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Ten French tourists kidnapped in Ethiopia
Ten French tourists were kidnapped in the remote desert of northern Ethiopia, a businessman and a tour operator said on Friday. The tourists were in a convoy of four vehicles in…
Rare Ethiopian lions poisoned to cut costs
Rare Abyssinian lion cubs are being poisoned at a zoo in Ethiopia because staff cannot afford to keep them, a wildlife official said on Wednesday. The dead cubs are sold to…
Ethiopia: We stopped rebel hit squad
Ethiopia said it has arrested nine members of a rebel hit squad that was planning to assassinate government leaders, state media reported on Friday. The suspects were working for…
Ethiopia: Terrorists rule Mogadishu
Members of a group listed by the United States as a terrorist band are now running the capital of neighbouring Somalia, days after Islamic fighters wrested control of the city…
Ethiopia increases efforts to clear landmines
Amere Arega walked gingerly across the cracked earth along the tense border between Ethiopia and Eritrea, searching for unexploded landmines — a legacy of conflicts that have…
Rebel group threatens gas development in Ethiopia
A rebel group issued a warning on Monday to companies that are looking to develop natural gas fields in a contested area of Ethiopia, saying any investment that benefits the…
Chad’s war: Spotlight falls on outsiders
The possible role of outsiders in Chad’s war has come under the spotlight, with the United States expressing concern over reports Sudan was backing the rebels, and the rebels…
Déby backs down on threat to expel Darfur refugees
Chad’s President Idriss Déby, heeding international calls to protect refugees from Sudan’s volatile Darfur region, has backed off a threat to expel them, despite blaming Khartoum…