World Nov 20 U.N. prepares for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan The United Nations refugee agency says about 32,000 people have fled Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region into neighboring Sudan, and it is preparing to take in up to 200,000 in the next six months if necessary.
World Nov 17 Ethiopia’s prime minister vows ‘final and crucial’ offensive in Tigray Ethiopia's prime minister on Tuesday declared "the final and crucial" military operation will launch in the coming days against the government of the country's rebellious northern Tigray region.
World Nov 12 First witness account emerges of Ethiopians fleeing conflict A 30-year-old police officer gave one of the first witness accounts from what experts warn is a brewing civil war with devastating humanitarian consequences. The conflict could draw in neighboring countries, too.
World Nov 09 Ethiopian military official says fighting continues in Tigray region An Ethiopian military official says the air force is “pounding targets with precision” as the federal government continues its offensive against the defiant northern region of Tigray and no clear route to peace is yet seen.
World Nov 06 Ethiopian PM announces airstrikes in country’s Tigray region Abiy Ahmed's announcement on the state broadcaster marked another escalation in clashes this week that experts say could slide into civil war.
World Nov 05 Ethiopia’s conflict continues as prime minister vows further action Ethiopia's conflict in its powerful Tigray region continued Thursday after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told the nation the military will carry out further operations this week in response to an alleged deadly attack on a military base by the regional…
World Sep 22 As U.S. struggles, Africa’s COVID-19 response is praised Africa's top public health official has helped to steer the continent's 54 countries into an alliance praised as responding better than some richer nations, including the United States.
World Sep 12 Thousands march in Mauritius to protest disastrous oil spill Thousands of people protested in Mauritius again Saturday over the government’s handling of an offshore oil spill that has become the Indian Ocean island nation’s worst environmental disaster in years.
Politics Sep 02 U.S. suspends some aid to Ethiopia over dam dispute with Egypt A State Department spokesperson said the decision to "temporarily pause" some aid "reflects our concern about Ethiopia's unilateral decision to begin to fill the dam before an agreement."…
World Aug 29 Thousands march in Mauritius over dead dolphins, oil spill Tens of thousands of people protested Saturday in Mauritius over the government’s slow response to an oil spill from a grounded Japanese ship and the alarming discovery of dozens of dead dolphins in recent days.