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Powerful Ethiopian party accuses government of ethnic crackdown
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – A powerful party in Ethiopia’s government accused authorities of arresting members of its ethnic group in a politically-driven crackdown – an unprecedented public charge exposing deep…
Egypt and Ethiopia to discuss Nile dam dispute: PM
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt said on Sunday it would hold talks with Ethiopia in the next two weeks to iron out differences over an Ethiopian dam on the River Nile…
Ethiopia to launch first satellite next year
Addis Ababa advances in its space science programme. Ethiopia is set to launch its first earth observatory satellite in September 2019, joining a list of few African countries that have…
World Bank approves $1.2B fund to Ethiopia
Fund in loans, grants responds to government’s technical, financial support request to implement its new pathway to growth The World Bank approved $1.2 billion fund to support economic growth policies…
Deadly ethnic-based attacks erupt near Ethiopia’s capital
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Government officials and residents said overnight ethnic-based attacks in the outskirts of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, have killed several people and caused hundreds to flee their…
Ethiopia, Eritrea to sign new peace agreement in Saudi: UN
The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea will attend a summit in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to sign a peace agreement “cementing” the relations between the two former Horn of Africa…