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Africa
11/11/2021 10:39:50 AM
It was meant to be a swift military operation, but Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's November 2020 offensive in Tigray now threatens to unleash instability across the country, as fears grow of a rebel advance on Addis Ababa.
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World
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Africa
11/10/2021 11:44:39 AM
The United Nations said Wednesday that Ethiopia had detained 72 drivers working for the World Food Programme (WFP) in a northern city along the only functional road leading into the famine-threatened Tigray region.
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World
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Africa
11/9/2021 9:21:22 PM
The United Nations says at least 16 of its local staff members have been detained in Ethiopia's capital days after the government declared a state of emergency as the country's yearlong war escalates.
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World
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Africa
11/7/2021 6:31:21 PM
Rebels fighting Ethiopia's government have played down reports that they would face a hostile population or cause a "bloodbath" if they advanced into Addis Ababa, even as tens of thousands joined a pro-military rally in the capital on Sunday.
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World
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Africa
11/5/2021 5:59:59 PM
The United States on Friday urged Americans in Ethiopia to leave without delay, as fears mount of Tigrayan rebel fighters advancing on the capital Addis Ababa.
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World
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Africa
11/4/2021 5:50:48 PM
Urgent new efforts to calm Ethiopia's escalating war unfolded Thursday as a US special envoy arrived and the president of neighboring Kenya called for an immediate cease-fire while the country marks a year of conflict.
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World
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Africa
11/3/2021 5:44:34 PM
A US envoy will travel Thursday to Ethiopia to seek a peaceful solution, as Tigrayan rebels advanced toward the capital Addis Ababa, the State Department said.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
11/3/2021 3:35:41 PM
The Egyptian embassy in Addis Ababa called on Egyptian expats to excercise their “utmost” caution after the imposition of a state of emergency across the East African country.
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World
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Africa
11/3/2021 11:06:29 AM
The Ethiopian police officers raided the cathedral in Addis Ababa before sunrise, interrupting prayers and forcing a dozen ethnic Tigrayan priests and monks into a pickup truck.
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World
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Africa
11/2/2021 6:10:36 PM
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 media reported.
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World
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Africa
11/2/2021 3:13:17 PM
Ethiopian officials Tuesday ordered residents in Addis Ababa to register their firearms and prepare to protect their neighbourhoods, as fighting raged north of the capital between government and rebel forces.
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World
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Africa
10/11/2021 10:34:49 PM
The United Nation's migration agency has put its Ethiopia chief on administrative leave, citing "unauthorised interviews" in which she complained of being sidelined by UN higher-ups she claimed were sympathetic to Tigrayan rebels.
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World
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Africa
10/6/2021 9:59:46 PM
Ethiopia is facing an "immense humanitarian crisis," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday, calling for Addis Ababa to grant "unhindered" access to international aid, a week after the country expelled seven UN officials.
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World
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Africa
10/4/2021 7:18:33 PM
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was sworn in Monday for a second five-year term running a country in the grip of a nearly year-long war against Tigray forces he described as ``hateful`` toward the nation, while a handful of visiting African leaders urged him to hold things together.
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Egypt
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Politics
9/28/2021 10:27:00 AM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has described recent comments made by Addis Ababa regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) negotiations as “prevaricating and lacks credibility.”
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Multimedia
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In Pictures
9/27/2021 4:07:28 PM
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/23/2021 2:48:34 PM
Mohamed Omar Gad stressed the importance of establishing cooperation between the two countries in light of Ethiopia s connection to the Nile River, Egypt s lifeline
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Egypt
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Society
9/19/2021 5:20:52 PM
Egypt is recording an increase in the Nile s output for the second month in a row, with the water level rising above the riverbanks in some areas of Greater Cairo last week
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Egypt
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Politics
9/17/2021 2:53:52 PM
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Egypt
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Politics
9/16/2021 2:10:30 AM
The UNSC has urged all parties involved to continue supporting the negotiation track
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