The interim government of Tigray announced it will change administrative bodies at regional and zonal levels; however, woreda and kebele level administrations will stay intact.

A draft directive jointly prepared by the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) and the Ethiopian Broadcast Authority (EBA) has introduced a provision that allows political parties to run paid campaign advertisements.

The on and off negotiations between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt regarding the first filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have resumed with Sudan’s strong opposition to the procedures.

The Ethiopian Human Right Commission (EHRC) warned that the ongoing conflict may leave millions of children at a new level of vulnerability.

The government of Ethiopia is considering a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to build its first communications satellite that is expected to cost over USD 350 million.

A parliamentary report on the assessment of the socio-economic impact of the persistent desert locust in Ethiopia indicated that at least 1.3 million people are in danger of food insecurity.

The Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation (ECWR) was awarded a 4.5 billion birr road project to be built here in Addis Ababa on November 18, 2020.

Ethiopia’s new Foreign Minister, Demeke Mekonnen, stated that his government would settle the fighting in Tigray region as soon as possible.