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AFP Vietnam bureau chief based in Hanoi, via Hong Kong, Washington, Ethiopia, Ghana and Uganda.

The leaders walked away with no set plans for a third meeting, though Trump said he hopes to see Kim again soon. (Leah Millis/Reuters)

Trump ‘walks’ as North Korea talks end abruptly without deal

The much-anticipated second meeting between the two leaders was supposed to build on their historic first summit in Singapore

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un arrives at the Dong Dang railway station, Vietnam, at the border with China. (Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)

Kim arrives in Hanoi for nuclear summit with Trump

The normally sleepy Vietnamese border station of Dong Dang spruced itself up for Kim’s arrival after the leader’s 4 000km odyssey through China

Eskom’s balance sheet was poor and affected its ability to secure long term bonds from the market, according to Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Suu Kyi defends court decision to jail Reuters reporters

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were each imprisoned for seven years last week for breaching the country’s hardline Official Secrets Act

A rescue worker sits in front of the Tham Luang cave complex during a search for members of an under-16 soccer team and their coach

Thai football team get diving lessons, 4 month’s of food after days underground

The Thai military said it is providing months’ worth of food and diving lessons to the boys, discovered in the Tham Luang network of caves

The Turkish people are confused as to who to trust – the president or the government – after a row between the prime minister and the president on the Kurdish issue.

North Carolina shootings related to parking dispute

The preliminary police investigation into the killing of three Muslim students indicates a dispute over condominium parking motivated the shootings.

Natnael Berhane poses as he receives the African Cyclist of the Year 2012 trophy from French Bernard Hinault, five-times Tour de France champion, at the Beach Club in Libreville in January.

Eritrean cyclists pedal on to world stage

Natnael Berhane is one of several Eritrean cyclists making their mark on the sport.

Ethiopian diaspora moves back home to boost economy

When Tadiwos Belete moved to Ethiopia from the United States a decade ago to open a luxury spa, his relatives thought he was crazy.

African Union chairperson and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.

Africa Day: Extravagant celebration of 50 years of unity

African leaders have opened celebrations for the 50th jubilee of the continental bloc with Africa’s problems set aside for a day to mark progress.

Tens of thousands of Ethiopians mourned the late strongman Meles Zenawi.

Ethiopians mourn at Zenawi’s funeral

Tens of thousands of Ethiopians mourned the late strongman Meles Zenawi, in the first state funeral staged for a leader in more than 80 years.

Ethiopia has declared a state of national mourning
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Ethiopia’s late leader Zenawi returns home

Thousands of mourning Ethiopians turned out as the late prime minister Meles Zenawi’s body arrived at Addis Ababa airport.

Swedish journalists jailed for 11 years in Ethiopia

An Ethiopian court has sentenced two Swedish journalists to 11 years in jail for supporting terrorism and entering the country illegally.