A senior United States official voiced concerns on Friday about the restrictions on opposition parties and human rights abuses in Ethiopia ahead of ...
Ethiopia on Monday dismissed claims that rebels had captured seven towns in the southeastern Somali Ogaden region following heavy fighting earlier this month. ...
NJ man detained in Ethiopia sues FBI agents, says they violated his rights in interrogations A New Jersey man detained for months in Ethiopia on allegations of supporting Islamic militants before being allowed to come home sued the FBI agents involved in ...
Ethiopia on Tuesday announced the discovery of a mine containing more than 40 tonnes of gold deposit worth 1.7 billion dollars (1.1 billion euros). The state-run Ethiopian News Agency reported that the new find, announced by the ministry of mines and energy, ...
In the streets of the Ethiopian capital hundreds of disabled people beg, some from makeshift wheelchairs, the less fortunate dragging themselves on their hands from car to car. Disabled people are seldom taken care of by institutions here; mostly they are either ...
Volcanic activity may split the African continent in two owing to a recent geological crack in northeastern Ethiopia, researchers said on Tuesday. The 60-kilometre (35-mile) split in the desolate Afar region, which was the result of two volcanic eruptions in September 2005, ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - The ING New York City Marathon of 2009 is history. But if those sleek runners and cheering crowds have inspired you to gear up for 2010, a top runner advises easy paces and soft landings. "The biggest ...
Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia walks draped in her country's flag after coming in first in the women's division in the 2009 New York City Marathon Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Copyright 2009 AP News
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 01: Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia croses the finish line to win the 40th womens ING New York City Marathon on November 1, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) Copyright 2009 Getty Images
Ethiopia's election campaign will kick off on December 8, a government official said on Thursday, despite protests by an opposition umbrella group over a newly-agreed electoral code. "The elections will kick off on December 8. Voting day will be May 23 and ...
Ethiopia's ruling party and the main opposition groups in parliament agreed to an electoral code for next year's polls, an opposition official told AFP Wednesday. The code sets out campaigning, voting and party symbol guidelines as well as how to deal with ...
Hyenas, rape, kidnappings -- there is no shortage of dangers for women in the grim refugee camps of northern Somalia. But it is still better than the horrors they fled: civil war battles in Mogadishu, drought in neighbouring Ethiopia, inter-clan warfare and ...
