Ethiopia
9 Oct 2023
The Super Falcons duo of Ashley Plumptre and Onome Ebi will play no part in the 2024 Olympic qualifiers against Ethiopia after being dropped by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF). The NFF on Monday revealed the list of players called up for the games against Ethiopia with the likes of goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie and forward…
26 Sep 2023
An Ethiopian opposition leader has been arrested in the capital Addis Ababa and his home and office searched, his party said on Tuesday.
22 Sep 2023
A US government contractor who worked at the State and Justice departments has been arrested on charges of spying, reportedly for Ethiopia.
27 Aug 2023
Egypt announced on Sunday that negotiations had resumed over Ethiopia's controversial mega-dam, after agreeing last month to reach a deal following years of tensions between the two countries.
22 Aug 2023
Ethiopia will launch a joint investigation with Saudi Arabia into a Human Rights Watch report accusing the kingdom's border guards of killing hundreds of Ethiopian migrants, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. "The Government of Ethiopia will promptly investigate the incident in tandem with the Saudi Authorities," the ministry said on X, formerly Twitter, a day…
11 Aug 2023
City authorities in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa have announced a crackdown on same-sex activity in hotels and bars and called on people to report such "abominable" acts to police.
4 Aug 2023
Ethiopia's federal government on Friday declared a "state of emergency" as violent clashes escalate between the national army and local fighters from the northern region of Amhara
19 Jul 2023
Social media networks like Facebook and Instagram were back online in Ethiopia on Wednesday after being blocked for five months, according to an internet advocacy organisation and an AFP journalist.
7 Jul 2023
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Friday called for the immediate resumption of food aid to Ethiopia, warning that a decision to suspend assistance comes amid "alarmingly high" rates of malnutrition.
22 Jun 2023
Ethiopia is preparing to launch the fourth filling of its mega-dam reservoir on the Blue Nile, the country's deputy prime minister announced Thursday, despite opposition from its downstream neighbour Egypt.
16 Jun 2023
A well-known Hong Kong protest anthem was removed from online platforms such as Spotify and Apple's iTunes days after the government took legal action to ban the song from being publicly performed.
6 Jun 2023
The Ethiopian government on Tuesday rejected a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) that accused local authorities and regional forces of pursuing a campaign of "ethnic cleansing" in western Tigray despite last year's peace deal.
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