Ethiopia Tension Score
indexed · 49 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for Ethiopia, built by our own engine from 19,188 world headlines in the last 30 days. Refreshed every 10 minutes; a fresh headline count twice a day.
Where Ethiopia stands
#24 of 197 countries today, #4 of 53 in Africa (region score 64). Tension is easing this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
Ethiopia news pulse
60 headlines in 30 days · newest firstEvery story the engine read that names Ethiopia, its capital or its leaders. Links go to the original outlet; the badge is the engine’s own 0–100 tension weight. This list is what moves the number above.
What is driving Ethiopia’s tension score
last 30 days- 110 headlines in 30 days — 0.57% of everything the engine read, in line with the previous 30 days (129).
- 43% of those were violent (attacks, strikes, casualties) and 54% scored as high-tension stories.
- Conflicts on the roster: Ethiopian Civil Conflict (active).
- Region: Africa reads 64 today; it carries 15% of this score.
Read it like this. Attention (how much the world is talking about Ethiopia) is the biggest input at 30%. Violence and high-tension share tell you what kind of talk it is. A country can be loud and calm — an election, a summit — or quiet and dangerous. The mix is the point.
Ethiopia tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 38.6 | Calm | 28 | 7 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 44.2 | Stable | 137 | 59 | 31 |
| September 2026 | 31.5 | Calm | 74 | 42 | 13 |
Record for Ethiopia began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.
How the Ethiopia score is built
Five inputs, fixed weights. Attention 30% (share of world coverage), violence 25% and high-tension share 15% (what kind of coverage), roster conflicts 15%, and the Africa region score 15%. A momentum nudge (+6 / −4) rewards a country whose coverage is accelerating or fading.
Same physics as the world score. The number rises 85% of the way to its new level at once and falls no faster than 3 points a day — fear arrives fast and leaves slowly.
No third-party index inside. Every count comes from the 41 public news feeds our engine reads itself; the full method is on the methodology page. Data is free under CC BY 4.0 via the API.
Questions people ask about Ethiopia
Is Ethiopia in a war right now?
Yes, by our roster: Ethiopian Civil Conflict. Status is updated on every full cycle.
Is tension in Ethiopia rising or falling?
Easing: down 13 points in 7 days.
How does Ethiopia compare with the rest of Africa?
Below its region: Ethiopia reads 35 against 64 for Africa, ranking #4 of 53 there.
Keep exploring
Same region
Sudan 54 · South Sudan 44 · Somalia 36 · Eritrea 34 · Nigeria 31 · Algeria 30
The bigger picture
All countries on the map · Africa · World Tension Index · active conflicts · escalation watchlist
Ethiopia and world tension: the long view
evergreen · World Tension Meter teamAfrica’s second-most populous state, rarely at peace. Ethiopia has fought a civil war in Tigray and insurgencies in Amhara and Oromia. Its quarrel with Egypt over the Nile dam and its push for a Red Sea port put it in every Horn of Africa headline.
What our engine watches in Ethiopia
- Fighting in Amhara, Oromia and Tigray
- Nile dam talks with Egypt
- Sea-access deals and Eritrea tension
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