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Critical independent media fixated on Ethiopia's unraveling security situation: a stalled Tigray peace process, ENDF troop movements, drone strikes on schools, and regional spillover from Sudan to the Red Sea, all framed alongside inflation, press freedom fights, and blame for political leaders who failed their people.
  1. Major military buildup observed at an Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) base in [location] (Addis Standard, 2026-08-29)
  2. Djibouti: A pillar of stability, not a 'rentier fortress' (Addis Standard, 2026-08-29)
  3. Livestock disease outbreak kills goats and sheep in the Borana zone of southern Ethiopia (Addis Standard, 2026-08-28)
  4. Editorial: Tigray at a crossroads — why political unity matters, by the Addis Standard editorial board (Addis Standard, 2026-08-28)
  5. Ethiopia renews the reporting licenses of Reuters journalists after a six-month [suspension]. (Addis Standard, 2026-08-28)
  6. Analysis of the political economy of Ethiopians being dragged into war and the price paid for freedom. (Addis Standard, 2026-08-28)
  7. Ethiopia's Tigray Education Bureau denounces what it calls a 'pattern of drone destruction' [of schools or educational facilities]. (Addis Standard, 2026-08-28)
  8. The African Union (AU) Summit is again criticized as an annual ritual delivering no tangible progress. (Addis Standard, 2026-08-28)
  9. Fears of a security vacuum grow amid reports of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) [withdrawing or redeploying]. (Addis Standard, 2026-08-28)
  10. Ethiopia's Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) marks its 51st anniversary amid debate over its legacy of transformation and contention. (Addis Standard, 2026-08-28)
  11. Sudan says it downed a 'hostile' drone launched from neighboring territory (Addis Standard, 2026-08-28)
  12. Divided by Identity, United by Demands: Fault lines within Ethiopia's political movements (Addis Standard, 2026-08-28)
  13. New €4 million climate-risk insurance initiative targets 210,000 beneficiaries (Addis Standard, 2026-08-28)
  14. From the Red Sea to Sudan: Why Ethiopia's instability reverberates across the region (Addis Standard, 2026-08-28)
  15. Ethiopia's inflation surges to 15.3% driven by rising sugar and coffee prices (Addis Standard, 2026-08-28)
  16. Tigray authorities say mediation talks led by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo yielded no progress (Addis Standard, 2026-08-28)
  17. Algorithm of Neglect, Business of Extremism: How TikTok enables extremist content (Addis Standard, 2026-08-28)
  18. World Bank-supported school ICT center destroyed in latest violence in Ethiopia (Addis Standard, 2026-08-28)
  19. Analysis – The Quest for Consensus: Evaluating the peace process (Addis Standard, 2026-08-28)
  20. From Disillusionment to Action: Questions for Tigray's political class (Addis Standard, 2026-08-28)