Ethiopia News » Tigray News Ethiopia » Tigray » Economy: Fitch keeps Ethiopia at restricted default as $1bn eurobond restructuring nears completion, Tigray war looms
Fitch Ratings affirmed Ethiopia’s long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating at ‘RD’ (Restricted Default) on October 16, reflecting the country’s continued failure to meet external commercial ...
News Ethiopia » Tigray » Economy: Tigray resumes daily life amid fears of wider war
Mekelle’s reopening offers little relief as instability and economic hardship persist.
News Ethiopia » Tigray » Economy: Ethiopia: Why Tigray’s industrial heart has failed to restart
In the quiet halls of the Semayata Dimensional Stone Factory, the high-tech Italian machinery that once helped build Ethiopia’s ministry of defence sits beneath a thick layer of dust and debt. Tigray ...
News Ethiopia » Tigray » Economy: New fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region raises fears of a return to the country's civil war
Fighting in and around Tigray is testing Ethiopia's fragile 2022 peace deal. With old enemies forming new alliances, experts warn that the conflict could enter a dangerous new phase.
News Ethiopia » Tigray » Economy: Ethiopia risks a wider war. Here are 5 things to know
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Ethiopians express growing fears of renewed ...
News Ethiopia » Tigray » Economy: Ethiopia loses East Africa's largest economy title to Kenya, falling $24 billion behind in latest rankings
Kenya has reclaimed its position as East Africa's largest economy after five years, overtaking Ethiopia as the depreciation of the Ethiopian birr reduces the dollar value of its economy amid renewed ...
News Ethiopia » Tigray » Economy: Ethiopian forces near Tigray capital, fears grow of wider conflict
Oct 2 (Reuters) - Militiamen allied with Ethiopia's federal government said they were bearing down on the capital of the northern rebel stronghold of Tigray on Friday, as fears grew that fighting ...
News Ethiopia » Tigray » Economy: Ethiopia expels 10 Eritrean diplomats as tensions between neighbors escalate
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali attends a ...
News Ethiopia » Tigray » Economy: Ethiopian federal forces control Tigray capital as regional rivals meet in Egypt
Troops loyal to Ethiopia's federal government were patrolling the streets of Mekelle on Sunday, a day after the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) withdrew its forces from the northern city. The ...
News Ethiopia » Tigray » Economy: Could renewed fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray trigger a wider war in Africa?
Fresh fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has raised fears of a wider conflict as regional forces seize airports and clash with federal troops. The renewed violence threatens to unravel the Pretoria ...