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Latest reporting, briefings and public-interest updates from the ethiopia desk.
Health services in Gambella are facing sustained malaria pressure amid seasonal rains, displacement and funding constraints, with Kule Refugee Camp reporting more than 61,000 malaria patients treated in 2025.
Ethiopia and Malawi signed a memorandum of understanding on August 14, 2026, aimed at protecting migrants, disrupting trafficking networks and improving orderly migration management.
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water and Energy has signed a contract worth more than 933.6 million birr with Bigeta Business PLC for water-well drilling and construction.
Ethiopian Ambassador Bacha Debele Buta and Kenya’s defence chief Charles Kahariri have discussed strengthening military cooperation and shared security priorities in the Horn of Africa.
An Ethiopian foreign ministry official says representatives from nearly 30 African countries have visited the MESOB integrated public-service platform.
Persistent rainfall shortages have killed thousands of livestock and left more than 4,000 hectares of farmland without satisfactory yields in Abergelle Yechila, according to a local report.
Addis Ababa and Bishoftu will host African mayors and city leaders in October for the African Mayoral Leadership Initiative Leadership Forum.
Ethiopia has transferred its Burhakaba forward operating base, used for nearly 12 years, to Somali security forces as Somalia assumes greater responsibility for national security.
