Ethiopian priests want stolen crown returned to their church
The priests in a church in northern Ethiopia have demanded that a ceremonial 18th Century crown, that has resurfaced in
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Nobel Peace Prize: Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed wins
The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed who made peace last year with
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Ethiopian woman gives birth and sits exams 30 minutes later
A woman in Ethiopia has taken her exams in a hospital bed just 30 minutes after giving birth. Almaz Derese,
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Ivanka Trump in Ethiopia to ‘promote women’
President Donald Trump’s eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump, is in Ethiopia to promote a US government initiative aimed at advancing women’s
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Ethiopia all-women flight marks International Women’s Day
Ethiopian Airlines is marking International Women’s Day by operating an all-women flight from Addis Ababa to Oslo. The airline announced
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Haile Selassie: Why the African Union put up a statue
A statue of Ethiopia’s last emperor has been unveiled outside the African Union’s headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The likeness
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The women smashing Ethiopia’s glass ceiling
Ethiopia is changing rapidly under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, with women now wielding enormous power in a country where they
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Hundreds of thousands displaced by Ethiopia clashes
Since July, more than 200,000 people have fled into camps following ethnic conflict on the border of Ethiopia’s Oromia and
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Eritrea sanctions to be lifted after nine years
The UN Security Council is expected to agree shortly to lift sanctions against Eritrea. An arms embargo, asset freeze, and
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Sahle-Work Zewde becomes Ethiopia’s first female president
Ethiopian members of parliament have elected Sahle-Work Zewde as the country’s first female president. Ms Sahle-Work is an experienced diplomat
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Thousands of families reunited one month after Ethiopia–Eritrea border reopens
Families separated for years enjoy tearful reunions and migrants seek new lives, as over 10,000 people have crossed into Ethiopia
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Ethiopia tops global list of highest internal displacement in 2018
Ethiopia has seen the highest number of people forced to flee their homes within their country in the first half
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Eritrean teenager imprisoned for his evangelical faith
Matthew* was caught by police and sentenced to a military prison while he was still a teenager, because he is
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The spectre of starvation haunts millions as East Africa’s food crisis rages on
East Africa’s hunger crisis will reach catastrophic proportions without immediate action from the global community, Christian Aid has warned. The
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