By Sora Halake November 13, 2019 12:10 PM Ethiopian agriculture officials say they are taking steps to control a major locust infestation that could threaten some of the country's staple crops. ...
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Ethiopia Government: Up to 78 Killed in Ethnically-Motivated Violence
By Salem Solomon November 1, 2019 11:12 AM ADDIS ABABA/WASHINGTON - As many as 78 people have been killed in ethnically motivated clashes in the Oromia region, Harari region and the city of Dire Dawa...
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Expert Predicts More Heavy Rain, Flooding in Kenya, Southern Ethiopia
By Sora Halake October 21, 2019 11:38 AM U.S. weather forecasters predict continued heavy rainfall in eastern African regions that have already been hit hard by heavy rains and flash flooding. The...
23 Killed in Ethnic Violence Near Addis Ababa
September 17, 2018 9:32 AM VOA News At least 23 people have been killed in ethnic violence near Ethiopia's capital. The violence broke out Saturday after a rally to celebrate the return of the exiled...
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Benefits of Peace Come Into Focus for Ethiopia, Eritrea
WASHINGTON — With breakneck speed, Ethiopia and Eritrea have resolved the decades-long conflict that had come to define the East African nations’ tumultuous 25-year relationship. At the State Palace...
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Amid High Hopes, Eritrea & Ethiopia Move Toward Peace
ADDIS ABABA / WASHINGTON — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has welcomed a high-level Eritrean delegation to the capital, Addis Ababa, the latest sign that one of Africa’s most intractable...
Second Person Dies After Ethiopian Blast
AFRICA June 24, 2018 7:36 AM VOA News Ethiopia's health ministry says a second person has died following the blast Saturday at a political rally in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. Officials say...
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Ethiopian Town on Edge After Security Forces Kill, Injure Unarmed Residents
By Tsion Girma, Salem Solomon A town on Ethiopia’s border with Kenya is on edge after Ethiopian security forces shot and killed 10 people and injured 11 others Saturday, the mayor said. Residents of...
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Ethiopia Plans to Close 27 Refugee Camps
December 01, 2017 9:49 AM Eskender Frew The government of Ethiopia says it will close all 27 refugee camps in its territory over the next 10 years and integrate residents into local communities. ...
10 Dead in Ethiopia After Security Forces Fire on Protesters
WASHINGTON — At least 10 people have been killed and 20 others wounded during violent protests Thursday in the town of Ambo, in Ethiopia's Oromia region, after federal security forces fired on the...
What’s Driving Clashes Between Ethiopia's Somali, Oromia Regions?
Salem Solomon Somaliland, a semi-autonomous region in the Horn of Africa, has displaced thousands of ethnic Oromos, according to Negeri Lencho, Ethiopia’s information minister. The forced relocations...
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Smugglers Target Ethiopian, Somali Teens for Deadly Trip to Yemen
Despite being seven months pregnant, Mesno Taha left her home in Harerge, Ethiopia to find peace and a better future. She trekked to the Somali zone of Ethiopia, crossed the border into Somalia and...
Climate change could bring malaria risk to Ethiopia's highlands
By Salem Solomon WASHINGTON — Ethiopia’s highlands traditionally have a built-in protection for the people who live there. The elevation and the cool temperatures have meant that malaria, the deadly...
Forecasters Say Drought May Linger in Ethiopia
June 02, 2017 2:55 PM Sora Halake Forecasters are warning that Ethiopia could face more rainfall deficits, deepening a drought that has left nearly eight million of the country's people in need of...
Ethiopia Declares Another Diarrhea Outbreak
Henok Fente Salem Solomon Eskender Frew Ethiopia has declared an outbreak of acute watery diarrhea, also known as AWD, in the country's Somali region, where people are already struggling to cope with...
Ethiopia releases thousands arrested since start of state of emergency
By Salem Solomon Ethiopia has released thousands of protesters who were detained during the ongoing state of emergency. People detained in Awash, Alage, Bir Sheleko and Tolay centers will be allowed...
What is fueling Ethiopia's protests?
By Salem Solomon The deadly protests that rocked Ethiopia in the past week stem from a diverse host of regional grievances but they reflect a shared sense of marginalization that may be bringing two...
Fighting HIV in Ethiopia
U.S. working closely with Ethiopia to meet 90-90-90 targets. The Government of Ethiopia has made tremendous progress in fighting the HIV epidemic in Ethiopia. In 2015 Ethiopia adopted what is known...
Ethiopia Dismisses Human Rights Watch Report on Oromia Region
Dan Joseph June 16, 2016 4:30 PM Ethiopian authorities have dismissed a 61-page report by Human Rights Watch that details the killings of more than 400 people over the past seven months in a...
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Tracing the Source of Ethnic Clashes in Ethiopia's Gambella Region
Salem Solomon Ethiopia is facing renewed ethnic conflict along its Western border. Since late January, what began as a dispute over land rights between the Nuer and Anyuak ethnic groups has spread,...