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Ethiopian girls wear T-shirts depicting Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as they take part in a national tree-planting drive in the capital of Addis Ababa, on July 28th, 2019. The Green Legacy campaign, started by Ahmed's office, wants every Ethiopian to plant 40 seedlings during the rainy season, which runs from May to October.

Ethiopians Tackle the Climate Crisis With 350 Million New Trees (in Photos)

Citizens of Africa's second-most populated country broke a world record when they planted 353,633,660 tree seedlings on Monday as part of a national reforestation campaign.

Maxine Speier

Environment

Africa’s Rarest Carnivore Fights for Survival in the Ethiopian Highlands

There are only about 500 Ethiopian wolves left in the wild—and they face a number of growing threats. One non-profit is working to save them.

Jaymi Heimbuch

Zeresenay Alemseged, the Ethiopian paleonthologist who headed the research team that found the 3.3-million-year-old Selam (peace in Amharic), the oldest ancestor child skeleton ever found, holds the skull of a hominid child known as Australopithecus afarensis.

Environment

How Ancient Diets Shaped Our Brains

Early hominins may have bashed bones to harvest fatty nutrients from marrow and brains, creating a cerebral expansion that kickstarted evolution.

Richard Kemeny

Airlines Are Grounding Boeing 737 Max 8 Planes Out of Caution (and Fear)

Two recent deadly plane crashes have prompted many countries to direct airlines to ground these planes out of concern that the crashes may be the result of a failure of the model.

Kelley Czajka

Viewfinder: Locals Examine Debris From the Ethiopian Airlines Plane Crash

Two local boys examine a pile of twisted metal gathered by workers during the continuing recovery efforts at the crash site of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on March 11th, 2019, in Bishoftu, Ethiopia.

Pacific Standard Staff

Letter From Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Inside a Safe House for Ethiopian Women

Set off of one of Addis Ababa's main streets is a secret, self-enclosed village. In that village, girls like Raissa—some as young as 11 years old—fleeing bride abduction, early marriage, and other harmful practices have found a refuge.

Annie Hylton

Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (C) receives Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (L) and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki (R) at the presidential palace in the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi on July 24th, 2018.

Social Justice

Is Peace on the Horizon for the Horn of Africa?

Conflicts between Eritrea, Djibouti, and Ethiopia have dramatically shifted in recent months, giving hope for an end of hostilities in the region.

Martin Plaut

Eritrean women hold up their nation's flag on July 18th, 2018, to welcome passengers on the flight from Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa at Asmara International Airport.

Reunions in Ethiopia and Eritrea (in Photos)

Since the countries' leaders signed a peace agreement on July 9th, Ethiopia and Eritrea have withdrawn troops and re-opened travel.

Emily Moon

The Edit, Episode #7: A Conversation About Ethiopian Jazz Legend Hailu Mergia

On the latest episode of Pacific Standard's podcast about how our stories are made, editorial assistant Jack Denton talks about his profile of Ethiopian jazz organist Hailu Mergia.

Pacific Standard Staff

Social Justice

Hailu Mergia’s Great Re-Appearing Act

Hailu Mergia, once among the most beloved musicians in Ethiopia, spent the past two decades working as a cab driver in Washington, D.C. But he never stopped playing, and he's back at it again with a new album.

Jack Denton