Ethiopia Archives

November 25, 2025 12:26 PM

Volcanic Ash Cloud Disrupts Flights to West Asia

Multiple Indian carriers have suspended or diverted multiple flights to West Asia after volcanic ash from Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano drifted across the Arabian Peninsula, creating unsafe conditions for aviation. The Directorate General of...

November 25, 2025 11:46 AM

Ash cloud from Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano disrupts major international flights from Delhi

Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano erupted for the first time in nearly 10,000 years, prompting India to issue aviation alerts as ash clouds drifted across several northern states. Major carriers, including IndiGo and Akasa Air, adjusted their operations...

November 11, 2025 9:56 AM

Ethiopia to be approved as host for COP32 climate summit in 2027

Ethiopia is set to be confirmed on Tuesday as host of the COP32 climate summit in 2027, the president of this year's COP30 gathering told Reuters. The choice of host for next year's COP31 remains a point of contention, however, with both Australia a...

August 14, 2025 12:10 PM

Ethiopian fossils reveal new species in human evolutionary lineage

Researchers have unearthed tooth fossils in Ethiopia dating to about 2.65 million years ago of a previously unknown species in the human evolutionary lineage, one that lived in the same time and place as the earliest-known member of the genus Homo to...

June 2, 2025 5:04 PM

Supriya Sule-led delegation concludes Ethiopia visit, conveys India’s stand against terrorism

An all-party Indian Parliamentary delegation led by NCP MP Supriya Sule concluded its official visit to Ethiopia on Sunday, as part of India’s diplomatic outreach to reinforce its zero-tolerance policy on cross-border terrorism. During the visit, ...

January 2, 2024 10:47 AM

BRICS welcomes five new members, signaling a global shift

The upcoming BRICS summit in Russia this October is set to undergo a significant transformation as it expands its membership to include five new nations alongside the original founding five – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. This exp...

November 24, 2023 12:55 PM

Pakistan officially applies for BRICS membership

Pakistan has formally submitted its application for membership in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) grouping, a move coinciding with the bloc's ambitious expansion plans in 2024 under Moscow's rotating presidency. The announceme...

October 20, 2023 4:24 PM

International coalition calls for immediate release of abductees held in Gaza

In a demonstration of international solidarity, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Eli Cohen led a meeting with 22 ambassadors and diplomats representing countries whose citizens have been abducted by Hamas and are currently held in the Gaza Stri...

August 24, 2023 3:29 PM

BRICS expansion: Saudi Arabia, UAE among six new countries to join

In a major development from the ongoing 15th BRICS Summit in South Africa, the BRICS members have agreed to invite Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates into the grouping. The new invitees are set to become full...