Decades after it lost its coast to Eritrea, the country has moved forces close to the border region—raising fears of another civil war with nearby rebels.

NAIROBI, March 12 (Reuters) - A landslide in the Gamo Zone of southern Ethiopia earlier this week has killed at least 52 people, regional officials said on Thursday. Another 50 people could be missing.

Deteriorating relations between Addis Ababa and Asmara have created a “powder keg” in the region, the International Crisis Group warned.

Ethiopia’s prime minister sees himself as a renaissance man trying to reimagine the old greatness of his country.

Ethiopia is introducing a 10-year investor visa as part of a broader effort to attract long-term foreign capital and streamline immigration procedures.

Addis Ababa, March 12, 2026 (ENA)—Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed continues to push forward an ambitious national development agenda that is steadily reshaping Ethiopia’s economic and infrastructural landscape. Over the past seven years, the Premier has ...

"The company's chemicals have contaminated our land, water, and people," 28-year-old "Elizabeth" recently told Kontomaa Darimu Alliance, an Ethiopian nongovernmental organization. Elizabeth's 2-year-old son died a few years ago and she suffered miscarriages in 2024 and 2025; she believes the mine is to blame.