The government declared a six-month state of emergency on Tuesday, days after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and authorities in Addis Ababa told Ethiopians to take up arms to defend their neighborhoods ...

Over the last two decades, Addis Ababa has witnessed rapid socio-economic changes and a drastic physical transformation. This was propelled by a development-oriented government and the private sector.

Police say they have trained 147,000 volunteers Groups say they will defend capital against Tigray forces Trained to report suspected TPLF sympathisers to police ADDIS ABABA, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Every ...

Tigrayan forces have taken strategic towns on road to capital Many Ethiopians don't want Tigrayan leaders to return to national power Tigrayan forces want to coordinate any push into Addis Ababa with ...

Nothing to disclose. The views expressed in the piece are all Ezana's and do not represent their employer's official position. Over the last two decades, Addis Ababa has witnessed rapid socio-economic ...

Witnesses say Tigrayans are being arrested in Addis Ababa in a wave of alleged ethnic targeting by authorities, after a year-long conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. The detentions follow a ...

THE NAME of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa (New Flower), belies its frequent violent changes of government in recent decades. The Emperor Haile Selassie was overthrown and later strangled. Mengistu ...

To her supporters, she is the woman bringing order and vision to Ethiopia’s capital, the one who has turned dust and rubble into playgrounds, boulevards and civic pride. To her critics, she is the ...