Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed vows to lead troops in war against rebels
Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister has vowed to lead his country’s army “from the battlefront” beginning Tuesday. He made this statement at a time..
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Ethiopia Declares State of Emergency as Rebels Advances
Ethiopia's cabinet on Tuesday declared a nationwide state of emergency after Tigrayan rebels seized two crucial towns in an apparent push towards the capital, state-affiliated..
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Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed sworn in amid dissenting voices
At the first sound of gunfire, Lelise Abdissa leapt into a ditch for cover, only to be crushed by other panicked revellers as Ethiopian troops..
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Ethiopia’s PM Abiy to be sworn in for new term
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is due to be sworn in for a new five-year term Monday, but the milestone risks being undermined by growing..
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Ethiopia to expel seven senior UN staff for ‘meddling’
Ethiopia said on Thursday it would expel seven senior UN officials for “meddling” in its affairs, ratcheting up worries over the humanitarian response in the..
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Ethiopia plans to develop its own social media platforms
Ethiopia says it plans to develop its own social media platforms after accusing global companies like Facebook of acting against the interests of the country...
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Ethiopian election ‘peaceful and credible’: AU observers
The head of the African Union's election observer mission in Ethiopia, Olusegun Obasanjo, reports his team's findings that Ethiopia's legislative and regional elections were "conducted..
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Fifth of Ethiopian polling stations to stay closed during elections
As Ethiopia heads to the polls this Monday as part of its National and regional parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said this would be..
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Ethiopia reschedules elections for June 21
Ethiopia's poll body on Thursday said twice-delayed national elections would be held on June 21, kicking off a fresh countdown to a major test of..
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Ethiopia aims to plant 20 billion trees by 2022
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is leading a campaign to plant 6 billion trees across the country this year. It forms part of his ‘’Green..
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Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan talks fail to break Nile Dam deadlock
The long-running dispute over Ethiopia's mega-dam is still going nowhere. But Sudan's prime minister has invited his Egyptian and Ethiopian counterparts for a closed meeting..
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Journalist shot dead in Ethiopia’s Tigray – aid worker, residents
An Ethiopian journalist and his friend have been shot dead by an unidentified person in the northern Tigray region's capital Mekelle, an aid worker and..
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World Bank to invest $5 billion in 11 African countries
The World Bank on Monday said it would invest over $5 billion over the next five years to help restore degraded landscapes, improve agriculture productivity,..
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Ethiopia government denies war impeding aid, agencies report staff deaths
Ethiopia's government on Friday denied that the war in its northern Tigray region was preventing aid reaching civilians, as two foreign aid agencies confirmed some..
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Ethiopia admits shooting UN team in Tigray after defying checkpoints
Ethiopia's government admitted on Tuesday to firing on a United Nations team who were visiting refugees in the conflict-hit Tigray region. But a government spokesman..
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Ethiopia accused of blocking access to Sudan as EU urges end to Tigray fighting
Ethiopian forces blocked people from the country's embattled Tigray region from crossing into Sudan on Thursday at the busiest crossing point for refugees, Sudanese forces..
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Two missiles target Ethiopian airports as Tigray conflict widens
Two airports in Ethiopia’s Amhara state which neighbors Tigray — where federal troops are fighting local forces — were targeted by rocket fire late on Friday, the..
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Investigations to the arrest of six journalists begins
The journalism advocacy group Reporters Without Borders is investigating the arrest of at least six journalists in Ethiopia amid the ongoing conflict in Tigray. The..
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