Arrest of Cameraman in Ethiopia Signals Wider Crackdown
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Refugees Come Under Fire as Old Foes Fight in Concert in Ethiopia
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Tigray crisis: How Ethiopian doctors fled militia attacks
Ethiopian doctors tell the BBC about their efforts to treat wounded civilians during fighting last month.
Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict Is Dominating Africa Headline News
Tensions in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have gone from talking about the potential for conflict into what is now the aftermath of a war between the country’s federal government in Addis Ababa and the regional government in Tigray. An estimated six million people live in the Tigray region. Since fighting began on November 4,…
Relief Aid Arrives in Embattled Tigray Region
The first shipment of international aid since fighting began arrived in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region Saturday to help people affected by violence there. A convoy carrying medicine and relief supplies from the International Committee of the Red Cross and the
Ethiopia rejects independent probes into Tigray conflict
Ethiopia says it ‘doesn’t need a babysitter’ as it dismisses calls for independent probes into the month-long conflict.
Egyptian Rights Group Head Hopes Release Will Help Other Prisoners
CAIRO, EGYPT — The head of a leading Egyptian human rights group who was held for two weeks on terrorism charges said Saturday he hoped the campaign to secure his release would help others still jailed on similar Allegations.
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Cutting through the information blackout
shareSharenocloseShare pagelinkCopy linkAbout sharingimage copyrightAFPThe BBC has managed to speak to some people inside Mekelle, the capital of the Ethiopia’s conflict-hit region of Tigray, for the first time since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared
Plot to Oust WHO Chief, Tedros Ghebreyesus
When Tedros Adhanon Ghebreyesus ascended to the top of leadership at the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2017, my colleague, Raevyn Goates wrote about it at Africa Agenda. Ghebreyesus won the vote in 2017 by 63 %, which was an overwhelming 133 votes out of 185 votes cast. He was the first director-general of the…
Mike Pompeo’s Trip to Africa Leads the Headlines
United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo concluded a trip to Dakar, Senegal on Sunday, February 15. While there he held talks with the country’s leaders, including President, Macky Sall, and Foreign Minister, Amadou Ba, according to this release from the State Department. While the discussions in Senegal focused on security matters, especially as the…