Tag: Ethiopia
Ethiopia Accuses Tigray Forces of Firing Rockets Towards Two Cities in Neighbouring Region
Africa04:57 GMT 14.11.2020(updated 12:25 GMT 14.11.2020) Earlier Reuters reported that two explosions had hit the Ethiopian cities of Bahir Dar and Gondar...
Fear of Refugees Heading to Europe as Ethiopia Prosecutes War Against ‘Criminal Junta’ in Tigray
Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, has sent troops and air force jets into the rebellious Tigray region. Abiy, who ironically won the Nobel Peace Prize last year,...
Ethiopian Military Deploys Air Power in Opposition-Controlled Tigray Region
Africa16:12 GMT 06.11.2020(updated 17:16 GMT 06.11.2020) Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali ordered the military to start an operation in the restive,...
An African Yugoslavia: Is Ethiopia on the Brink of an Ethnic Civil War?
Africa16:41 GMT 05.11.2020Ethiopia’s economy is among the most vibrant in Africa, with annual growth of 9.8 percent between 2008 and 2019. But the...
Civil War Fears as Ethiopia Starts Military Operation in Opposition-Controlled Region
Africa11:14 GMT 04.11.2020(updated 11:24 GMT 04.11.2020) Ethiopia was thrust into a political crisis earlier this year, with national elections set to be...
Hachalu Hundessa: Ethiopia singer's death unrest killed 166
Ethnic unrest in the aftermath of the killing of Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundessa has left at...
Hachalu Hundessa: Unrest rages in Ethiopia as protest singer buried
The funeral has been held for Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundessa as unrest over his death has...
Ethiopia accused by Amnesty of illegal killings and mass arrests
An Ethiopian soldier shot a man dead in front of several people after his phone rang...
Plague Alert: Swarms of Voracious Locusts Predicted Heading for Middle East
World12:57 GMT 17.03.2020Swarms of desert locusts have been wreaking havoc in large parts of East Africa, Iran and Pakistan, as desperate farmers struggle...
Ethiopian 18th Century crown returns home from Netherlands
An 18th Century Ethiopian crown has been returned home after being hidden in a Dutch flat...
How Mossad’s Attempt to Smuggle Jews Out of Ethiopia Ended in Rape, Torture and Imprisonment
In the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s, Tel Aviv organised several large-scale operations to get over 23,000 Jews out of Ethiopia, a country plagued...
Ever tried revenge honey? It tastes good
By Justin Rowlatt
Chief Environment correspondent
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All Eyes on Africa? How Russia Could Expand Trade With Continent Amid Its Rapid Economic Growth
Africa20:52 27.09.2019In recent years, many African countries not embroiled in ongoing internal conflicts have picked up the pace of economic development, witnessing growth levels...
Ethiopia referendum: Dozens killed in Sidama clashes
At least 25 people have died in clashes between Ethiopian security forces and activists in...
US Senate Rejects Amendment Requiring Congressional Approval to Strike Iran
US18:50 28.06.2019(updated 19:28 28.06.2019) Earlier, a bipartisan group of senators announced a legal proposal which would amend the 2020 National Defence Authorisation Act to...
