More than 50 people have died in Ethiopia's northern Tigray and Amhara regions amid drought and an aid freeze, local officials have told the BBC. The Horn of Africa has had five failed rainy ...

Drought and pestilence are well-known contributors to food shortages in the country. But experts say these environmental factors aren’t the root cause of Ethiopia’s unforgettable famines.

“The heavy rain killed the remaining animals that were already weak from the drought,” he says. “I lost all but three of my ...

For they and Ethiopia are suffering once again from a devastating legacy of conflict and drought, twin evils that in recent years have destroyed farms and crops and forced millions from their homes.

Many families have “absolutely run out of options” amid Ethiopia’s hunger crisis and are now unable to support themselves ...

Ethiopia's northern Tigray region reported 46 deaths from hunger Thursday as it grappled with a drought. In a statement to local media, Tigray’s Disaster Risk Management office confirmed the ...

Forty years ago, a seven-minute report and some of the most heartbreaking images of our time sparked a global effort for ...

Newshour Drought hits education in Ethiopia The worst drought in 30 years is affecting many children's education, especially in the north of the country, as Newshour's Tim Franks heard when he ...

In his late 60s, Abdi Ahmed gears up the strength for a new day as a nomad moving around with his cattle and 19 children. The ...