ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Millions of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians gathered on Monday at celebrations for Epiphany, locally known as Timkat, which commemorates the baptism of Jesus Christ by John ...

A man has been charged with sexual assault after an alleged incident involving a staff member at a Southampton hotel used to house asylum seekers. Ethiopian national Melaku Gebresembet, 23, has been ...

World Photos show Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrating Timket, the baptism of Jesus BATU, Ethiopia (AP) — Millions of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrated Epiphany, locally known as Timket, ...

For many women in Ethiopia, getting their first formal job doesn't just change their income; it can change how they describe who they are in everyday public interactions. In a country where ethnicity ...

In Batu, a town on the western shore of Lake Dambal in the Oromia Region, thousands of pilgrims entered the lake waters after priests blessed them, symbolically reenacting baptism and embracing the ...

An Ethiopian asylum seeker has been charged with sexually assaulting a member of staff at a hotel housing migrants. Melaku Gebresembet, 23, is accused of molesting a worker at Highfield House Hotel in ...

Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Sweilem, on Sunday demanded that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) pay compensation for the damage it has caused to Egypt and Sudan. During ...

Addis Ababa — A research team led by Zeresenay Alemseged, a researcher at the University of Chicago in the United States, discovered 2.6 million-year-old hominin species fossil remains in Ethiopia's ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Jan. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Ethiopian Airlines announced today Africa's largest carrier ordered nine 787 Dreamliner airplanes as demand for long-haul ...

An Ethiopian asylum seeker had been inappropriately touching the faces of staff for a week before he allegedly groped a hotel worker's left breast, a court heard. Melaku Gebresembet, 23, left the ...

We are wasting precious voices our people desperately need. No recogniton that an Ethiopian Jew might be an asset to Israel’s diplomacy in Africa and the English-speaking world. I was born in Africa, ...