Ethiopia

New Ethiopian dams reignite Nile dispute as Egypt, Ethiopia vie for regional influence - analysis

New Ethiopian hydropower plans are drawing Somalia, Somaliland, Eritrea and Gulf states deeper into the regional balance.

A general view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, Ethiopia, on February 20, 2022.
REUVEN WABASHAT, Israel’s chief rabbi of the Ethiopian community, is seen in Jerusalem in 2018.

Could an Ethiopian Israeli become prime minister, president, or chief rabbi? - opinion

Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos.

Ethiopia, US reinforce commitment to partner on cross-sectional issues - opinion

The Israel at Heart current cohort with RUNI VP Jonathan Davis and Philanthropist Joey Low.

Twenty years on, Israel at Heart celebrates the Ethiopian families who made the journey twice


Ethiopia says it will investigate alleged migrant killings with Saudi Arabia

In a 73-page report released on Monday, Human Rights Watch accused Saudi guards posted along the Yemen border of "widespread and systematic" attacks on migrants.

 Ethiopian refugees gathered

Saudi border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants, HRW says

"Trying to stop migration using the barrel of a gun is intolerable," UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told a briefing in New York, adding that the report raised "very serious allegations."

 Mustafa Sofian, 22, an Ethiopian migrant who said he lost his left leg after the Saudi border guards fired at him, is helped up a hill by his father Sofian Mohamed, 48, after being repatriated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Harar, Ethiopia, August 20, 2023.

Majority of recent Ethiopian immigrants to Israel are Christians

The reason for this substantial amount of immigrants identifying as Christians is that their aliyah is considered a humanitarian act, of reuniting family members.

 Most of the Ethiopian olim aren't considered entitled for aliyah according to Israel's Right of Return law, but offered citizenship as first degree relatives of Israeli citizens. Many of them will begin a process of conversion to Judaism after arriving in Israel.

80% of Israel's Ethiopian, Indian immigrants opt for religious education - report

"Religious state education in Israel serves as an ideal environment for immigrants from Ethiopia and India," said MK Moshe Solomon, who added that these schools need more resources.

A school classroom is seen empty in Jerusalem's Beit Hakerem.

Suspected air strike kills 26 in Ethiopia's Amhara region

A mystery weapon fell from the sky in Amhara, its effects were devastating

 A burned tank stands near the town of Adwa, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 18, 2021

Israel rescues more than 200 citizens, aliyah candidates from Ethiopia

The operation comes as violent clashes arose between the Ethiopian Army and the FANO militia in the Amhara province, trapping some 150 Israelis.

 People from the Jewish Agency together with volunteers from the TEN project moments before taking off.

11,000 trapped Jewish descendants in Ethiopia await rescue

The Foreign Ministry is working to help the Israelis and people eligible for aliyah currently trapped in Ethiopia's Gondar region.

 Photo of the Gondar Jewish community a few weeks ago.

Rescue mission saves 13 Israelis from Ethiopia conflict

Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer said that Israel is closely following the state of emergency in Ethiopia due to conflicts in the Amhara region.

 A Tigrayan Militia member stands next to construction machinery destroyed during the fighting between the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) allied with Amhara Special Forces and Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) on the outskirts of Samre, Ethiopia.

Israel closely monitoring Ethiopia's state of emergency - minister

The unrest, primarily around the city of Gondar, has seen confrontations between the national military and the local Fano militia.

 Members of the Falash Mura Jewish Ethiopian community prepare for a prayer service at the HaTikvah Synagogue in Gondar, northern Ethiopia, September 30, 2016.

Israeli kidnapped in Ethiopia released by captors after two weeks

The circumstances of the kidnapping and the events there remain unclear.

 Addis Ababa police officers, take part in a parade displaying their new uniforms, and their readiness for the upcoming Ethiopian parliamentary and regional elections in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 19, 2021.