Ethiopia's parliament has approved senior diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde as the country's first female president, proceedings on state television showed, cementing another shift in the country's ...

Ethiopia’s parliament has voted for an early end to a six-month state of emergency, declared last November when rebel Tigrayan forces were threatening to march on the capital, Addis Ababa.

Ethiopia's parliament on Tuesday voted for an early end to a six-month state of emergency, effective immediately, adding to signs that a bloody conflict between the government and rebellious ...

Ethiopia's parliament appointed the country's first woman president Thursday, just days after the reformist prime minister unveiled a new Cabinet that is half female.. Sahle-Work Zewde, a seasoned ...

Ethiopian lawmakers on Tuesday approved the government's plan to increase spending by an additional 581.98 billion Ethiopian birr ($4.8 billion) for the 2024/25 fiscal year, a parliament broadcast ...

Ethiopia's parliament passed the Proclamation on Bio Safety with little notice on the final day before its summer recess in July. There was no debate, and no dissenting votes. The proclamation gives ...

Now, Ethiopia needs a parliament that advocates for human rights, contributes to national consensus in the country, strengthens democratic institutions, and monitors the executives, he insisted.

Ethiopia is due to hold elections in 2026. But will they be free and fair? Since 1995, Ethiopia has held elections every five years, except for the 2021 election, delayed by COVID-19. The ...

Today, the European Parliament passed a resolution calling for a United Nations-led independent investigation into the killing of protesters in Ethiopia.Between November 2015 and October 2016 ...

Ethiopia’s National Human Rights Commission, which has a mandate to investigate rights violations, concluded in its June 2016 oral report to Parliament that the lethal force used by security ...