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Ethiopian PM Visits Khartoum to End Dispute with Sudan

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed informed the Sudanese parties that he does not bring any new initiatives or proposals on the political situation in Sudan. The Prime Minister indicated that the government strongly supports the framework political agreement signed between the Sudanese parties and rejects any external interference. Ahmed stressed…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Families of 737 MAX crash victims set to face Boeing in US court

Fort Worth (United States) (AFP) - Relatives of passengers who died in the twin Boeing 737 MAX crashes are scheduled to confront the airplane maker Thursday in a US court, some four years after the tragedies in Ethiopia and Indonesia.

AFP

Ethiopia's Abiy on fist visit to Sudan since border clashes

Ethiopia's prime minister Abiy Ahmed visited Sudan on Thursday for the first time since border clashes between the neighbours, amid tensions heightened by the filling of a giant hydropower dam.

Reuters

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Ethiopia's PM Abiy Ahmed in Sudan on first visit since coup

Khartoum (AFP) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited neighbouring Sudan on Thursday for meetings with army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, his first visit to Khartoum since a 2021 military coup.

AFP

Families of Boeing MAX crash victims set to face company in US court

New York (AFP) - Relatives of passengers who died in the twin Boeing 737 MAX crashes are scheduled to confront the airplane maker Thursday in a US court, some four years after the tragedies in Ethiopia and Indonesia.

AFP

Eritrea troops leave historic Tigray city as US hails 'withdrawal'

Addis Ababa (AFP) - Eritrean troops have left the ancient city of Axum in Tigray but remain in two other towns in the war-stricken Ethiopian region, local residents said Sunday, as the United States hailed a pullout seen as key to a landmark peace deal.

AFP

Eritrean troops seen leaving Ethiopian town of Shire

Large numbers of Eritrean troops have left the town of Shire in Ethiopia's Tigray region where they fought in support of government forces during a two-year civil war, a resident and two humanitarian workers told Reuters on Saturday.

Reuters

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‘If you had money, you had slaves’: how Ethiopia is in denial about injustices of the past

Many feel the Ethiopia’s slave-owning traditions, which lasted into the last century, do not align with the country’s modern image of itself

The Guardian - UK

Mahious strikes again as hosts Algeria reach CHAN quarter-finals

Algiers (AFP) - Aymen Mahious became the match-winner for Algeria in successive African Nations Championship (CHAN) matches when they beat Ethiopia 1-0 on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals.

AFP

Kenya's Rift Valley lakes are rising, putting thousands at risk – we now know why

The East African Rift Valley sits between the Afar Triangle in Ethiopia and Mozambique. Within it lie a series of freshwater and alkaline lakes organised like a string of pearls.

The Conversation

Amhara forces withdraw from northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region

The Ethiopian army says Amhara forces have left war-torn Tigray in compliance with a truce agreed on November 2.

Al Jazeera

French and German FMs in Ethiopia to support Tigray peace process

In tonight's edition: The foreign ministers of France and Germany head to Ethiopia to show support for the deal upon which rest hopes of peace after two years of conflict with Tigray rebels. Also, record temperatures are making life harder for millions around the world. We hear from those in…

France 24

Amhara forces leave northern Ethiopia's Tigray region, army says

Forces from Ethiopia's Amhara region, who fought in support of federal troops during the two-year war in neighbouring Tigray, have withdrawn in line with an Africa Union-backed ceasefire, the army said.

Reuters

Regional force leaves Tigray city as France, Germany call for 'justice'

Addis Ababa (AFP) - The Ethiopian army announced the withdrawal of a regional force from a key Tigrayan city on Thursday under a peace deal to end two years of war as visiting European ministers said there could be no reconciliation without justice.

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French, German ministers in Ethiopia to support Tigray peace process

The French and German foreign ministers arrived in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Thursday on a mission to support the peace agreement signed last year to end two years of war in the Tigray region.

France 24

French, German foreign ministers hail Tigray peace progress in Ethiopia

The French and German foreign ministers on Thursday hailed the success of the Ethiopian peace agreement signed last year, ending two years of brutal war, on a joint visit to Addis Ababa.

France 24

Tigray peace agreement: Rebels start handing over weapons to Ethiopian army

Tigrayan rebels start handing over their heavy weapons. It's a key condition of a deal signed in November to end a deadly conflict that ravaged Ethiopia for two years. Also, Rwanda says it does not have any intention of banning Congolese refugees, accusing the media of misrepresenting President Paul Kagame's…

Radio France Internationale

Ethiopia's Tigray rebels start disarming under terms of Pretoria peace deal

Tigrayan rebels began handing in their heavy weapons on Wednesday, a crucial element in the peace deal signed with the federal government last November, ending the two-year conflict in northern Ethiopia.

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Africa should not be arena for international competition, says Chinese foreign minister

Africa should not be an arena for competition between world powers, China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Wednesday, opening a new headquarters for a pan-African health body at the start of five-country Africa tour.

The Independent UK

China FM on Africa visit sidesteps call for UN council seat

China’s new foreign minister has sidestepped a new call by the African Union for permanent representation on the United Nations Security Council during his visit to Ethiopia

The Conversation

Chinese imports could undermine Ethiopian manufacturing - leaving women workers worst off

China is now the African continent’s largest trading partner, accounting for US$254 billion in 2021. It’s also the main country of origin for African manufacturing imports, providing 16% of Africa’s total in 2018.

The Independent UK

Ethiopia's Tigray forces say they hand over heavy weapons

The spokesman for Tigray forces in Ethiopia says they have handed over heavy weapons as a key part of the agreement signed with Ethiopia’s government late last year to end a two-year conflict

Reuters

Tigray forces begin handing over heavy weapons to Ethiopian army

Tigray forces, who fought a two-year war against Ethiopia's federal government, began handing over heavy weaponry to the national army as part of an African Union-led peace process on Tuesday.

The Conversation

Mad world: global flashpoints to watch in 2023 in the era of 'polycrisis'

When 2022 began, there was trepidation about what might happen in at least ten regions. Topping most lists were concerns about tensions in Ukraine, Afghanistan and Ethiopia.

AFP

After peace deal, Orthodox Ethiopians keep a Christmas of hope

Lalibela (Ethiopia) (AFP) - "I was able to come this year because there is peace," says Asme Mamo as he joins crowds of worshippers celebrating Orthodox Christmas in the historic Ethiopian town of Lalibela.

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