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From Cargo Corridors to Industrial Corridors: Two Major African Investments Signal a New Era of…
Addis Ababa, October 1, 2026 (FMC) — September 30 brought into sharp focus two major investment decisions with implications extending well beyond the countries in which they were announced:…
Ethiopia Decides to Close Embassy in Asmara, Declares 10 Eritrean Diplomats Persona Non Grata
Addis Ababa, October 1, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia has decided to close its Embassy in Asmara and declared 10 Eritrean diplomats in Addis Ababa persona non grata, citing what it described as…
Feeding a Nation, Supplying a Continent: Ethiopia’s New Science of Food Sovereignty
Addis Ababa, October 1, 2026 (FMC) — Somewhere between the highlands where coffee ripens, the fields where wheat now grows through the dry season and the landscapes being brought back to…
Ethiopia at the Heart of Global Coffee Story as World Marks International Coffee Day
Addis Ababa, October 1, 2026 (FMC) — As the world marks International Coffee Day, Ethiopia stands at the heart of a global coffee story that connects ancient traditions, millions of…
Cairo’s New Embrace of Asmara: Egypt’s Proxy Game Around Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, October 1, 2026 (FMC) — Cairo has never viewed Ethiopia merely as a fellow African state pursuing its own development.
For the regime in Egypt, Ethiopia has long been a…
Africa’s Business Titan Aliko Dangote Hails PM Abiy’s Leadership, Says Africa Needs More Leaders…
Addis Ababa, October 1, 2026 (FMC) — Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote has praised Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s leadership and Ethiopia’s development efforts, saying he hopes Africa will…
The Pharaoh’s Shadow Cannot Reach Ethiopia’s Future
Addis Ababa, October 1, 2026 (FMC) — There is something profoundly anachronistic in the idea that Egypt can speak of diplomacy while simultaneously defining the boundaries within which…
Diplomacy Does Not Mean Ethiopia Must Ask Cairo for Permission
Addis Ababa, October 1, 2026 (FMC) — There comes a point when diplomatic language becomes so heavily loaded with conditions that the word “diplomacy” itself demands scrutiny. This is…
From Neighbours to Economic Partners: What Lamu Signals for Ethiopia, Kenya and Africa’s Integration…
Addis Ababa, October 1, 2026 (FMC) — On the shores of Lamu, the groundbreaking of a major refinery has placed a much larger idea in physical form: Africa’s economic future will increasingly…
Ethiopia Establishes National Committee to Seek Compensation from Egypt for Development Losses in…
Addis Ababa, October 1, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia has established a national committee to assess and pursue compensation for development losses it says have resulted from the obstruction of more…