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The Port of Mogadishu on 27 November 2022

Somalia offers Ethiopia commercial access to two or three ports

2 hours ago October 4, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Mekelle on 22 July 2013, photograph by MarcD. The picture shows the city that year, not the October 4 fighting. (Wikimedia Commons)

TPLF says it left Mekelle as Ethiopian Government forces enter the city

8 hours ago October 4, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
A satellite view of Bab el-Mandeb acquired on 10 April 2017, not a naval action. (Wikimedia Commons / NASA)

EU Aspides escort shortage leaves merchant ships waiting at Bab el-Mandeb

1 day ago October 3, 2026October 3, 2026Yonas Mikael
Mekelle on 22 July 2013, in a photograph by MarcD. The picture shows the city that year, not the fighting. (Wikimedia Commons)

Ethiopian Government allies claim Mekelle airport as fighting still hits Amhara towns

1 day ago October 3, 2026October 3, 2026Yonas Mikael
Library building at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy (Wikimedia Commons)

Bocconi and Fondazione Nuovo Fiore open 2026-2027 scholarships for Ethiopian students

2 days ago October 2, 2026October 2, 2026Yonas Mikael
Container terminal at the Port of Djibouti on the Red Sea approach (Wikimedia Commons)

Saudi Red Sea tanker war-risk premiums spike, lifting costs on routes Ethiopia still needs

2 days ago October 2, 2026October 2, 2026Yonas Mikael
Harnet Avenue, the main street of Asmara, Eritrea, on 5 January 2013

Ethiopian Government closes its Asmara embassy and orders Eritrean diplomats out

2 days ago October 2, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Skyline of Addis Ababa in August 2012. This photograph is not the explosions.

Addis heard explosions on Wednesday night and again overnight into Friday

2 days ago October 2, 2026October 2, 2026Yonas Mikael
Farmland and highlands in Ethiopia's Amhara region. This photograph shows the landscape, not the fighting. (Wikimedia Commons)

Amnesty urges AU emergency session as Ethiopian Government fighting expands into Amhara and Afar

2 days ago October 2, 2026October 2, 2026Yonas Mikael
Addis Ababa city skyline, Ethiopia (Wikimedia Commons)

Ethiopian Government closes Asmara embassy as residents report unverified Addis blasts

3 days ago October 1, 2026October 2, 2026Yonas Mikael
Anopheles stephensi mosquito, a malaria vector photographed by the U.S. CDC (Wikimedia Commons)

Ethiopia malaria resurgence: 7.3 million cases in 2024 and a new push on vivax radical cure

3 days ago October 1, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Ethiopian cargo ship at the Port of Djibouti on 15 March 2012

Ethiopian Government corridor risk: why Berbera matters as Bab el-Mandeb raises Djibouti costs

3 days ago October 1, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Hills and farmland near Lalibela in Ethiopia's Amhara region (Wikimedia Commons)

Ethiopian Government forces push north from Alamata as hospital sources tell BBC 52 civilians killed

3 days ago October 1, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Demera bonfire engulfed in flame during Meskel celebration in Ethiopia (Wikimedia Commons)

Meskel Demera lights Addis as Kitfo Fest brings Gurage food and music to Piassa

4 days ago September 30, 2026October 2, 2026Yonas Mikael
Bab el-Mandeb Strait seen from midchannel (Wikimedia Commons)

Hapag-Lloyd adds Red Sea sailings as Bab el-Mandeb risk still weighs on Ethiopia’s Djibouti corridor

4 days ago September 30, 2026October 2, 2026Yonas Mikael
A street in Alamata, southern Tigray, on 23 December 2020

MSF suspends Alamata hospital work as war-wounded surge across northern Ethiopia

4 days ago September 30, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Addis Ababa city skyline, Ethiopia (Wikimedia Commons)

NBE warns on hawala remittances as diaspora dollars still chase market value

5 days ago September 29, 2026October 2, 2026Yonas Mikael
NASA satellite view of the Bab el-Mandeb strait between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden (Wikimedia Commons)

Red Sea war-risk insurance soars as Ethiopia’s Assab talk raises corridor stakes

5 days ago September 29, 2026October 2, 2026Yonas Mikael
A street in Alamata, southern Tigray, on 23 December 2020

Ethiopian Government forces claim Alamata as fighting spreads into Amhara and Afar

5 days ago September 29, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Headquarters of Ethiopost on Churchill Avenue in Addis Ababa on 18 September 2025

Fresh Voices in Addis: six new art graduates show free at Ethio-post through October 5

6 days ago September 28, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Port of Djibouti container facilities on the Gulf of Aden approach (Wikimedia Commons)

Bab el-Mandeb risk reaches Ethiopia through Cape diversions, war-risk premiums, and Djibouti logistics

6 days ago September 28, 2026September 28, 2026Yonas Mikael
A public gathering in Alamata town

Ethiopian Government and Tigrayan forces fight on three fronts; Tigrayan officials say more than 21 strikes on Alamata killed at least 14

6 days ago September 28, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Exterior of Balcha Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Wikimedia Commons)

CPHIA 2026 abstract deadline nears as Addis Ababa hosts Africa’s biggest public health meeting

7 days ago September 27, 2026September 28, 2026Yonas Mikael
DP World Berbera New Port terminal on the Gulf of Aden coast (Wikimedia Commons)

Berbera sits at 30% capacity while Ethiopia still routes 96.7% of seaborne trade through Djibouti

1 week ago September 27, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Field Marshal Berhanu Jula speaking on 5 April 2023

Ethiopian Government army chief promises ‘wisdom and restraint’ as Amhara prisoner transfers and Fano fighting continue

1 week ago September 27, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
The Fendika music group performing in Addis Ababa on 29 December 2017

GEREZAT at Fendika: Tewoldebrehan Kidane’s free Addis solo show runs through October 19

1 week ago September 26, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Bab el-Mandeb approaches and Red Sea shipping lanes near the Horn of Africa (Wikimedia Commons)

Houthi hold on Perim and Mokha raises Red Sea freight costs for Ethiopia’s Djibouti corridor

1 week ago September 26, 2026September 28, 2026Yonas Mikael
Highland landscape near Sekota in Wag Hemra Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia (Wikimedia Commons)

Ethiopian Government forces face fighting in Wag Hemra as Tigrayan fighters reportedly enter Sekota

1 week ago September 26, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Addis Ababa–Djibouti railway corridor near Dasbiyo, Ethiopia (Wikimedia Commons)

Ethiopian Government, Djibouti and Dangote plan $660m fuel pipeline on a corridor facing war and Red Sea risk

1 week ago September 25, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Container terminal at the Port of Djibouti on the Gulf of Aden approaches (Wikimedia Commons)

Saudi Red Sea war-risk premiums hit 3% as Bab el-Mandeb risk raises Ethiopia’s freight bill

1 week ago September 25, 2026September 28, 2026Yonas Mikael
Highland landscape near Lalibela in Amhara Region, Ethiopia (Wikimedia Commons)

Ethiopian Government forces fight Tigrayan and Fano fighters in North Wollo as internet cuts hit the north

1 week ago September 25, 2026September 28, 2026Yonas Mikael
Dondor waterfall in Chagni, Agew Awi Zone, on 29 June 2025

Displaced Amhara families in Harbu and Chagni say months without food aid as malaria spreads

1 week ago September 24, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Port of Djibouti container terminal on the Gulf of Aden approaches (Wikimedia Commons)

Ethiopia still moves 96.7% of seaborne trade through Djibouti as Bab el-Mandeb war risk rises

1 week ago September 24, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Rock-hewn church landscape near Lalibela in Amhara Region, Ethiopia (Wikimedia Commons)

Fano and TPLF push into Amhara as Tigray says full-blown war with Abiy Ahmed’s government

1 week ago September 24, 2026September 28, 2026Yonas Mikael
Addis Ababa skyline, Ethiopia (Wikimedia Commons)

Banks bid less than offered at Ethiopia’s central bank dollar auction, and analysts cited by Capital Ethiopia point to a birr shortage

2 weeks ago September 23, 2026October 2, 2026Yonas Mikael
Satellite view of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden (Wikimedia Commons / ASTER)

UK shipping insurer drops war cover in Red Sea waters that carry Ethiopia’s sea trade

2 weeks ago September 23, 2026September 28, 2026Yonas Mikael
Panorama of Mekelle in Tigray Region, Ethiopia, seen from Choma (Wikimedia Commons)

Tigray says defensive war as Mekelle airport falls and fighting spreads into Amhara with Fano

2 weeks ago September 23, 2026September 28, 2026Yonas Mikael
Ethiopian illuminated manuscript page, public-domain example from Wikimedia Commons

Toledo Museum partners with Ethiopia on 380 artworks. Five pieces set for return.

2 weeks ago September 22, 2026October 2, 2026Yonas Mikael
Fano fighters near a Saint George church in 2021

Eleven Amhara zones still at war: AAA’s Sept 14–20 map as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government faces a new alliance

2 weeks ago September 22, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Construction work at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College cardiac center, Addis Ababa (Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA)

WHO verifies Ethiopia’s civilian emergency medical team while Amhara war-zone care stays strained

2 weeks ago September 21, 2026September 21, 2026Yonas Mikael
Bab el-Mandeb Strait and southern Red Sea corridor from space (Wikimedia Commons / NASA)

Houthi hold on Perim puts Bab el-Mandeb risk on Djibouti’s doorstep and Ethiopia’s freight bill

2 weeks ago September 21, 2026September 21, 2026Yonas Mikael
Young Ethiopian doctors protesting over jobs and treatment on 11 July 2019

Head surgeon Begashaw Melese spoke about the low pay and exit of Ethiopian doctors

2 weeks ago September 21, 2026October 4, 2026Hana Belay
Oromo Liberation Front fighters in northern Kenya on 3 February 2006

Seven armed groups form Alliance for Survival against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government. Fano and TPLF share the same table.

2 weeks ago September 21, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Ethiopian birr banknotes, a reminder that Gulf wages often become family remittances at home (on-site / prior mereja.com media)

Saudi Musaned suspends new Ethiopian domestic worker hiring after Addis decision

2 weeks ago September 20, 2026September 20, 2026Yonas Mikael
Bab el-Mandeb Strait and southern Red Sea shipping corridor from space (Wikimedia Commons / NASA)

Bab el-Mandeb war-risk stays near 3% while terrorism cover climbs toward 10%

September 20, 2026September 20, 2026Yonas Mikael
A guard tower at Shashamane Prison in Ethiopia on 9 September 2013

They called it a New Year release. About 30 Amhara detainees stayed in custody.

September 20, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Bab el-Mandeb Strait seen from space, southern Red Sea gateway (Wikimedia Commons / public domain NASA-related imagery)

Ethiopian Government pushes “sovereign” Red Sea access while Bab el-Mandeb insurance stays near war prices

September 19, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael

Ethiopian Government builds drone factories while Amhara has already taken more than 100 strikes

September 19, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael

Dagne Wale’s new song Addis Ababa finds a wide audience online

September 19, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Ethiopian birr banknotes (Wikimedia Commons / Flosegura, CC0)

Ethiopia’s remittances hit $7.14 billion, but the managed birr still pushes families toward market rates

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026Yonas Mikael
Mereja TV special program, fundraising and membership registration poster for September 19-20

Mereja TV holds special fundraising and membership registration program on September 19 and 20

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026Yonas Mikael
Bab el-Mandeb Strait seen from space, southern Red Sea gateway (Wikimedia Commons / public domain NASA-related imagery)

War-risk insurance and Cape detours keep raising the price of Red Sea oil and Horn freight

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026Yonas Mikael
An Amhara student in Bahir Dar on 5 October 2009

Ethiopian Government forces killed an Orthodox student in Merawi, AAA says, as Amhara fighting still spans eight zones

September 18, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Damage from a drone attack at Mekelle University on 13 September 2022

Ethiopian Government drones hit Amhara schools during registration, AAA says, with civilian deaths in Dera and Wegera

September 17, 2026October 4, 2026Yonas Mikael
Ethiopian birr banknotes (Wikimedia Commons / Flosegura, CC0)

Telebirr seeks higher limits as remittance payout gaps push Ethiopians toward market rates

September 16, 2026September 17, 2026Yonas Mikael
Bab el-Mandeb Strait satellite image (ASTER / NASA-METI-AIST / Wikimedia Commons, public domain)

Bab el-Mandeb traffic stuck near 26 ships a day as Houthi coastal gains raise war-risk costs

September 16, 2026September 17, 2026Yonas Mikael
Simien Mountains highland landscape, Amhara Region, Ethiopia (Wikimedia Commons / Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0)

Eight Amhara zones still at war in AAA’s Sept 7–13 report, while Fano’s North Wollo captive claim stays unverified

September 16, 2026September 17, 2026Yonas Mikael
Ethiopian National Theatre, Addis Ababa (Wikimedia Commons / LuckyInWaco, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ethiopian film Mehal Sefari takes two Final Cut honors at Venice

September 15, 2026September 17, 2026Yonas Mikael
Official YouTube thumbnail still for Teddy Afro’s Das Tal (Ansaw) lyrics video from the Etorika album

Teddy Afro’s Das Tal and Etorika: mourning tents, national identity, and a diaspora still listening

September 15, 2026September 17, 2026Yonas Mikael
Port of Djibouti container terminal on the Red Sea approaches (Wikimedia Commons / Kao Akana, CC BY-SA 2.0)

Eritrea says Abiy Ahmed’s government is “actively destabilising” the Horn as Assab and Red Sea access stay flashpoints

September 15, 2026September 17, 2026Yonas Mikael

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