45 of its 82 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tigray accounted for 40 of Ethiopia's 45 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 44 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about twice the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Ethiopia on 13 of the 30 days held.
Most on Friday 25 September 2026: 50 of its 90 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Ethiopia: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
EthiopiaThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
25 Sep
Tigrayattacks & violence
45 stories, 80 outlets
26 Sep
Tigrayattacks & violence
20 stories, 21 outlets
27 Sep
Tigrayattacks & violence
19 stories, 17 outlets
October 2026
1 Oct
Tigrayattacks & violence
24 stories, 46 outlets
3 Oct
Tigrayattacks & violence
32 stories, 54 outlets
4 Oct
Tigrayattacks & violence
25 stories, 53 outlets
5 Oct
Tigrayattacks & violence
40 stories, 46 outlets
10 Oct
Tigrayattacks & violence
17 stories, 22 outlets
11 Oct
Tigrayattacks & violence
16 stories, 25 outlets
12 Oct
Tigrayattacks & violence
18 stories, 21 outlets
14 Oct
Tigrayattacks & violence
14 stories, 84 outlets
16 Oct
Tigrayattacks & violence
19 stories, 20 outlets
19 Oct
Tigrayattacks & violence
14 stories, 19 outlets
20 Oct
Tigrayattacks & violence
10 stories, 9 outlets
23 Oct
Tigrayattacks & violence
10 stories, 22 outlets
Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Ethiopia most27 of its 48 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
28 of its 61 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tigray accounted for 22 of Ethiopia's 28 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets.
34 of its 62 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tigray accounted for 27 of Ethiopia's 34 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets.
23 of its 44 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tigray accounted for 20 of Ethiopia's 23 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets.
50 of its 90 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tigray accounted for 45 of Ethiopia's 50 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets.
7 more days the news pointed at Ethiopia
24 of its 62 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tigray accounted for 19 of Ethiopia's 24 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets.
22 of its 31 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tigray accounted for 16 of Ethiopia's 22 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets.
29 of its 66 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tigray accounted for 23 of Ethiopia's 29 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets.
27 of its 52 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tigray accounted for 25 of Ethiopia's 27 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets.
36 of its 70 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tigray accounted for 32 of Ethiopia's 36 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets.
47 of its 108 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tigray accounted for 35 of Ethiopia's 47 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets.
25 of its 51 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 126 million people live in Ethiopia. Over these days its news carried 5.8 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter of the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Conflict & violence65%472 stories
Displacement8%62 stories
Health7%50 stories
Rights & justice7%49 stories
Disasters & accidents6%42 stories
Food & livelihood4%30 stories
Shelter & services3%20 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given1%5 stories
Where it happened
Ethiopia (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed289 Stories reporting people affected171 Stories reporting people displaced95 Stories reporting people injured80 Stories reporting refugees35 Stories reporting arrests20 Stories reporting evacuations19 Stories reporting abductions8Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Ethiopia. Ring: the world. Measured over 732 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout twice as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Griefabout one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Fearabout one and a half times as fearful as the world's
Against its own usual: about one and a half times usual
Warmtha little warmer than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Ethiopia in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Ethiopia's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Sudan65 in 100 of its 1,167 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence Djibouti56 in 100 of its 319 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Ethiopia44 in 100
of its 1,671 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Somalia40 in 100
of its 895 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
South Sudan39 in 100
of its 703 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Kenya27 in 100
of its 7,973 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Eritrea15 in 100
of its 213 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.