frantic hoarding of food. Over the past year residents of Tigray, Ethiopia’s ...

BISHOFTU, Ethiopia, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday officially started a $12.5 billion construction project for what officials say will be Africa's biggest airport when completed in ...

Ethiopia’s birr faces further losses as the nation restructures its debt after a steep depreciation made it one of the world’s worst currencies this year. The unit fell more than 15% against the ...

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, left, is welcomed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at Addis Ababa International Airport, Ethiopia, July 14, 2018 (AP photo by Mulugeta Ayene). Tensions between ...