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The men’s ship was intercepted by the Eritrean navy after an unscheduled stop at Eritrea’s main port, Massawa Four British men that were detained in Eritrea and held without consular access for more than six months, have been released and...

The Horn of Africa David H. Shinn Adjunct Professor, Elliott School of International Affairs George Washington University Overview In assessing the impact on Sub-Saharan Africa of the political upheaval in North Africa and the Middle East since the beginning of the year, it is...

Thousands of Ethiopian Jews started a hunger strike on Monday to appeal to the Israeli Government to end their suffering due to delayed repatriation to their dreamland. Jewish community coordinators told the Nation their members’ living conditions are inhumane and...

The baggage lounge at Addis Ababa’s Bole airport is filled with activity as the Ethiopian Airlines flight from Beijing arrives. Young Chinese men, casually dressed in flannel trousers and shirts, gather around the luggage belt, lifting off large suitcases...

MOGADISHU – Somalia’s main private power firm, Somali Energy, said on Thursday piracy on the Indian Ocean has driven up the cost of imported diesel by 50 percent, making it difficult to keep the lights on in the conflict-torn...

Ethiopia’s recently appointed ambassadors will depart to their destinations in two weeks, a senior government official told Capital. Ethiopia’s leading partners, the United States of America, most European countries and China, have sent their agreements to host the appointees...

Ethiopia’s recently appointed ambassadors will depart to their destinations in two weeks, a senior government official told Capital. Ethiopia’s leading partners, the United States of America, most European countries and China, have sent their agreements to host the appointees...

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MORTARS thunder and donkeys bray as Major Anthony Lukwago Mbusi, a forward commander with African Union troops in Mogadishu, climbs through holes his men have made in the walls of abandoned houses along the front lines in the embattled...

Haile Gebrselassie, back in full training after rescinding a premature decision to retire, is eying a political career when he finally hangs up his running shoes.”I want to do something for Ethiopia, for Africa, for myself, my family and...