We heard it is an amnesty, that’s what we know for now.” Ethiopia’s ministry of justice said the amnesty for Jawar and Nega was granted “to make the upcoming national dialogue successful and inclusive ...

Across the continent, beauty isn’t just skin deep - it’s in the grace, strength and diversity that unite African women from ...

Feven Melese has created a shelter to rescue Ethiopia's abandoned dogs. She also hopes to change people's perception of dogs.

Over 288,000 people have been displaced since July 2025 following renewed inter-communal violence between Oromo and Somali communities along the Oromia-Somali regional border, disrupting a period of ...

Thousands of people from the Oromo, Ethiopia's largest ethnic group, celebrated their thanksgiving festival in Bishoftu city amid tight security on Sunday after the authorities said they had seized ...

Malian singer Mariam Doumbia takes part in a photoshoot in France on Wednesday. Her husband and longtime musical partner ...

The formal launch of Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in September 2025 made news across the world. There was pomp ...

Irreecha is celebrated by the Oromo, Ethiopia's largest ethnic group, and takes place at the end of the country's main rainy season. Each year, festival-goers gather around sacred rivers and lakes to ...

Tens of thousands of Ethiopians, predominantly from the Oromo ethnic group, gathered in the capital Saturday for the vibrant Irreecha festival, a thanksgiving celebration that this year underscored a ...

Tens of thousands of Ethiopians, predominantly from the Oromo ethnic group, gathered in the capital Saturday for the vibrant ...

Irreecha, part of UNESCO's inscribed intangible world heritage under the Gada System, is being celebrated colorfully in the town of Bishoftu.