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Ethiopian earthquakes and volcanic eruptions: earth scientist explains the link

Ethiopia’s Afar and Oromia regions have been hit by several earthquakes and tremors since the beginning of 2025. The strongest, with a magnitude of 5.7, struck on 4 January. The US Geological Survey and the German Research Centre for Geosciences reported that its epicentre was 142km east of the capital,…

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‘It was almost a relief when someone died’: former prisoners on the torture and terror of Eritrea’s secret prisons

Those who have escaped one of the world’s most repressive states give a rare glimpse into their horrific ordeal in the country’s vast gulag system

The Guardian - UK

Oromay by Baalu Girma review – long-overdue translation of a modern classic

First published in Amharic in 1983, this shocking story about the military junta that governed Ethiopia in the 70s and 80s was banned and led to the author’s disappearance

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African countries need more PhD graduates but students are held back by a lack of money and support

Over the past 15 years there’s been an increasing demand from within and outside the higher education sector for African countries to produce more PhD graduates. For this to happen, it’s important to know what’s holding people back from pursuing or completing their doctoral degrees. The authors of a new…

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The Long Wave: ‘How do you teargas a baddie?’: Kenya’s gen Z revolutionaries

A vibrant protest movement mobilised online is taking on Kenya’s political elite. Plus, Somalia and Ethiopia rebuild diplomatic bridges

The Guardian - UK

It’s amazing – Sifan Hassan relishing London Marathon return after dream debut

The Ethiopian-born Dutch athlete claimed victory in 2023 in what was her first-ever marathon.

The Independent UK

Somalia and Ethiopia agree to restore diplomatic ties after year-long rift

Somalia severed relations over sea access agreement Ethiopia signed with separatist region of Somaliland

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‘For Ethiopia’s heritage’: War hero’s family fights to reclaim stolen medal

Medal Italian colonial soldiers stole from Prince Damtew resurfaces at auction 87 years after the war hero was executed.

Al Jazeera

Oromay by Baalu Girma review – an Ethiopian classic

This political satire of propaganda during the civil war, which is thought to have cost the author his life, gets an English translation at last

The Guardian - UK

Ethiopians celebrate Christmas as natural calamities and conflict take their toll

Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians are celebrating Christmas with prayers for peace in the Horn of Africa nation that has faced persistent conflict in recent years

The Independent UK

War crimes and rebel bishops: Christmas celebrations marred by bitter split in Ethiopia’s ancient church

As millions of Orthodox Christians in the country prepare to celebrate on 7 January, the legacy of a brutal conflict is tearing apart its 1,700-year-old church

The Guardian - UK

Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 strikes Ethiopia, raises concern over volcanic eruption

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Ethiopia on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said reported by the Jerusalem Post. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Truck Plunges Into River In Southern Ethiopia, 66 Dead

Tragic truck accident in southern Ethiopia claims 66 lives, raising concerns about rural road safety.

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Tragic Accident: 66 Dead As Truck Plunges Into River

Tragic accident in southern Ethiopia as truck plunges into river, claiming 66 lives. Authorities investigate while community offers support.

The Independent UK

At least 71 killed as truck ferrying wedding party plunges into Ethiopia river

Police say overcrowded truck missed bridge and plunged into river

The Guardian - UK

UN authorises new mission against al-Shabaab in Somalia

Resolution allows deployment of 12,626 personnel – but it is unclear if Ethiopia will stay part of peacekeeping force amid territory dispute

The Guardian - UK

Ethiopian resistance hero’s family tries to reclaim medal taken by Italian troops

Ras Desta Damtew’s solid gold Imperial Order of the Star of Ethopia failed to sell on auction site this month

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Wolves with a taste for nectar? How we discovered the first large carnivore that pollinates flowers

Every year in the highlands of Ethiopia, when the rain returns after a parched dry season, a dazzling sight unfolds. Vast fields of a plant known as the Ethiopian red hot poker revive from their crinkled, withered state, and bloom into fiery torch-like flowers. From June to November, these bright…

Al Jazeera

Guns are silent, but war lingers for Ogaden’s former women rebel fighters

Rebels from Ethiopia’s Somali region have had a rocky transition to civilian life, even years after the 2018 peace deal.

The Independent UK

Turkey's Erdogan offers to mediate between Sudan and the UAE

Turkish officials say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has offered to mediate to resolve tensions with the United Arab Emirates

The Independent UK

Somaliland's new president is sworn in after elections that boosted region's drive for recognition

Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland has sworn in its new president after last month’s election that gave a boost for its push for international recognition

Evening Standard

OPINION - Somaliland is on the up thanks to Trump and Irro — we can't let Somalia and Turkey try to drag us down

Today a small but globally strategic country, Somaliland, is inaugurating its sixth president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro”.

Al Jazeera

Somalia, Ethiopia agree on compromise to end tension, Turkish leader says

Turkiye’s President Erdogan announced the breakthrough after talks between the Ethiopian and Somali leaders in Ankara.

The Independent UK

Ethiopia and Somalia agree to hold 'technical talks' over breakaway Somaliland region

The leaders of Ethiopia and Somalia have agreed to hold “technical talks” to resolve a dispute sparked by Ethiopia’s deal with Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland

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