Ethiopian police have seized more than 50,000 rounds of ammunition sent by Eritrea to arm rebels in the country amid increasingly tense relations between the two Horn of Africa nations. In October, Ethiopia accused its neighbour of attempting to destabilise the country by financing armed groups, particularly in the Amhara region. The ammunition, transported in a lorry, was sent by Eritrea and transited through the northern region of Tigray with the assistance of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), police said. Abiy initially sought rapprochement with Eritrea when he came to power, earning him the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019. The two governments cooperated against the Tigrayans during the 2020-2022 war, but fell out over the peace accord, from which Eritrea was excluded.

FoodAn Ethiopian spot serves one of my favorite dishes for freeJanuary 15, 2026 | 3:50 PM GMTWashington Post food critic Elazar Sontag heads to Tsehay, where chef Selam Gossa only cooks doro wat twice a year and serves it to diners, free of charge.

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s federal government has agreed to allow the United Arab Emirates to withdraw its remaining personnel and military equipment from Mogadishu without inspection, following mediation by Ethiopia. Under the arrangement, four aircraft belonging to the Ethiopian government were authorised to conduct the withdrawal. Two of the planes were designated to transport Emirati embassy staff and foreign workers, while the remaining aircraft were assigned to carry military weapons and equipment. On Wednesday, Somalia’s federal government rejected a request for Ethiopian aircraft to airlift Emirati military equipment after Abu Dhabi insisted on direct withdrawal procedures without searches. The first flight carrying UAE military equipment departed Mogadishu on Thursday afternoon, with a second flight expected to follow within hours.

UniversalHub.com reports on two separate Jamaica Plain projects for residential apartment buildings that the Zoning Board of Appeals approved on Jan. 13. No one spoke in opposition of a developer’s plan to replace Hatoff’s gas station and a neighboring auto body business on Washington Street with 230 apartments in two buildings. There would also be ground floor retail spaces in each building, as well as 100 parking spaces in underground garages. There would also be 17 parking spaces, and a 635 sq. No one spoke in opposition of the project, reported UniversalHub.com.

This press release features multimedia. Axelspace positions the expansion of EO data utilization in emerging markets, including Africa, as a key medium- to long-term strategic priority. Jethi will lead the establishment of a local framework for EO data utilization in Ethiopia, coordinating with relevant stakeholders to integrate satellite data with local information and institutional requirements. For the full press release, please visit: https://www.axelspace.com/news/mou_ethiopia/View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260114413353/en/ContactMedia ContactAxelspace Holdings CorporationE-mail: [email protected]© 2026 Business Wire, Inc.Disclaimer:This press release is not a document produced by AFP. In case you have any questions about this press release, please refer to the contact person/entity mentioned in the text of the press release.

Show FullscreenETHIOPIA: Work has begun on a major African hub airport at Bishoftu which is to be connected to Addis Ababa and the existing Bole International Airport by a 38 km railway. Trains will run at 120 to 200 km/h, to offer fast and efficient travel times between the capital and the two airports. Show FullscreenThe US$12·5bn hub airport designed by Zaha Hadid Architects is being built around 40 km southeast of the capital. The airport’s first phase is scheduled to open in 2030 with a capacity of 60 million passengers/year, significantly more than the current airport which is nearing its maximum throughput of 25 million passengers/year. The new facility is intended to be as major hub for the continent, with design a capacity of up to 110 million passengers/year when complete, of which 80% would be transit passengers.

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Zaha Hadid Architects' Bishoftu International Airport render. Image © X UniverseConstruction has begun on the new Bishoftu International Airport (BIA), designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for Ethiopian Airlines Group. The new airport will be located approximately 40 kilometers south of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, and is planned to become Africa's largest airport. The project has been designed by Zaha Hadid Architects to respond to Ethiopian Airlines' projected passenger demand and operational requirements, particularly its role as a transfer hub. According to Zaha Hadid Architects, procurement will prioritize concrete, aggregates, and steel produced or recycled locally in Bishoftu.

Donegal manager Jim McGuinness has named his team to take on Derry in the McKenna Cup semi-final this evening. There are seven changes from the side that defeated Antrim on Sunday. Brendan McCole, Caolan McGonagle, Peadar Mogan, Michael Langan, Daire Ó Baoill, Conor O’Donnell, and Eoin McGeehin all come in. AdvertisementThe starting team is as follows:

Addis Ababa, January 14, 2026 (FMC) — Popular American YouTuber Darren Watkins Jr., widely known as IShowSpeed, visited Addis Ababa yesterday, immersing himself in Ethiopia’s rich culture, history, and urban life. He later engaged with Ethiopia’s vibrant cultural traditions, participating in traditional dances, sampling local dishes including raw meat, and playing the Masinko, a single-stringed musical instrument deeply rooted in Ethiopian heritage. He also experienced traditional Ethiopian sports, taking part in the Genna game, a local sport resembling Western hockey, organized by the Ethiopian Cultural Sports Federation. IShowSpeed’s visit also included Merkato, Africa’s largest open-air market, and interactions with local young social media influencers, giving him a firsthand look at Ethiopia’s dynamic urban culture. His engagement with Ethiopia, combining cultural exploration, historical homage, and urban experiences, offered a vivid showcase of the country’s unique identity, hospitality, and global appeal.

By Dan CatchpoleJan 14 (Reuters) - Boeing has reached tentative ‌settlements ​with a Canadian man who ‌lost six relatives in the 2019 crash of an Ethiopian ​Air 737 MAX jet shortly after takeoff. Boeing settled lawsuits concerning their deaths in 2025. Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed five months after Lion Air Flight 610, another 737 MAX, crashed into the Java Sea. The two accidents led to a 20-month grounding of the company's best-selling jet and cost Boeing more than $20 billion. “We are deeply sorry to all who lost loved ones on Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302," a Boeing spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday.

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Just as a trial was set to begin this week in Chicago, Boeing agreed to a settlement with a Canadian man who lost six family members in a 737 Max 8 plane crash in Ethiopia in 2019. Manant Vaidya, of Toronto, lost his parents and sister, along with three in-laws in the crash. The Ethiopian Airlines crash happened less than five months after another 737 Max 8 jet crashed, when a Lion Air flight plunged into the sea off Indonesia in 2018. After those incidents, Boeing was forced to ground all of its 737 Max planes for nearly two years to install required system upgrades. The deal allowed Boeing to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before the two crashes.

Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday, January 10, officially started a $12.5 billion construction project for what officials say will be Africa’s biggest airport when completed in 2030 in the Ethiopian town of Bishoftu. The state-owned airline got the contract to design the four-runway airport in the town located around 45 km (28 miles) southeast of Addis Ababa. “Bishoftu International Airport will be the largest aviation infrastructure project in Africa’s history,” Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali said on X. The airport will have space to park 270 planes and capacity for 110 million passengers a year. The airline’s Infrastructure Development & Planning Director, Abraham Tesfaye told reporters it would fund 30%, and lenders would finance the rest.

Egypt has broadened its military mission in Somalia after Israel's recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland, with the protection of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's government now a top objective, sources have told The National. Somalia has strongly condemned Israel's recognition of Somaliland – the first by any country since the region broke away from Somalia in 1991 – arguing that it constituted a breach of its sovereignty. "The implementation on the ground of the joint defence agreement between Egypt and Somalia has expanded and deepened since Israel's recognition of Somaliland," said one of the sources. "Egypt does not want Somalia to fall prey to Israel, Ethiopia or any other foreign power," said the source. "Israel's recognition of Somaliland is part of its old-school doctrine of courting minorities and non-Arabs in the region," he said.