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Ethiopian Orthodox Christians light candles and pray for peace during a church service at the Medhane Alem Cathedral in the Bole Medhanealem area of the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. Ethiopia’s powerful Tigray region asserts that fighter jets have bombed locations around its capital, Mekele, aiming to force the region “into submission,” while Ethiopia’s army says it has been forced into an “unexpected and aimless war.” (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene) NAI106 NAI106

November 6, 2020 at 2:40 am

Ethiopian PM announces airstrikes in country’s Tigray region VIEW

The announcement by Ethiopia's prime minister marked another escalation in clashes this week that experts say could slide one of Africa’s most powerful and populous...

November 5, 2020 at 1:49 am

Ethiopia says forced into ‘aimless war’ as bombings alleged VIEW

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s army said Thursday the country has been forced into an “unexpected and aimless war” with its well-armed Tigray region,...

November 3, 2020 at 8:50 pm

Ethiopia near civil war as PM sends army into defiant region

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia approached civil war on Wednesday as its Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister ordered the military to confront the country's...

November 2, 2020 at 7:21 am

Survivors count 54 dead after Ethiopia massacre, group says

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Survivors of a massacre by rebels in western Ethiopia on Sunday counted 54 bodies in a schoolyard, the latest attack...

October 24, 2020 at 2:48 am

Ethiopia blasts Trump remark that Egypt will ‘blow up’ dam

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia on Saturday denounced “belligerent threats” over the huge dam it has nearly completed on the Blue Nile River, a...

October 10, 2020 at 1:08 am

Israel to ‘immediately’ bring over 2,000 Ethiopian Jews

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told his Ethiopian counterpart that his country has the intention to “immediately” bring over...

October 3, 2020 at 1:37 am

Tight security, many arrests for Ethiopian Irreecha festival VIEW

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, the Oromo, on Saturday celebrated the annual Thanksgiving festival of Irreecha amid tight security and a significantly smaller...

October 1, 2020 at 11:16 pm

Ethiopian migrants held in Saudi Arabia call it ‘hellish’

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — From a filthy cell in Saudi Arabia, the Ethiopian migrant spoke on a smuggled phone, fearing to give his name....

September 19, 2020 at 4:33 am

Ethiopia charges prominent opposition figure with terrorism

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia has charged its most prominent opposition figure, Jawar Mohammed, and 23 others with terrorism-related offenses, telecom fraud and other...

September 13, 2020 at 6:04 pm

Ethiopia opens facility to make coronavirus test kits

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — With increasing cases of COVID-19, Ethiopia has opened a facility to produce kits to test for the coronavirus and says...

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