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G7 pushes solidarity to tackle global threats

G7 foreign ministers meet in London for their first face-to-face talks in more than two years on Tuesday, with calls for urgent joined-up action...

Running icon Bekele skips selection, may miss Olympics

Paris—Running legend Kenenisa Bekele is a doubtful starter in the Tokyo Olympic marathon after sitting out the Ethiopian selection race on Saturday. The 38-year-old apparently...

MSF rips widespread hits on Tigray clinics

ADDIS ABABA"•The medical charity MSF on Monday condemned a “deliberate and generalised” programme of targeting clinics in the conflict-hit Tigray region of Ethiopia. Prime Minister...

83 killed as Ethiopian forces shell Tigray’s heavily-populated areas

Ethiopian forces shelled heavily populated areas in the first weeks of the conflict in the Tigray region, killing at least 83 civilians and displacing...

1 dead as soldiers fire on protest in Tigray capital: doctor

One person was shot dead Tuesday when soldiers opened fire on an anti-government protest in the capital of Ethiopia's conflict-hit northern Tigray region, a...

Humanitarian convoys reach Tigray region

Humanitarian convoys have begun to reach Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, a United Nations spokesman said Wednesday, after the area was cut off in early...

Four staff members killled in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

Two international aid agencies on Friday said four staff members were killed during last month’s fighting in Ethiopia’s troubled northern Tigray region. The Danish Refugee...

Ethiopian conflict leaves 2.3M kids in urgent need of assistance

The outbreak of conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has left some 2.3 million children in urgent need of assistance and thousands more at risk...

Ethiopia’s Tigray head claims rocket strikes

The leader of the Tigray region of Ethiopia on Sunday claimed responsibility for rocket strikes on the airport in neighboring Eritrea’s capital, a move...

Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia restart Nile mega-dam talks

Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia kicked off Sunday the latest round of talks over Addis Ababa's controversial dam on the Blue Nile, waters critical to...

Ethiopia’s HR chief takes bigger role

The last time Ethiopia held competitive elections, in 2005, lawyer Daniel Bekele was arrested during protests denouncing fraud and ended up serving more than...

Going home

A total of 312 Filipino workers in Kombulcha, Ethiopia are returning home via Qatar Airways to the Philippines on April 29.  

Ethiopia government charges 50 for profiteering from Blue Nile

Addis Ababa—The former head of Ethiopia’s public electric company and 49 others were charged with corruption linked to a dam on the Blue Nile...

Africa still seeking the right model for growth

Paris"•As 1960 dawned, sub-Saharan Africa braced for historic change: that year, 17 of its countries were destined to gain independence from European colonial powers. But...
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