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UN envoy faces obstacles on road to peace

As the United Nations’s new envoy to Ethiopia and Eritrea settles into his post, relations between the two countries appear as inflexible as ever. The appointment of Lloyd…

Fistula makes social outcasts of child brides

Meseret, from the Lalibela district in northern Ethiopia, was only 13 when she became pregnant. Married at 12, her underdeveloped body was not ready for the stress of giving…

WHO challenged on fight against malaria

A World Health Organisation (WHO) official in Ethiopia has dismissed an article in a respected British medical journal that claims the United Nations agency is undermining the…

Claiming the Nile

The 75-year-old water-sharing treaty that has kept Nile basin countries from warring over the region’s most precious resource is in jeopardy as East African signatories consider…

Illegal crossings add to UN woes in Eritrea/Ethiopia

The problem of illegal border crossings between Ethiopia and Eritrea is adding to the woes of United Nations staff who are monitoring peace efforts between the two countries.…

‘Rastas are serious development workers’

For decades the Rastafarian community, in their spiritual home in Shashemene, were not taken seriously and Ethiopians had even termed them ludicrous. But all that was set to…

UN: Media must stop war-mongering comments

The United Nations has appealed to journalists to stop trying to incite war between Ethiopia and Eritrea. It said it is concerned about the increase in media hate comments on the…