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Ethiopia inaugurates Africa’s biggest dam
AFP, Published on 09/09/2025
» GUBA, Ethiopia - Ethiopia inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed calling it a “great achievement for all black people” despite years of diplomatic rancour over the dam with downstream neighbour Egypt.
African armies turn to drones with devastating civilian impact
AFP, Published on 25/07/2025
» PARIS - The Easter period usually offers a rare respite in Gedeb, in Ethiopia's deeply troubled north, but on April 17 death rained from the skies in this sleepy town caught up in a war between rebels and the army.
New York's Met museum sheds new light on African art collection
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» NEW YORK - From a delicate 13th-century clay figure to self-portraits by photographer Samuel Fosso, New York's Metropolitan Museum reopens its African art collection on Saturday, exploring the "complexity" of the past and looking to the present.
Tanzania opposition leader defiant as he appears for treason trial
AFP, Published on 19/05/2025
» NAIROBI - Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu appeared in court on Monday for his latest hearing in a treason trial in which he faces a potential death penalty.
One year after Tigray peace deal, rights abuses persist
AFP, Published on 03/11/2023
» ADDIS ABABA - One year after a deal to end the war in Ethiopia's Tigray region, there were global calls Thursday for more to be done to protect civilians and ensure justice for victims of atrocities.
Year-old peace holds in Tigray but Ethiopia fractured
AFP, Published on 01/11/2023
» ADDIS ABABA - An accord signed a year ago between the rivals in Ethiopia's Tigray war has brought peace to the shattered region, but ignited yet another conflict in the increasingly fractured nation.
At least 183 killed in Amhara clashes in Ethiopia
AFP, Published on 29/08/2023
» GENEVA: At least 183 people have been killed since July in clashes in Ethiopia's Amhara region, the United Nations said Tuesday as it appealed for the killings, violence and rights abuses to end.
Ethiopia troops push back Amhara fighters
AFP, Published on 09/08/2023
» NAIROBI: Ethiopian troops appeared to be pushing back militia fighters in two cities in the conflict-hit Amhara region, residents said Wednesday, after local authorities reported that "relative peace" was being restored.
WFP begins 'test distribution' of food aid to Ethiopia's Tigray
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» NAIROBI - The World Food Programme has started distributing food aid in Ethiopia's war-scarred Tigray region, in a test for new monitoring measures after halting assistance over the diversion of supplies, the United Nations agency said on Tuesday.
Ethiopian Airlines facing 'real challenges' despite Covid success
AFP, Published on 28/07/2023
» ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian Airlines successfully weathered the Covid pandemic by shifting its strategy, but Africa's only profitable carrier still faces "real challenges" in sourcing parts and staying competitive at a time of inflation, its CEO told AFP.