Ethiopian Politics News

Live political headlines from Ethiopia — federal government decisions, regional developments in Tigray, Oromia and Amhara, elections and diplomacy — collected continuously from local and international newsrooms.

• PM Abiy Ahmed Holds Productive Talks with Azerbaijan’s Speaker to Deepen Bilateral Ties - አዲስ ሚዲያ ኔትወርክGoogle News – Abiy Ahmed · Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Should Ethiopia limit how long its prime minister can serve? Why this won’t fix a deeper democracy problem - The ConversationGoogle News – Abiy Ahmed · Wed, 27 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Weaponizing the Womb: Reproductive Genocide in Tigray - Genocide WatchGoogle News – Tigray · Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Deafening silence: no accountability for the killing of three MSF staff in Tigray - MSF - Médecins Sans FrontièresGoogle News – Tigray · Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Ethiopia opposition accuses government of pushing Tigray towards new war - africanews.comGoogle News – Tigray · Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Tigray displacement sites see renewed arrivals as aid gaps deepen; humanitarian risks worsen: Cluster assessment - Addis StandardGoogle News – Tigray · Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• The Tigray Region in the Grey Zone between War and Peace - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)Google News – Tigray · Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Ethiopia: Persecution of Tigrayans Unrelenting - Human Rights WatchGoogle News – Tigray · Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Ministirri Muummee Abiy heerri Itoophiyaa fooyya'uu akka danda'u akeekan - BBCGoogle News – Abiy Ahmed · Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• US Ambassador Visits Tigray In Bid To Revive “Dead” Peace Deal - The Reporter EthiopiaGoogle News – Tigray · Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• U.S. Ambassador Ervin J. Massinga’s Visit to the Tigray Region - U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia (.gov)Google News – Tigray · Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Renewed Tigray tensions raise fears of Ethiopia-Eritrea war - DW.comGoogle News – Tigray · Wed, 13 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Fears of renewed conflict drives rising numbers of Tigrayans to flee Ethiopia - RFIGoogle News – Tigray · Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Video of Ethiopia’s Amhara Fano militia used to depict security threat in Nigeria - DubawaGoogle News – Amhara · Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:55:46 GMT
• Bringing Water Closer to Homes Changes Lives in Tigray Region - Action contre la FaimGoogle News – Tigray · Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Fears of fresh conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray as local party retakes control - Arab News PKGoogle News – Tigray · Wed, 06 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Ethiopian, Tigrayan Forces Must Pull Back from the Brink - Refugees InternationalGoogle News – Tigray · Wed, 06 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Abiy Ahmed insists Ethiopia will not go to war over sea access - africanews.comGoogle News – Abiy Ahmed · Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:00:00 GMT
• Preparing for War, Lacking Consensus: Tigray’s Divided Political and Social Landscape - IDN-InDepthNewsGoogle News – Tigray · Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:41:26 GMT
• Ethiopia: Tigray Authorities Should Withdraw Abusive Law - Human Rights WatchGoogle News – Tigray · Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Tigray’s old grapevines have survived against the odds: new research uncovers their genetic and historic value - The ConversationGoogle News – Tigray · Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• News: Opposition EPRP warns against gov’t's ‘dangerous approach’ toward renewed war in Tigray, urges Pretoria accord implementation - Addis StandardGoogle News – Tigray · Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Tigray party restores pre-war parliament, jeopardising northern Ethiopia peace - RFIGoogle News – Tigray · Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• EU resumes aid to Ethiopia following suspension over Tigray war - Eye on Africa - France 24Google News – Tigray · Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• War updates from Amhara Region, Ethiopia – August 10th to 16th, 2026 - Amhara Association of AmericaGoogle News – Amhara · Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:11:04 GMT
• Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission Responds to NaMA Allegations - BorkenaGoogle News – Abiy Ahmed · Tue, 18 Aug 2026 04:26:33 GMT
• Lieutenant General Tigabu Yilma Appointed as Amhara Region Police Commissioner - BorkenaGoogle News – Amhara · Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:34:54 GMT
• Dozens Killed in Sheraro Drone Strike Amid Escalating Tigray Tensions - BorkenaGoogle News – Tigray · Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:51:53 GMT
• Ethiopia: new fighting in Tigray raises fears of a resumption of the conflict - - Benin Web TVGoogle News – Tigray · Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:34:23 GMT
• News: Ethiopia faces renewed Tigray tensions as authorities accuse federal government forces of drone strike - Addis StandardGoogle News – Tigray · Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:09:40 GMT
• Authorities in Ethiopia's Tigray State Denounce Army's Drone Strikes - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT EnglishGoogle News – Tigray · Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:31:27 GMT
• News: FAO seeks $50M to help 4.66 million Ethiopians as El Niño raises drought, flood risks - Addis StandardGoogle News – Tigray · Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:24:35 GMT
• Tigray: the risk of a new crisis and the domino effect from Sudan to the Red Sea - Il Sole 24 OREGoogle News – Tigray · Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:10:38 GMT
• Tigrayan Forces Accuse Ethiopian Army of Drone Strikes - allAfrica.comGoogle News – Tigray · Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• TPLF Power Grab Sparks Fears of Return to War - Africa Defense ForumGoogle News – Tigray · Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Tigray party restores pre-war government in threat to northern Ethiopia peace - ReutersGoogle News – Tigray · Tue, 05 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Ethiopia’s Tigray & the Return of War by Other Means - horn reviewGoogle News – Tigray · Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Ethiopians flee to neighbouring Sudan after renewed conflict in Tigray - France 24Google News – Tigray · Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Risk of Renewed War in Tigray: Painful Reminders From Ethiopia’s Last War Demand Action to Prevent Another - Just SecurityGoogle News – Tigray · Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:00:00 GMT
• Is Ethiopia heading back to war with the TPLF or Eritrea in Tigray? - BBCGoogle News – Tigray · Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:00:00 GMT
• EEPA Reports on TPLF Public Mobilization in Tigray - IDN-InDepthNewsGoogle News – Tigray · Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Abiy’s constitutional gamble - Africa ConfidentialGoogle News – Abiy Ahmed · Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• The banned language now being taught at Stanford - The Stanford DailyGoogle News – Oromia · Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:00:00 GMT
• US Issues Visa Restrictions for Some Tigray Leaders in Ethiopia - BloombergGoogle News – Tigray · Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Is Northern Ethiopia on the Brink of War Again? Tigray Tensions Escalate | Firstpost Africa | N18G - FirstpostGoogle News – Tigray · Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:15:00 GMT
• ‘The acquittal of Zewdu Haftu’s killers is killing her twice.’ Nine civic group coalition demand immediate appeal - Addis StandardGoogle News – Tigray · Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:20:59 GMT
• Health facilities readiness to provide comprehensive abortion care and factors associated with client satisfaction in Central Oromia Region, Ethiopia: a multilevel modeling approach - National Institutes of Health (NIH) | (.gov)Google News – Oromia · Thu, 11 May 2023 07:00:00 GMT
• Ethiopia Averts Tigray War, For Now; Ethiopia Announces New Dams on Nile; Russia Establishing New Foothold in Madagascar: Africa File, April 9, 2026 - Critical ThreatsGoogle News – Tigray · Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Tigray’s TPLF rejects Ethiopia’s claims of collusion with Sudan - Sudan TribuneGoogle News – Tigray · Thu, 07 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT
• Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Leads Official Visit to Amhara Region – Government Communication Service - የመንግስት ኮሙኒኬሽን አገልግሎትGoogle News – Abiy Ahmed · Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:18:07 GMT

Ethiopian politics moves fast. The federal government in Addis Ababa, the regional states of Oromia, Amhara, Tigray and Somali, opposition parties and the National Election Board all shape a news cycle that changes several times a day.

This page collects those headlines in one place: policy decisions and parliamentary votes, peace talks and security operations, diplomacy with neighbouring states, and analysis from Ethiopian as well as international newsrooms. Every headline links to the publisher that reported it.