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Latest reporting, briefings and public-interest updates from the ethiopia desk.
Addis Standard editor-in-chief Yonas Kedir has been released after being detained on August 1, while publisher Jakenn Publishing says security personnel raided its Addis Ababa office and removed newsroom equipment.
Ethiopia participated in the second BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group meeting in Hyderabad on August 5, with members and partners discussing international cooperation on preventing corruption.
Ethiopia says its nationwide Green Legacy campaign planted 805.3 million seedlings on August 3, 2026, exceeding an 800 million target and the previous one-day national record.
Hundreds of people reportedly fled toward Sudan after fighting in western Tigray on August 1, as federal and Tigrayan sides traded blame and concerns grew over the 2022 Pretoria peace agreement.
Ethiopia began a nationwide campaign on August 3, 2026, aiming to plant 800 million seedlings in one day, with the government reporting more than 200 million planted by 9 a.m.
Clashes were reported near Sheraro in western Tigray on August 1, 2026, with Ethiopia’s federal government and the TPLF blaming each other for an escalation that threatens the 2022 Pretoria peace agreement.
A regional emergency plan says more than 3.7 million people in Tigray need assistance across 50 rural districts, while just $3.38 million of a required $626.8 million has been secured.
The African Union Commission urged stronger continental coordination as the United Nations warned that El Niño could intensify heat, floods and drought across an already warming planet.
