Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa

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  Ethiopia summons Egypt's ambassador over Nile dam

  Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Thursday it is demanding an official explanation from Egypt after comments from politicians suggesting ... 

• Ethiopia: Thousands protest political repression

  Thousands of Ethiopian demonstrators took to the streets of the capital Sunday demanding the immediate release of jailed journalists and activists in ... 

• African leaders urge ICC to transfer charges

  African leaders on Monday asked the International Criminal Court to transfer charges against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to the Kenyan legal ... 

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  In Ethiopia, African Union celebrates 50 years

  The African Union on Saturday marked 50 years since the founding of a continentwide organization that helped liberate Africa from colonial masters and ... 

• African Union: South Sudan to restart pumping oil

  South Sudan will restart pumping oil in two weeks and will export it as soon as it's technically possible, the African Union said Tuesday, in a deal ... 

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  Ethiopian leader very present 6 months after death

  Ethiopia's long-ruling leader died half a year ago, but it seems Meles Zenawi still holds on to power. In the capital, his face looks down from ... 

• Congo neighbors agree not to support armed groups

  Eleven African countries signed a United Nations-drafted peace deal on Sunday to stabilize the troubled Central African country of Congo, where rebels ... 

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  African leaders meet in Ethiopia amid Mali crisis

  African leaders met in the Ethiopian capital Sunday for talks dominated by the conflict in Mali as well as lingering territorial issues between the ... 

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  France says Africans need to take lead in Mali

  France's foreign minister said Saturday that "our African friends need to take the lead" in a military intervention to oust extremists from power in ... 

• Ethiopian Air grounds Boeing 787s as precaution

  Ethiopian Airlines on Thursday grounded its four Boeing 787 Dreamliners following a decision by the Federal Aviation Administration to take the planes ...