The African Development Bank will contribute $500 million towards the financing of a new airport in Ethiopia - which is ...

Ethiopia has launched a national campaign to plant 700 million trees in one day. The ambitious goal, announced Thursday, is ...

The human ancestor fossil known as Lucy has left Ethiopia for display in a European museum. Lucy’s skeleton, which is 40% ...

South Korea’s Supreme Court has rejected a 30 million won damage claim by an American composer who accused a South Korean ...

A new crisis is brewing in Ethiopia’s northernmost province as relations between Addis Ababa and the Tigray People’s ...

News and stories about Addis Ababa, including a cultural centre designed by Carlo Ratti and designs for the Meles Zenawi ...

In many places refugee populations are ostensibly permanent. The presumption that refugees move over borders for just a few weeks to escape some crisis then quickly return home is pollyannaish. The ...

Abiy’s urban agenda is ostensibly designed to transform Addis Ababa – which has a population nearly 10 times larger than Ethiopia’s second-largest city – into a city that’s “ clean ...

Addis Ababa still faces complex and interrelated urban challenges. Around 70-80% of Addis Ababa’s housing stock is congested, dilapidated and lacks basic services and sanitation facilities.

Located 2,355 meters above sea level, Addis Ababa is one of the highest capitals in the world. Officials say 2.7 million people call it home, but that’s based on a census from 2007.