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What To Know About Ethiopia's Tigray Conflict

12:22pm November 13, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered a government offensive after accusing the Tigray People's Liberation Front of attacking Ethiopia's military. There are fears the conflict may escalate into civil war.

A member of Tigray Special Forces casts his vote in a local election in the regional capital Mekelle, in the Tigray region of Ethiopia in September. The vote defied the federal government and increased tensions in Africa's second most populous country.

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Ethiopia Edges Toward Civil War As Federal Government Orders Attack On Tigray Region

7:08am November 04, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said forces of the Tigray People's Liberation Front, which controls Ethiopia's north, had attacked a federal military base, requiring a counter-attack.

Desert locusts jump up from the ground and fly away as a cameraman walks past earlier this month in Kenya's Nasuulu conservancy.

Why Are Swarms Of Locusts Wreaking Havoc In East Africa?

4:42pm February 21, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

Clouds of the insects can stretch for miles, devouring vegetation and destroying crops. Locust experts say time is running out to get the swarms under control because they multiply so quickly.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (right) receives the crown from the man who found it, Sirak Asfaw, during a ceremony Thursday in Addis Ababa. The 18th-century Ethiopian crown had been hidden in a Dutch apartment for the past 21 years.

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Precious Ethiopian Crown Returned — After 21 Years Stashed In A Dutch Apartment

6:32pm February 20, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Officials say the 18th century artifact disappeared in 1993. Then it turned up at Sirak Asfaw's place in the Netherlands in 1998. Not knowing what to do, he stayed quiet about it ... for two decades.

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Ethiopia Reflects On Its Founding Father's Triumphant, Bloody Legacy

8:03am February 08, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

Menelik II fought off Italians bent on taking his empire, but also oppressed and enslaved ethnic and religious minorities. The victims' descendants are wary of attempts to make him a unifying figure.

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, seen addressing lawmakers Tuesday, won a Nobel Peace Prize less than two weeks ago — but he now appears embroiled in a standoff with the activist who helped bring down the regime before him.

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Nobel Peace Prize Winner Faces Protests After Activist's Late-Night Standoff

4:29pm October 23, 2019

Less than two weeks after drawing international praise, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is struggling with unrest at home as his tenuous ally, Jawar Mohammed, alleges a plot against him.

Michael Stumo and his wife Nadia Milleron, whose daughter was killed in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight crash, attend a House committee hearing June 19. They and other victims' families have been a driving force in the campaign to keep the Boeing 737 Max gr

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Crash Victim's Family Pushes To Keep Boeing 737 Max From Flying Again Too Soon

5:00am October 21, 2019

by Jim Zarroli

The death of Samya Stumo in an Ethiopian Airlines crash stirred her parents to take action against regulators and Boeing. Victims' families want regulators to order a complete review of the 737 Max.

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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announces on television that an attempted coup occurred over the weekend.

Ethiopia Army Chief Killed In Attempted Coup, Government Says

5:06pm June 23, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Two attacks have left at least four officials dead, authorities say. They accuse a brigadier general who was given amnesty and released from prison.

Selamawit Lake Fenta of Ethiopia was named one of five midwife champions this year by the International Confederation of Midwives.

What A Midwife Wishes People Knew About Her Job

8:49am May 05, 2019

by Malaka Gharib

In many countries, midwives get little respect. Selamawit Lake Fenta of Ethiopia tells why she is proud of her profession — and how she's advancing rights for midwives.

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 sits grounded in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in March. Ethiopian officials on Thursday released the initial report into last month's crash of a Max 8.

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Preliminary Crash Report Says Ethiopian Airlines Crew Complied With Procedures

1:22pm April 04, 2019

by Francesca Paris

The report finds that the Ethiopian Airlines crew executed all procedures from Boeing but could not control the jet. Officials cannot yet say whether there were structural issues with the aircraft.