The Ethiopian men's and women's team also competed in the African qualifiers for the Thomas and Uber Cup in 2012 when the country hosted the tournament.

[3] In the 2012 Thomas Cup African Qualifiers, Ethiopia were drawn into Group A with South Africa, Egypt and Kenya.

The team failed to make it past the group stage after losing 5–0 in their last match to South Africa.

[4] In the 2012 Uber Cup African Qualifiers, the team were drawn into Group A with South Africa, Mauritius and Uganda.

[7] In the 2011 All-Africa Games, the team were eliminated in the group stage after losing 5–0 to South Africa and 4–1 to Botswana.