Forecasted rains are expected to worsen the situation, with more than 1.2 million individuals at risk of cholera.

He noted the need for the commencement of political dialogue as the most viable means to address the issues in the contested areas, as outlined in the COHA.

Tigray has been under a de facto blockade for the last four years, limiting humanitarian assistance and the delivery of essential supplies.

The boat's occupants included children, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a post on social media platform X.

The New Addis Ababa International Airport project will cost between £1.6 billion and £2.5 billion.

The idea to make the cut came after the regulator conducted a cost study aimed at ensuring there is fairness for the two operators.

Three others were sentenced to five years each. They are identified as Maali Gure, Abdi Tahir Kole and Aden Salad Kadye.

Kenya agreed to purchase power at 6.5 US cents per kilowatt for the first five years before the two countries review the deal.

The ongoing abductions have raised concerns about the region's commitment to peace and civilian safety.

One of the three was shot dead, a second died of his wounds in hospital while the third was arrested, the statement said.

Reports of torture, deaths in custody, and a lack of medical attention have raised concerns among human rights groups like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.

Bate Urgessa, a member of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), was reportedly killed while visiting his hometown of Meki in Oromia.

Bate was a political officer with the OLF, a legally registered opposition group that boycotted elections in 2021.

The repatriation, the third such programme since 2018, will target "Ethiopians who are in a difficult situation", State Minister for Foreign Affairs Birtukan Ayano said.

In 2011 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who was then Turkey’s prime minister, became the first non-African leader to visit Somalia in two decades.

The funding from the World Bank will be utilised to improve water supply and implement programmes benefiting disadvantaged youth in urban areas.

Addis Ababa has confirmed that it has already finished filling the reservoir at its giant dam, which uses water from the Nile.

The NGO called for the suspension of all deployments of Ethiopian federal forces to peacekeeping missions until "commanders responsible for grave abuses are held accountable."

The diplomatic rift deepens against the backdrop of a recent meeting between Ethiopia's State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mesganu Arga, and Mohammed Farah Mohammed, Puntland's regional Finance Minister on Wednesday.

A reconciliation committee was formed in early March to address enduring disputes in the border areas of the two regional states.

The dispute over the GERD is part of a long-standing feud between Egypt and Sudan—the downstream states—on the one hand, and Ethiopia and the upstream riparians on the other over access to the Nile's waters.

He did not clarify when the second meeting would be held, neither did he divulge any outcome from the first meeting in Nairobi.

The announcement came as Africa's second most populous country, with about 120 million people, seeks to shore up its finances.

Foreign minister Musalia Mudavadi's remarks follow tensions sparked by a sea access deal between landlocked Ethiopia and Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia.

Acting representative of the WHO Ethiopia Nonhlanhla Dlamini hailed the approval of the yellow fever vaccine in the country saying it marks a crucial advancement in ensuring vaccine accessibility for the population and safeguarding those at risk.

While in Paris, Kayd stated in an interview that the focus of the deal is for Ethiopia to recognise Somaliland as a sovereign state in exchange for a military naval base.

Koome was voted for her trailblazing leadership as the first female Chief Justice of Kenya, as well as her accomplishments in the Judiciary.

He is replacing Jean Kamau, whose term came to an end last year.