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'Killing without any reason': Deaths in rural Ethiopia spark outcry
The violence is unfolding ahead of elections next year in one of the country's most volatile and ethnically diverse areas: the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region.
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Ramaphosa congratulates Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed for Nobel Peace Prize win
Norwegian Nobel Committee explained that the award was for Ahmed's success in forging relations with Ethiopia’s neighbour, Eritrea, once a bitter enemy.
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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for “his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea”.
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who made peace with bitter foe Eritrea, has been awarded the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Odds favour Greta Thunberg for Peace Prize, but experts sceptical
Online betting sites like Ladbrokes now put her as favourite to win what is perhaps the world's most prestigious prize.
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Attacks kill 22 in Ethiopia's Amhara region - party official
Ethiopia’s northern state of Amhara has been a flashpoint for tensions following the violence that killed dozens of people in June.
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Going green: Ethiopia's bid to plant four billion trees
Ethiopia plans to plant a mind-boggling four billion trees by October, as part of a global movement to restore forests to help fight climate change and protect resources.
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Ethiopia to send 50,000 workers to UAE
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that under the deal, 50,000 workers would be sent to UAE in the 2019/2020 fiscal year.
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Ethiopia holds funeral service for murdered army chief
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wept and mourners wailed as the coffin of Seare Mekonnen, draped in the Ethiopian flag, was carried to the front of a room filled with soldiers in military fatigues, in footage carried by state media.
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Sudan forces arrest protest leaders after deadly crackdown
It comes just days after Monday's crackdown by men in military fatigues on a weeks-long sit-in that left dozens of demonstrators dead.
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Ethiopia PM presses plan to return displaced people after violence
Abiy Ahmed, who took office in April 2018, has won international plaudits for announcing bold reform pledges, but the blossoming of political freedoms over the past year has been accompanied by a surge in ethnic violence.
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Ethiopia hosts $173,000-a-seat dinner to beautify capital
The state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate published pictures of diners, some wearing tuxedos, seated at a long rose-covered banquet table.
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Kenya, Somalia to 'work towards peace' in sea border spat
This came after Kenya accused Somalia of selling oil and gas blocks at a London auction, despite a pending delineation case before the International Court of Justice.
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Ethiopia PM meets opposition parties, promises fair elections
Abiy Ahmed has turned national politics on its head since coming to power in April by welcoming back exiled opposition and separatist groups.
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Ethiopia chooses dissident to head vote board as PM presses reforms
The job went to Birtukan Mideksa just weeks after she returned from the United States under an amnesty announced by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
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Ethiopia arrests senior military and intelligence officers
The arrests are a rare move against the country's powerful security apparatus.
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Ethiopia's PM says soldiers who marched on palace sought to 'abort reforms'
Several hundred armed soldiers descended on the palace on 10 October and met Abiy Ahmed in what the government initially said was a bid to press for a rise in pay.
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Ethiopia creates 'Peace Ministry' to tackle violence in sweeping reshuffle
Some analysts criticised the new body’s composition saying it was dominated by the security services and lacked civilian input.
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Ethiopian PM meets with soldiers demanding pay rises - TV
Speaking to ETV and other state-affiliated media after the meeting, the 42-year-old prime minister did not mention an agreement but said he had listened to the soldiers.
