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 Nile flow, Egypt says no impact
Ethiopia started to divert the flow of the Blue Nile river to construct a giant dam on Tuesday, according to its state media, in a move that could ...
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 ...

Ethiopian marathon runner honors Boston victims
The winner of the men's race at the Boston Marathon says he is returning his winner's medal to honor the city and those killed and injured in the ...

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 ...
Ethiopian Air wants compensation for 787 grounding
The chief executive of Ethiopian Airlines said Tuesday that his company will seek compensation from Boeing for the grounding of its 787 Dreamliner ...

Ethiopia flies first Dreamliner since grounding
A Boeing 787 operated by Ethiopian Airlines flew from Ethiopia to Kenya's capital Saturday, the first commercial flight since air safety authorities ...
Ethiopian Airlines readies grounded 787 for flight
The chief executive of Ethiopian Airlines says it is seeking approval from America's Federal Aviation Administration and from Boeing to put its ...

After finish, bombs shatter Boston Marathon
Two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon finish line Monday about three hours after Lelisa Desisa and Rita Jeptoo crossed it to win the race.
Egypt's president in Sudan to improve ties
Egypt's president began a two-day visit to Sudan on Thursday aimed at boosting cooperation after deteriorating relations between the two nations under ...
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 ...