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Ethiopian troops seize rebel town in Somalia

Ethiopian forces Tuesday seized the main base of the Al Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents in central S...

Eritrean leader says US behind Ethiopia raids

Addis Ababa, US` main ally in the region, said it attacked military bases used by rebels inside Erit...

Ethiopia attacked us over border dispute: Eritrea

Relations between Eritrea and Ethiopia have been strained since Eritrea gained its independence from...

Eritrea: Ethiopia attacked us over border dispute

The Eritrean government said that the attack on its military outposts by neighboring Ethiopia was me...

Ethiopian troops attack rebels in Eritrea

Ethiopia attacked rebel bases inside neighboring Eritrea on Thursday, accusing its arch-foe of train...

Yemen`s Saleh to seek exile in Ethiopia: Aides

The aides said Ali Abdullah Saleh will leave Yemen within two days along with some of his family mem...

Somalia: Strike on car kills foreign militants

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday cautioned that Western air strikes on al Shabaab-h...

Ethiopian troops seize key Somali rebel bastion

The loss of Baidoa in central Somalia is a major blow for the al Qaeda-backed al Shabaab rebel group...

Sudan, S Sudan ink security pact to calm tensions

South Sudan took three-quarters of Sudan`s oil production but needs to sell its crude through northe...

South Sudan sees oil shutdown complete by Saturday

South Sudan is shutting down its oil production to protest against Sudan seizing some southern shipm...

Ethiopia rebels say holding 2 Germans after attack

An Ethiopian rebel group said at the weekend it had kidnapped two German tourists and two Ethiopians...

Attackers kill five foreign tourists in Ethiopia

Two Germans, two Hungarians and an Austrian were killed by gunmen in an attack on tourists in Ethiop...

Journos jailed in Ethiopia: Sweden turns to EU, US

Sweden has asked US and EU for help in securing the release of two journalists sentenced to 11 years...

Ethiopia jails two Swedish journalists

An Ethiopian court sentenced two Swedish journalists to 11 years in prison for helping and promoting...

Ban sought on Addis Ababa gay conference

Homosexuality is illegal in about 80 countries throughout the world and nine countries prescribe dea...

Somali Islamists laud reported Ethiopian incursion

Ethiopia on Sunday continued to publicly deny that any of its forces had entered its Horn of Africa ...

Ethiopian troops cross into Somalia: witnesses

Ethiopia pulled out three years later after failing to restore order in its lawless neighbour, which...

Prosecutors outline recruitment of US Somalis

Prosecutors say in that video, a man from Minneapolis encourages more men to join the fighters in So...

US draft requests 4,200 Ethiopia troops for Abyei

The US is "gravely concerned about the humanitarian situation in Southern Kordofan".

PM leaves for Ethiopia, Tanzania on six-day visit

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday left on a six-day visit to Ethiopia and Tanzania during wh...

PM to visit Ethiopia and Tanzania week next

Serious threats posed by terrorism and piracy will be high on the agenda of Prime Minister Manmoha...

Ethiopian armed men kill 38 at Kenya border: Official

The raid had targeted fishermen and cattle herders from Kenya`s Turkana community.

India, China to help build Ethiopia rail network

India and China will help build a railway network across Ethiopia that would significantly improve t...

Ethiopia offers India farmland 2/5th Punjab’s size

Ethiopia has offered to Indian investors 1.8 million hectares of farmland, equalling nearly 40 perce...

Ethiopian officials release opposition leader

Ethiopian officials released a top opposition leader who had been sentenced to life in prison after ...

Ethiopia`s forest cover triples in size since 2000

The total forest cover of Ethiopia has tripled in size since 2000 as a result of large-scale refores...

Ethiopian voters` freedom of choice was constrained: US

With preliminary results in Ethiopian general elections indicating that the ruling party bagged an o...

Ethiopian opposition chief rejects poll result

An Ethiopian opposition party leader rejected the results of parliamentary elections and demanded ...

Ethiopia opposition calls for election rerun

An Ethiopian opposition leader called Wednesday for a rerun of the weekend election, charging that t...

Ethiopia ruling regime celebrates controversial election win

Ethiopia`s long-time ruler Meles Zenawi on Tuesday celebrated a landslide election victory which the...

Ethiopia vote not up to international standards: US

Ethiopia`s weekend elections, which gave long-time ruler Meles Zenawi a landslide victory, were "not...

Ethiopia polls marred by fraud allegations

Ethiopia`s opposition accused PM Meles Zenawi`s ruling coalition.

Ethiopia votes, with ruling party favoured to win

The vote is being closely watched by international observers.

Ethiopian jet crash: Report points to pilot error

A preliminary report on the crash of an Ethiopian airliner in Lebanon in which all 90 people on boar...

China gives $30,000 to drought-hit Ethiopia

China on Wednesday gave $30,000 in aid to drought-hit Ethiopia, Xinhua reported.

US criticises Ethiopian decision to jam VOA service

The US on Friday opposed Ethiopia`s decision to jam Voice of America`s service in Amheric language a...

In Africa biggest land grab after colonial era: Reports

Ethopia, one of the world`s poorest country, is selling or leasing its land to foreign investors f...

Ethiopia famine aid: Money used to buy weapons

As per CIA documents, there is evidence that money meant for aid in famine-struck Ethiopia during 19...

Crashed Ethiopian jet`s second black box found

Divers retrieved on Wednesday the cockpit voice recorder from an Ethiopian jet that crashed off the...

Black box of Ethiopian jet located: Lebanon

Search crews have located the black box under parts of the tail of the Ethiopian Airlines jet that c...

Mashresha of Ethiopia wins Chandigarh Marathon

Ethiopian long distance runner Mashresha clocked an impressive 2 hours 10 minutes 51 seconds to clin...

Black boxes from Lebanon plane crash found

A search team has found the black boxes from an Ethiopian aircraft that crashed off the Lebanese coa...

Pilot in Beirut crash didn`t follow tower`s advice

The pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed into the sea flew in the opposite direction fr...

Ethiopian airliner was on fire before it crashed: Lebanese officials

The Ethiopian airliner that crashed off the coast of Lebanon was on fire before it plummeted into th...

Ethiopian plane crash: US helping in search, rescue, recovery

Expressing condolences to the people who died in the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash, the United Stat...

Ethiopian pilot ignored control tower before crash: Minister

An Ethiopian airliner that crashed into the sea off Lebanon failed to follow instructions from a fli...

Ethiopian jet crash deaths rise as 34 bodies found

An Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 people caught fire and crashed into the sea minutes after ta...

Five sentenced to death in Ethiopia assassination plot trial

An Ethiopian court today sentenced five opposition leaders to death and 33 other people to life imp...

Ethiopia rebels claim massive counter-offensive

Ethiopian rebels fighting for independence for a region with potentially significant oil and gas res...

Ethiopia appeals for food aid for 6.2 million

Ethiopia appealed on Thursday for 159,410 tons of emergency aid to feed 6.2 million people, 25 years...

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