Ethiopia

Africa opens its doors: A new airport that will change how Israelis fly

Ethiopian Airlines laid the cornerstone for Bishoftu International Airport, a major project with 110M passenger capacity, offering operational advantages and easy connections to Israel.

Bishoftu International Airport.
Somaliland Navy members participate in a parade celebrating the 33rd anniversary of their Independence in Hargeisa, Somaliland on May 18, 2024.

Israel and India's laboratory in the Horn of Africa-opinion

A poster of nine-year-old Haymanut Kasau, who has been missing since 2023, seen on December 18, 2025

MK Tsega Melaku: Missing girl Haymanut Kasau ignored for nearly two years - interview

Residents wave Somali flags as they attend a rally denouncing Israel’s recognition of the breakaway Somaliland region, during a gathering calling for Somalia’s territorial unity, in Mogadishu, Dec. 30.

Somaliland’s lost and forgotten Jews: Inside Horn of Africa's Jewish past - opinion


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.

Born in Ethiopia, this olah found her place in Israel

Zehava wants to finish her degree and find meaningful work at a company in which she can use her potential and influence her environment.

 ZEHAVA WARKENESH ADYA, 23 From Ethiopia to Tirat Carmel, 2007

Kidnapping of Israeli man in Ethiopia was faked - report

An Israeli was reported to have been kidnapped earlier this week, and the Foreign Ministry was working with Interpol to recover him.

 A man passes an Interpol logo during the handing over ceremony of the new premises for Interpol's Global Complex for Innovation, a research and development facility.

Israeli citizen kidnapped in Ethiopia

The kidnapping of the unnamed citizen is the second Israeli kidnapped abroad in a matter of months.

A general view shows the cityscape of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa

Many Israelis live in a bubble – if you get out, you can help others - opinion

Many of us here in Israel live in a bubble. For ESRA, its SBC students and all those dedicated to helping people less fortunate than themselves - they live beyond the bubble.

 OSHRI HALLI: Superb role model.