Sources: News 24
Ethiopia confirms three deaths from a Marburg virus disease declared on Friday in West Omo Zone. 2025-11-17
Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed and Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as part of a Turkey-brokered rapprochement to restore bilateral relations after a yearlong dispute due to the 2024 Ethiopia–Somaliland memorandum of understanding. 2025-01-11
The United Nations Security Council approves the Resolution 2767 deployment of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), effective January 1, replacing the current African Union Transition Mission in Somalia. However, Somalia rejects Ethiopia's participation in AUSSOM amid tensions over a memorandum of understanding that Ethiopia signed with Somaliland in January. Somalia considers the memorandum a violation of its sovereignty and has instead asked Egypt to contribute troops to the mission. 2024-12-27
A day after urging its citizens to leave Ethiopia, the U.S. government orders its embassy in Addis Ababa to evacuate non-emergency personnel due to armed conflict, civil unrest and potential supply shortages. 2021-11-6
Ethiopia plants 350 million trees in 12 hours, breaking the previous world record held by India since 2016 of 50 million trees planted in the same time. 2019-08-29
The Eritrean–Ethiopian border reopens for the first time since 1998. 2018-09-11
Fana Broadcasting reports that the Parliament of Ethiopia approves a bill and lifts the state of emergency, two months earlier than planned. 2018-06-5
At least 23 inmates are killed in a fire and stampede at Kaliti Prison near Addis Ababa in Ethiopia during an attempted jailbreak. 2016-09-5
Deadly floods hit Ethiopia, leaving at least 28 people dead as seasonal rains come early to the country. The majority of these deaths occurred in the city of Jijiga while elsewhere, heavy downpours of rain were reported with more floods expected in the next few days. 2016-04-6
Clashes take place in Somalia, where Al-Shabaab ambush Ethiopian troops. 2012-03-10