World Mar 24 Rwanda government frees Paul Rusesabagina of 'Hotel Rwanda' fame Rwanda's government has commuted the 25-year sentence of Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda" for saving hundreds of countrymen from genocide but was convicted of terrorism offenses years later in a widely criticized trial.
World Mar 24 Rusesabagina of 'Hotel Rwanda' fame to be freed from prison, Rwanda says Rwanda’s government has commuted the sentence of Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” for saving hundreds of countrymen from genocide but was convicted of terrorism offenses years later in a widely criticized trial.
World Feb 22 Horn of Africa drought trends looking worse than 2011 famine Trends in a historic Horn of Africa drought are now worse than they were during the 2011 drought in which at least a quarter-million people died, a climate center said Wednesday.
World Dec 14 Ethiopians file lawsuit against Meta over hate speech in Tigray war Two Ethiopians have filed a lawsuit against Facebook's parent company, Meta, over hate speech they say was allowed and even promoted on the social media platform amid heated rhetoric over their country's deadly Tigray conflict.
Politics Dec 13 Somalia not yet in famine but still in danger, report says A new report on the Horn of Africa's worst drought in decades says Somalia has not yet fallen into famine but several parts of the country are in danger of it in the coming months.
Politics Nov 07 New round of peace talks between Ethiopia, Tigray envoys A new round of talks has begun between Ethiopia's government and Tigray representatives to work out military and other details of last week's signing of a "permanent" cessation of hostilities in a conflict thought to have killed hundreds of thousands…
World Nov 02 Ethiopian government, Tigray agree to end fighting after 2 years of conflict Ethiopia's warring sides have formally agreed during talks in South Africa to a permanent cessation of hostilities in a 2-year conflict whose victims could be counted in the hundreds of thousands.
World Oct 29 Witnesses allege deadly abuses by Eritrean forces during Ethiopia peace talks Even as Ethiopia’s warring sides attend their first formal peace talks in a devastating two-year conflict, witnesses in the country’s embattled Tigray region tell The Associated Press that forces from neighboring Eritrea are killing some civilians and looting as they and allied…
World Oct 05 Prolonged drought brings famine and fear to Somalia Somalia is in the midst of the worst drought anyone there can remember. More than 1 million have fled. A rare famine declaration could be made within weeks. Climate change and fallout from the war in Ukraine are in part…
World Sep 13 William Ruto sworn in as Kenyan president William Ruto has been sworn in as Kenya's president after narrowly winning the Aug. 9 election in East Africa's most stable democracy.