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Ethiopia warns Sudan over military build-up amid border tensions

Africa Al Jazeera - 13 Jan 2021

Tensions over longstanding feud over the disputed al-Fashqa region come amid new impasse in three-way dispute over mega-dam

African leaders must continue to press for talks: Ethiopia is too big to fail

Africa Comfort Ero - 17 Nov 2020

The conflict in Ethiopia could spill over into the entire Horn of Africa region. AU and regional leaders need to step up their efforts to de-escalate the situation

Blackout makes it hard to report on Ethiopia’s civil war

Africa Simon Allison - 16 Nov 2020

Between a communications shutdown and tight restrictions on movement, reporters — and the world — knows little about what is going on in Tigray. But the little that is emerging is terrible

Abiy Ahmed won a Nobel peace prize. Now Ethiopia is on the brink of civil war

Africa Zecharias Zelalem - 4 Nov 2020

Even as the prime minister was being feted in Oslo last year, the seeds of this conflict were being sown.

Hachalu Hundessa’s murder sparks unrest in Ethiopia

Africa Zecharias Zelalem - 1 Jul 2020

The singer was a political activist, using his music to advocate for the rights of the Oromo

Dramatic changes are coming to newsrooms across Africa

Article Christoph Plate - 29 Apr 2020

The pandemic could deliver a crippling blow to media houses across the continent

Jack Ma v. Bill Gates: Does Africa need another benevolent billionaire?

Africa Simon Allison - 18 Apr 2020

The latest member of the benevolent billionaires club could learn from what his peers have done right — and wrong

Museum in a Box tells our stories

Africa Laura Kate Gibson - 12 Mar 2020

As efforts to repatriate Africa’s artefacts continue, a Zulu collective has hit upon a digital solution

‘US good, China bad’ is Pompeo’s message to Africa

Article Robbie Corey Boulet - 21 Feb 2020

During his African tour this past week, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talked up Washington’s ability to stimulate growth and entrepreneurship on the continent.

Cyril’s industrial reboot will not drive economy to success

Analysis Patrick Bond & Lisa Thompson - 20 Feb 2020

The president disclosed a development U-turn but the Special Economic Zones and China’s carbon intensive interests are likely to prevail

A pilgrimage to Lalibela’s stone carved churches

Article John Davenport - 14 Feb 2020

For the people who live near this sacred site in Ethiopa, religion is woven into daily life

To silence the guns in Africa, nature must be restored

Africa Hailemariam Desalegn - 12 Feb 2020

The world needs a new deal to protect its natural environment

The urgency of rethinking education — for Africa and the world

Article Audrey Azoulay & Sahle-Work Zewde - 10 Feb 2020

We need to re-evaluate the purpose and delivery of learning, so that all citizens are equipped to face the challenges of the 21st century, among them fighting climate change and adapting to technological disruption

AU commissioner’s job on the line

Africa Simon Allison - 7 Feb 2020

Smaïl Chergui may hold a powerful position, but he is a controversial figure

Seven Ethiopians die in Lebanon while their consulate abandons them

Africa Zecharias Zelalem - 2 Dec 2019

The steady stream of coffins being shipped from Lebanon to Ethiopia, won’t be slowing any time soon

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Latest articles on Addis Ababa

Ethiopia warns Sudan over military build-up amid border tensions

African leaders must continue to press for talks: Ethiopia is too big to fail

Blackout makes it hard to report on Ethiopia’s civil war

Abiy Ahmed won a Nobel peace prize. Now Ethiopia is on the brink of civil war

Hachalu Hundessa’s murder sparks unrest in Ethiopia

Dramatic changes are coming to newsrooms across Africa

Jack Ma v. Bill Gates: Does Africa need another benevolent billionaire?

Museum in a Box tells our stories

‘US good, China bad’ is Pompeo’s message to Africa

Cyril’s industrial reboot will not drive economy to success

A pilgrimage to Lalibela’s stone carved churches

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The urgency of rethinking education — for Africa and the world

AU commissioner’s job on the line

Seven Ethiopians die in Lebanon while their consulate abandons them

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