Africa

Two convicted Ethiopian war criminals are likely to finally leave the Italian embassy in the capital, Addis Ababa, after taking refuge there for almost 30 years. Berhanu Bayeh and Addis Tedla, two senior officials of…
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People in the Central African Republic (CAR) have voted in an election overshadowed by violence between government and rebel forces. President Faustin-Archange Touadéra is seeking a second term and has accused his…
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Central African Republic authorities have accused a former president of an attempted coup, as a coalition of rebel groups combined against the government. It said forces loyal to François Bozizé were near the city of…
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When the Ghanaian government agreed to coordinate with Shenzen Energy Group, a Chinese energy company, to build a 7,000-megawatt coal power plant in the country's Ekumfi district, Chibeze Ezekiel was concerned. He knew the proposed…
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Continued fighting in many parts of Ethiopia's Tigray region is hindering efforts to deliver aid, the UN says. Millions of people are said to be running out of food and medicines. UN officials told AFP there…
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Thousands of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia's conflict-hit northern region of Tigray have run out of food, the UN's refugee agency, UNHCR, has said. It appealed for urgent access to the region to provide emergency…
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The United Nations has expressed concern about possible war crimes ahead of a threat by the Ethiopian army to start an assault on the northern Tigray region's capital. Fighting between Ethiopia's central government and forces in Tigray…
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The leader of Ethiopia's Tigray region has rejected the prime minister's ultimatum to surrender by Wednesday and has pledged to fight on in the conflict engulfing the north of the country. Debretsion Gebremichael denied federal…
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Ethiopia's prime minister has given forces in the northern region of Tigray 72 hours to surrender as government troops advance on the capital, Mekelle. Abiy Ahmed told Tigrayan leaders they were "at a point of no return". The Tigray…
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The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has denied accusations made by Ethiopia's army chief that he helped to procure weapons for the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). The TPLF is fighting…
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