On the outskirts of Addis Ababa, a muezzin leads a solemn sermon at a mosque before thousands of worshippers stamp their feet to protest against what they say is the Ethiopian government's interference in religious affairs.

An imprisoned Ethiopian journalist and blogger has been given a prestigious freedom of expression award.

The Ethiopian government has activated a highly restrictive clause which authorises printers to censor the content of newspapers and other publications in the country.

Ethiopia, which leases large tracts of land at cheap rates for commercial farming,...

Ethiopia’s government said it plans to clear land and provide infrastructure for investors to accelerate a commercial farming drive in the west of the country, amid opposition to the plans that left 19 people dead.

Many HIV-Positive Residents Come to Squatter's Camp for Traditional Cure, Stay for Antiretrovirals, as Death Toll Declines

Ethiopians are signing a petition demanding that a statue of the pan-Africanist leader which was recently unveiled outside the new African Union headquarters be joined by one of the late emperor Haile Selassie or removed.

A British excavation has struck archaeological gold with a discovery that may solve the mystery of where the Queen of Sheba derived her fabled treasures

Norwegian Government has reached an agreement with Ethiopian authorities to deport at least 400 immigrants with cash assistance.

An Ethiopian judge handed down prison sentences ranging from 14 years to life to three journalists and two politicians.

Islamist militants have launched a suicide truck bomb attack on an Ethiopian military base in central Somalia, witnesses say.

An Ethiopian rebel group said at the weeked it had kidnapped two German tourists...

Authorities in Ethiopia's northern Afar region have sent elders to try to secure the release of two German tourists and two Ethiopians kidnapped by gunmen and who the government believes are now inside Eritrea, officials said on Thursday.

A visit to a volcanic region in the Ethiopian province of Afar, close to the Eritrean border, was meant to be an adventure to one of the planet's most remote areas. It ended in tragedy as five European tourists were killed in a gun attack.

The Ethiopian government said the assailants were trained and armed by Eritrea ...

Gunmen have killed five foreign tourists in Ethiopia's remote northern Afar region, after crossing into the Horn of Africa country from neighbouring Eritrea, state television said on Tuesday.

According to a report to be published by Global Financial Integrity later this month, Ethiopia has lost $11.7-billion to outflows of illicit funds in the last decade.

The ICASA 2011 opening brought together Ethiopian PM, Meles Zenawi, former President, George W. Bush, UNAIDS Executive Director, Mr. Michel Sidibé, SAA president Prof. Robert Soudre, ICASA 2011 President, Dr. Yigeremu Abebe, Mayor of Addis Ababa City, H.E Ato Kuma Demekisa and many other high level officials with HIV and AIDS researchers, scientists, clinicians, community leaders, policy makers, people living with HIV and AIDS in its colorful opening.

CASA 2011 Opening Ceremony Join us at the ICASA 2011 opening ceremony to be held at the Millennium Hall starting from 3:00 PM! The media countdown has begun for the 16th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) 2011, scheduled to open Sunday December 4 -8, 2011. ICASA 2011 has been promoted daily in print media, through Addis Zemen and Ethiopian Herald newspapers, and electronically on radio and Ethiopian Television during prime time. The countdown has also used social media and the official ICASA 2011 website to increase awareness about the conference and to encourage the public to take part in this international event.

Addis Ababa - A spate of arrests and terrorism charges levelled against opposition politicians and journalists in Ethiopia this year raises fears of a government slide away from democracy, analysts warn.