The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the world
EthiopiaLimited data
The zeitgeist this week
What stands out in Ethiopia’s news is Climate change and extreme weather (11.2%, 4.1× the world). The news sounds brighter than usual.
Ethiopia’s zeitgeist, by theme
Each theme’s share of its news this week · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted
Mood
How the news sounds, and how people say they feel
What each theme makes the news feel
Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out
- Anxiety1.0×
- Fear0.6×
- Anger0.9×
- Sadness0.8×
Mostly fear, 2.1× the average
- Anxiety0.6×
- Fear2.1×
- Anger0.2×
- Sadness0.6×
Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out
- Anxiety0.8×
- Fear0.3×
- Anger0.7×
- Sadness0.9×
Mostly anger, 3.4× the average
- Anxiety1.4×
- Fear1.1×
- Anger3.4×
- Sadness1.2×
Mostly fear, 1.8× the average
- Anxiety0.5×
- Fear1.8×
- Anger0.2×
- Sadness0.6×
Mostly anxiety, 1.4× the average
- Anxiety1.4×
- Fear0.7×
- Anger0.4×
- Sadness1.3×
Each bar compares a feeling with the average news here; the tick marks the average.
How the news sounds
Brighter than usual
Tone +0.39 · usual −0.63
- Anxiety1.0× usual
- Fear0.9× usual
- Anger0.7× usual
- Sadness0.9× usual
Ethiopia · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Seen from inside and outside
How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE), is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the southeast, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. Ethiopia covers a land area of 1,104,300 km2 (426,400 sq mi). As of 2026, it has around 138 million inhabitants, making it the 10th-most populous country in the world and 2nd most populous country in Africa.
- Economic Commission for Africauneca.org
- Ethiopia introduces new tax rules for digital content creatorscapitalethiopia.com
- Akid Trading PLC2merkato.com
- Punjab Police deport wanted gangster Gurwinder Singh alias Afridi from Ethiopiaafricaleader.com · 9 outlets
- In northern Ethiopia, conflict pushes a strained healthcare system to the brinkcapeandislands.org · 7 outlets
- China, Türkiye, Ethiopia launch carbon crediting initiative at COP31en.people.cn · 2 outlets
- Sigd and Ethiopian Jews: Why does Israel keep them waiting?jpost.com · 2 outlets
- Sudan: Proxy Politics and Border Clashes - an Escalating Crisis Between Sudan and Ethiopiaallafrica.com · 2 outlets
- Ethiopia's coffee exports fetch more than $870 millionafricanews.com · 2 outlets
Pictures
House of Peoples' Representatives is the lower house of the Ethiopian Federal Parliamentary Assembly.Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain 
Sheger Park is the largest park in the country, hosting hundreds of thousands of visitors a year since its opening.DaneyWiki · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Over 6 million residents live in Addis Ababa, the financial epicentre of the country.PMO Ethiopia · Public domain 
A group of men gather in a rural village for health training.USAID Africa Bureau · Public domain 
Entrance of Addis Ababa UniversitySailko · CC BY 3.0 
The Ethiopian New Year, Enkutatash, is celebrated across the country, with the 'adey abeba' (Bidens macroptera) flower symbolising a new beginning.Tewodros Kassa · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons
On YouTube
- Ethiopian Jews mark holiday of Sigd while as many as 15,000 Jews remain in Ethiopiai24NEWS English
- Su-35s In Ethiopia: Fighter Pilots Break It DownThe Mover and Gonky Show
- Ethiopia - “ሳላፍር ተሰልፌያለሁ!” የጃዋር ሁለት መልክFeta Daily
Ethiopia · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Who’s in the news
The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.
People
Kushal Das, CC BY-SA 4.0
Organizations
7.0× last week
Ethiopia
Discussion
Ethiopia · Friday, 13 November 2026
Trending
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0 Breakout
TUBS, CC BY-SA 3.0 Breakout
Pierre Blaché from Paris, France, CC0 Breakout
Top today
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0 Breakout
TUBS, CC BY-SA 3.0 Breakout
Pierre Blaché from Paris, France, CC0 Breakout
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC, Public domain Breakout
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC, Public domain Breakout
Bracodbk, CC BY-SA 3.0 Breakout
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 368 articles that mention the country today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Climate More than usual
- Ethiopia, UK Discuss COP32 Preparations and Climate Cooperation (allafrica.com)
- China retira candidatura para a COP33 de 2028 (correiodopovo.com.br)
- الجيش السوداني يعلن إسقاط مسيرة بإقليم النيل الأزرق بعد عبورها الحدود من إثيوبيا (elwatannews.com)
- الجيش السوداني يحسم معركة الخوي ويفتح جبهة دارفور (alwatan.com.sa)
- Cruz blanca celebra el Cine Fórum centrado en la migración (diariodelaltoaragon.es)
- Ethiopia, Switzerland Sign Agreement to Strengthen Strategic Cooperation On Migration (allafrica.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.4positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.6The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual2.7 words per 1,000usually 2.6The GDELT Project
- Fear0.9× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
- Anger0.7× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 7.4The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual5.6 words per 1,000usually 6.1The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual6.0 words per 1,000usually 6.8The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
Jelson25, Public domain Rising
By category
Business & economy
Jelson25, Public domain Rising
Sports
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Ailura, CC BY-SA 3.0 at Rising
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Travel & places
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0 Breakout
TUBS, CC BY-SA 3.0 Breakout
Pierre Blaché from Paris, France, CC0 Breakout
Industries here
Travel & tourism 16Sports & fitness 7Nonprofits & NGOs 2Security & defence 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Inflation35.1%Nov 2022 · +3.4 pts since Oct 2022World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment3.3%2025 · −0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth9.8%2025 · +2.2 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Plant Science
- Infectious Diseases
- Epidemiology
Data credits: Google Trends. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.