Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
mekelelatest news & developments
Preparing for war: A soldier from the Ethiopian National Defence Forces during a field training session in September. Civil war broke out in the country’s Tigray region last November. Photo: Amanuel Sileshi/AFP
ADDIS ABABA

Mass arrests of Tigrayans sow fear in Ethiopia

Far from Ethiopia war front, mass arrests ensnare fearful Tigrayans

  • Robbie Corey Boulet
6 min read
ETHIOPIA

Ethiopia and Starbucks: Another trademark row?

As Ethiopia and United States coffee shop giant Starbucks fight it out in a high-profile trademark dispute, little notice is being taken of another potential row brewing in the…

  • Andrew Cawthorne
2 min read
ETHIOPIA

Ethiopia in contact with kidnappers, rules out rescue

Ethiopia said on Saturday it was in contact with an armed group that kidnapped five Europeans and eight locals in a remote northern region, but ruled out a military operation to…

  • Andrew Cawthorne
2 min read
MEKELE

Ethiopia looks to a time beyond food aid

She became the face of famine, yet no one knew her name. Birhan Weldu’s emaciated face became the despairing image of Ethiopia in 1984 and was beamed to TV screens all over the…

  • Staff Reporter
5 min read