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Back to homepageLegitimacy Question Continues To Cloud Ethiopia’s Election
AMEH GEORGE Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has described the recent election as the country’s most democratic. But the war in Tigray and the postponement of the election in two other regions have cast doubts on the vote. It was
Read MoreEgypt Unhappy With Ethiopia Over Nile River
As Ethiopia celebrated rains which began filling a controversial dam on a tributary of the River Nile, Egypt was fuming. The North African nation had long been opposed to any development on the Nile upstream that could reduce the amount
Read MoreCOVID-19: 10,000 Migrants Sent Back To Ethiopia
At least 10,000 undocumented migrants have returned to Ethiopia, many from the Middle East, since Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic, the UN’s migration agency has told the BBC. They include 11 young men who survived a tragedy in March
Read MoreBizzare! Crocodile Kills Pastor During Water Baptism
Chidozie Ogbonnaya with agencies An Ethiopian pastor, Docho Eshete had his life cut short by a crocodile while performing water baptism for church members. The baptism which took place near a lake in northern Ethiopia had about 80 people in attendance when
Read MoreAngry Footballers Beat-up Referee In Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s football premier league has been suspended after a referee was attacked by players. The match between Welwalo Adigrat University and a military team known as Defence was heading for a 1-1 draw when the referee ruled that the ball
Read MoreNigeria, Ethiopia, Others Up For $533m U.S. Aid Money
The U.S. has announced about 533 million dollars in humanitarian assistance for Nigeria, Ethiopia, Somalia, and South Sudan, as well as countries in the Lake Chad region. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said millions of people were facing life-threatening
Read MoreHosting To Lose!: 4 AFCON home teams who crashed out in the group stage
The four hosts in the Africa Cup of Nations history who failed to progress from the group stage, thus causing a premature extinction of the home fans’ real party in the Africa’s foremost football showpiece. 1. GABON – 2017 Hosts
Read MoreUN to help reduce communal clashes on Kenya, Ethiopia border
The United Nations has promised to accelerate efforts through a cross border peace initiative to reduce communal clashes on the Kenya, Ethiopia border. Siddarth Chatterjee, acting UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya, said this on Monday in Nairobi, during the Consultative
Read MoreDozens killed in Ethiopia protests
Protests against the Ethiopian government have left dozens of people dead, activists and witnesses said on Monday following a wave of unrest around the country. The government has only put the death toll at seven. Demonstrations accusing the government of
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