Ethiopia ratifies Nile accord opposed by Egypt
Ethiopia's parliament on Thursday ratified an accord that replaces colonial-era deals that awarded Egypt and Sudan the majority of the world's longest ...

Egypt warns all options open for Ethiopia Nile dam
Egypt's president on Monday hardened his stance against Ethiopia and its construction of a Nile dam, warning that "all options are open" in dealing ...
Correction: Ethiopia-Nile Dam story
In a story May 31 about the detention of an Ethiopian journalist, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the writer was "near" the Grand ...

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: Egypt attack proposals 'day dreaming'
Egyptian officials tried to cool tensions with Ethiopia Wednesday over the new Nile River dam project by highlighting its "neighborliness" as the ...

Egyptian politicians: Sabotage Ethiopia's new dam
Politicians meeting with Egypt's president on Monday proposed hostile acts against Ethiopia, including backing rebels and carrying out sabotage, to ...
Official: Dam will not significantly affect Egypt
An independent panel of experts has concluded that the country's multi-billion dollar hydropower dam being built on the Nile River will not ...
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 ...
More than 23K refugees flee South Sudan conflict
More than 23,500 people have fled fighting in South Sudan's Jonglei state and sought refuge in neighboring countries of Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia, ...
Ethiopia diverts flow of Blue Nile, fears in Egypt
Ethiopia is starting to divert the flow of the Blue Nile to construct a giant dam that is raising fears in Nile-dependent and water-starved Egypt.
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 ...

Kerry makes 1st official sub-Saharan Africa trip
Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it ...

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 celebrates 50th year
African nations this week mark the 50th year since the founding of a continentwide organization that spearheaded efforts to liberate Africa from ...
Ethiopian gov't minister, businessmen arrested
An Ethiopian court ruled Tuesday that prosecutors have two weeks to finalize corruption charges against two dozen people who have been arrested, ...
Group: 10,000 dissidents detained in Eritrea
Eritrea's government has jailed about 10,000 dissidents without charge or trial over the years, a rights group said in report Thursday, describing the ...
Tilahun Regassa wins Rotterdam Marathon
Tilahun Regassa led an Ethiopian 1-2 to win the Rotterdam Marathon on Sunday, breaking away around six kilometers from the line to finish alone in ...
Korir wins men's title at cross country worlds
Japhet Kipyegon Korir of Kenya beat defending champion Imane Merga of Ethiopia to win the men's race Sunday at the IAAF cross country world ...
Researchers find German-made spyware across globe
The discovery of a group of servers linked to an elusive espionage campaign is providing new details about a high-tech piece of spy software that some ...
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 ...

Ethiopia elects new leader for Orthodox church
Ethiopia's orthodox church has elected a new leader of the influential body in the predominantly Christian nation. Abune Matias, 71, was Thursday ...

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 ...
UN chief heads to Ethiopia, UAE and Europe
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is heading to Ethiopia to attend the signing of a peace agreement in Congo and will then visit the United Arab ...
US eyes drone base in Africa with al-Qaida in mind
Plans to base unarmed American surveillance drones in the African nation of Niger highlight the Obama administration's growing concern about extremist ...