Ethiopia Politics News

Mr Negasso, in power between 1995 and 2001, said he had joined the Unity for Democracy and Justice Party (UDJ) to try to unite Ethiopia. Analysts say his defection and that of ex-Defence Minister Seye Abraha are likely to boost...

Al Jazeera English managing editor Tony Burman says the news service is determined to bring to the forefront the views and perspectives of the developing world. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is widely expected Thursday to approve a licence...

The Ethiopian government has vehemently rejected accusations that it has excluded some opposition supporters from a food-for-work programme, charges that are the focus of growing international concern in the run-up to elections in 2010. "Such complaints are totally baseless!

Ceremony for International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women last year   Photo: Yael Zur Cabinet approves plan to grant aid to citizens affected by criminal activity. Ahead of International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women, internal security...

Twenty-five years after the world was gripped by harrowing scenes of starvation and death in Ethiopia, chronic hunger has returned to the Horn of Africa. Last month the Ethiopian government called for urgent international assistance to help feed 6,2-million people....

An American who was captured by Kenyan forces in January 2007 filed suit in U.S. District Court in Washington on Tuesday, arguing that FBI agents allegedly involved in his interrogation and transfer to other countries violated his constitutional rights. The...

The African Union (AU) said on Saturday it would not re-admit Madagascar until a newly agreed power-sharing government was in place and fresh elections in the pipeline. Earlier, the island's rivals signed a deal under which coup-instigator Andry Rajoelina would...