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News Ethiopia » Government: In Ethiopia, fact-checking can be a matter of life and death

News channel or source: https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/in-ethiopia-fact-checking-can-be-a-matter-of-life-and-death/
Published on: Monday 29 June 2026

Fact-checkers at HaqCheck tackle potentially deadly misinformation amid political and infrastructural challenges.

News Ethiopia » Government: Fayda digital ID critical for Ethiopia’s five-year refugee inclusion strategy

News channel or source: https://www.biometricupdate.com/202607/fayda-digital-id-critical-for-ethiopias-five-year-refugee-inclusion-strategy
Published on: Thursday 16 July 2026

The NIDP has been multiplying efforts to ensure that digital ID is issued to refugees to enable them access a wide range of public and private sector services.

News Ethiopia » Government: Nobel Peace Prize winner triumphs at Ethiopian polls but fears grow of new conflict

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nobel-peace-prize-winner-triumphs-at-ethiopian-polls-but-fears-grow-of-new-conflict/ar-AA26cxHn
Published on: Sunday 21 June 2026

Abiy Ahmed's party retains its huge majority despite unrest in several parts of Ethiopia and tensions with its neighbours.

News Ethiopia » Government: Ethiopia’s two bids at democracy have failed: what it will take to succeed

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ethiopia-two-bids-democracy-failed-132151804.html
Published on: Tuesday 23 September 2025

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ethiopia has attempted to transition to democracy twice. First in 1991, when a new government overthrew a dictatorial military ...

News Ethiopia » Government: Ethiopian army chief's speech on national sovereignty misrepresented as attack on PM

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ethiopian-army-chiefs-speech-on-national-sovereignty-misrepresented-as-attack-on-pm/ar-AA27YyoN
Published on: Wednesday 15 July 2026

Ethiopia recently experienced renewed security tensions in the northern part of the country. A clip circulating on Facebook claims that Ethiopian army chief Birhanu Jula criticised Prime Minister Abiy ...

News Ethiopia » Government: Ethiopia: Authorities Suspend Three Rights Groups

News channel or source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/12/02/ethiopia-authorities-suspend-three-rights-groups
Published on: Monday 02 December 2024

(Nairobi) – Ethiopian authorities should immediately reverse the suspension of three independent human rights organizations and allow them to freely operate, Human Rights Watch said today. Ethiopia’s ...

News Ethiopia » Government: The IMF’s bailout of Ethiopia’s government will only make matters worse

News channel or source: https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4817183-the-imfs-bailout-of-ethiopia-will-only-make-matters-worse/
Published on: Thursday 08 August 2024

On a recent day in July, travelers along one of the busier roads in Ethiopia — the highway between the capital of Addis Ababa and Debark in the northern highlands — fell prey to the newest scourge in ...

News Ethiopia » Government: What is federalism? Why Ethiopia uses this system of government and why it’s not perfect

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/federalism-why-ethiopia-uses-system-144000056.html
Published on: Tuesday 28 November 2023

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Federalism is a system of government where power is shared between a central authority and smaller regional governments. Many ...

News Ethiopia » Government: Ethiopia and Sudan… From a Shadow War to the Brink of Confrontation

News channel or source: https://english.aawsat.com/opinion/5270601-ethiopia-and-sudan%E2%80%A6-shadow-war-brink-confrontation
Published on: Friday 10 July 2026

The confrontation between Sudan and Ethiopia is no longer a border dispute or a dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Recent drone attacks that were followed by the direct accusations ...

News Ethiopia » Government: Ethiopia sees agricultural growth amid surging productivity, exports

News channel or source: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2026/07/21/ethiopia-sees-agricultural-growth-amid-surging-productivity-exports
Published on: Monday 20 July 2026

The Ethiopian government has lauded recent key improvements in the country's agricultural sector, citing enhanced agricultural productivity and the sector's growing contribution to export earnings.

News Ethiopia » Government: City, Ethiopian Embassy at odds over plan to demolish former ambassador's residence

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/city-ethiopian-embassy-at-odds-over-plan-to-demolish-former-ambassadors-residence/ar-AA286sL7
Published on: Thursday 16 July 2026

The City is Ottawa is pushing to preserve the property at 575 Island Park Cres. as its owner, the Government of Ethiopia, seeks demolition. The Ethiopian government has said the property has faced ...

News Ethiopia » Government: Ethiopia Announces Tourist Visa Fees, Displays Cost of 30-Day and 90-Day extensions

News channel or source: https://www.legit.ng/people/1720329-ethiopia-announces-tourist-visa-fees-displays-cost-30-day-90-day-extensions/
Published on: Monday 20 July 2026

Ethiopia has released its tourist visa fees, showing the cost of single-entry visas, extension fees and how many days travellers can stay in the country.