Ethiopia News API

Get the live top headlines from Ethiopia with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Stories are selected by Google News rankings and returned as clean JSON.

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This request returns the current top headlines from Ethiopia. The response below is live: it was fetched when this page loaded. Every parameter is described in the Top Headlines endpoint documentation.

GET https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=general&country=et&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=general" \
  --data-urlencode "country=et" \
  --data-urlencode "apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

response = requests.get(
    "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines",
    params={"category": "general", "country": "et", "apikey": API_KEY},
    timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()

for article in response.json()["articles"]:
    print(article["title"])

const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";

const params = new URLSearchParams({
    category: "general",
    country: "et",
    apikey: API_KEY,
});

const response = await fetch(`https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?${params}`);
if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
}

const { articles } = await response.json();
for (const article of articles) {
    console.log(article.title);
}

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

$query = http_build_query([
    "category" => "general",
    "country"  => "et",
    "apikey"   => $apiKey,
]);

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $query);
if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Request failed");
}

$data = json_decode($response, true);
foreach ($data["articles"] as $article) {
    echo $article["title"] . PHP_EOL;
}

using System.Net.Http.Json;

const string ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

using var client = new HttpClient();

var url = $"https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=general&country=et&apikey={ApiKey}";
var data = await client.GetFromJsonAsync<ApiResponse>(url)
           ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Empty response");

foreach (var article in data.Articles)
{
    Console.WriteLine(article.Title);
}

record ApiResponse(List<Article> Articles);
record Article(string Title);

200 OK · Live JSON response

{
    "totalArticles": 50810,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "4c8d54f19270bbe5c0ccd82b714d37ae",
            "title": "A long-term perspective on humanity’s battle against malaria",
            "description": "According to the latest data from the World Health Organization, the global death rate from malaria has almost halved since the year 2000.",
            "content": "China is often the poster child for rapid reductions in poverty, and for good reason. In the early 1980s, over 90% of its population lived in extreme poverty, but by the early 2020s, that number had dropped to nearly zero.\nSome might assume that Chin... [6817 chars]",
            "url": "https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/a-long-term-perspective-on-humanitys-battle-against-malaria",
            "image": "https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/a6fb40f2-0f79-47b4-dc76-a295ec4c5e00/public",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-15T00:04:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f1bc1f748e10490ae471368937bc9fa0",
                "name": "Our World in Data",
                "url": "https://ourworldindata.org"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "616dc228c6dcba4bda4c43d19382ea74",
            "title": "Researchers in exile thrive in new academic settings when they contribute knowledge, not just receive aid",
            "description": "Publishing scientific articles requires more than knowledge of academic writing conventions; it also depends on access to networks that support the research and publication process. Academic networks provide opportunities to exchange knowledge, receive feedback and develop collaborations that can strengthen both research and careers. For researchers in vulnerable situations, such connections can be crucial.",
            "content": "Publishing scientific articles requires more than knowledge of academic writing conventions; it also depends on access to networks that support the research and publication process. Academic networks provide opportunities to exchange knowledge, recei... [2781 chars]",
            "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-exile-academic-contribute-knowledge-aid.html",
            "image": "https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2026/professionals-talking.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-15T00:00:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6063be7565dcd637bb5d2946ed6c5329",
                "name": "Phys.org",
                "url": "https://phys.org"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5bd79ad90eefe01e81bc08736ab63956",
            "title": "Economist breaks down new inflation report and what's driving prices higher",
            "description": "With the midterm elections just three weeks away, a new inflation report shows prices rising faster than expected, putting more pressure on Americans struggling with the cost of everyday essentials. To discuss what the latest numbers mean for Americans, Amna Nawaz spoke with Heather Long, vice president and chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union.",
            "content": "Geoff Bennett:\nWith the midterm elections just three weeks away, a new inflation report shows prices rising faster than expected, putting more pressure on Americans struggling with the cost of everyday essentials.\nAmna Nawaz:\nPrices climbed 3.7 perce... [4860 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/economist-breaks-down-new-inflation-report-and-whats-driving-prices-higher",
            "image": "https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2026/10/price-1024x684.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T22:55:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7194247a4f44906ac877ec001837157c",
                "name": "PBS",
                "url": "https://www.pbs.org"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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