Ethiopia
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Africa
Border dispute: AU urges Ethiopia and Sudan to refrain from military action
The head of the AU commission has called for “restraint, calm and dialogue” as the border dispute between Ethiopia and…
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Africa
Ethiopia arrests 4,000 in Amhara region crackdown, local state media report
Ethiopian authorities have arrested more than 4,000 people in the northern Amhara region, local state media said on Monday, as…
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Environment
Ethiopian drought leading to ‘dramatic’ increase in child marriage, Unicef warns
With hunger across Horn of Africa and 600,000 children out of school, ‘desperate’ parents push more girls into early marriage
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News
Buhari to participate in AU meeting in Addis Ababa
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday embark on four-day trip to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, for the 35th Ordinary Session…
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Africa
AFCON: Cameroon beat Ethiopia to reach last 16
Hosts Cameroon became the first team to qualify for the last 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations with an…
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Africa
Ethiopia war: World heritage site back in rebel hands
Rebels from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have retaken the historic town of Lalibela, witnesses have said. There was reportedly no…
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Africa
Ethiopia retakes UNESCO registered site from rebels: Government
Slew of towns, strategic sites liberated from Tigray rebels’ foothold in counteroffensives by army Ethiopia said Wednesday that its armed…
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Africa
Haile Gebrselassie says he is joining Ethiopian army to fight insurgency
The two-time Olympic gold medallist Haile Gebrselassie has announced he is enlisting in the Ethiopian military to fight an insurgency that threatens…
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Africa
I’ve not been rejected as Ethiopia mediator, Obasanjo says
Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has quashed rumours that he was not welcome in Ethiopia as a mediator in the…
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Africa
Bible, crosses, imperial shield looted by British forces handed to Ethiopia
Artefacts looted by British troops from Ethiopia in 1868 have been returned to the Ethiopian embassy in London. They include…
