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The small Central American nation in September became the first country in the world to embrace the digital money, allowing consumers to use it in all transactions, alongside the…
The US president’s comments came as Washington and Beijing look to revive pivotal high-level talks aimed at ending their trade war.
There were many similarities between the Ethiopian Airlines crash and that of an Indonesian Lion Air 737 MAX 8 flight which crashed last October
Annuncement comes a week after Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 plummets into a field minutes into its flight, killing all onboard
Airlines in Ethiopia, China, South Africa, Indonesia and the Cayman Islands said Monday they were suspending operations by their 737 MAX 8 fleets
People from 35 countries and one UN passport-holder were on board flight ET 302 when it ploughed into a field southeast of Addis Ababa
The former military ruler was first elected as civilian president of Africa’s most populous nation and leading oil producer in 2015
More than 27 000 people have been killed since the Boko Haram conflict began in 2009 and some 1.8-million others are still displaced
Muhammadu Buhari is seeking a second term but is facing a strong challenge from Atiku Abubakar who has campaigned largely against his record in office
After 20 years of bloody conflict and grim stalemate, the Ethiopia-Eritrea border is bustling once again
Hopes are high that the agreement will end the war which has cost the lives of tens of thousands of people
The emotion-filled Ethiopian Airlines flight took off less than two weeks after the neighbouring countries declared an end to two decades of bloodshed
The re-establishment of diplomatic and trade ties after years of bitter separation could mean big benefits for both nations
In an address broadcast on state television, Prime Minister Abiy said the incident was orchestrated by groups who wanted to undermine the rally
The government also plans to pardon convicted criminals within the next two months — but only people who were not involved in murder
Ahmad Ahmad, head of the Madagascar Football Assocation, has picked up key votes with his calls for ‘change’ against the 70 year old.
Ghana’s Supreme Court will issue a ruling on whether to overturn President John Dramani Mahama’s election win in 2012 on fraud allegations.
