An Ethiopan soldier mans a position near Zala Anbesa in the northern Tigray region of the country, about 1,6 kilometres from the Eritrean border.
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Conflict between Eritrea and Tigray has long represented a destabilising fault line for Ethiopia as well as for the wider region.
Ethiopian refugees fleeing fighting in Tigray province queue to receive supplies at the Um Rakuba camp in Sudan’s eastern Gedaref province.
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The standoff between Abiy Ahmed and the armed forces in Tigray has already caused thousands to flee their homes.
Thousands of Ethiopian refugees have fled the violence, crossing into neighbouring Sudan.
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As ever, civilians are caught in the middle of warring ethnic groups in this strife-torn region of Ethiopia.
Ethiopian soldiers in 2005 on a hilltop outpost overlooking the northern town of Badme, in the Tigray region.
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The Ethiopian premier is manipulating ethnic rivalries to shift the agenda from democratic reform to authoritarianism.
Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed (centre) pictured outside his office awaiting dignitaries in February 2020.
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The tensions that had been simmering between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and the Abiy administration eventually boiled over.
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As political and military actions escalate, there is an immediate need for de-escalation and dialogue to promote peaceful resolution.
Around 25,000 Ethiopians fleeing conflict in the Tigray region have crossed into neighbouring Sudan.
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Food security in Tigray was becoming critical even before the current armed conflict.
It has long been recognised that mental disorders can run in families. And often members of such families differ in their symptoms.
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Research on the genetic basis of mental illness has so far largely excluded anyone who is not of European heritage.
A man is chasing away a swarm of desert locusts early in the morning, on May 21, 2020 in Samburu County, Kenya.
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The best option to manage desert locusts is to manage them at their breeding sites with sustainable options, such as biopesticides.
A man enters a polling station for Tigray’s regional elections, which Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed deemed illegal.
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Crisis grips Ethiopia as political divisions spill over into armed conflict and potential civil war looms.
Cairo, Egypt.
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Treaties are needed to govern water resource allocation in the Nile basin region. For this to happen it’s critical to have accurate data on how much water there is.
The famed singer Baxsan in her later years.
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Baxsan’s tumultuous six-decade journey as a singer was irrevocably tied to Somalia’s national identity and cultural history.
In South-East Asia the Anopheles stephensi spreads malaria in many cities.
This invasive mosquito thrives in the type of habitat commonly found in urban areas. This means that malaria could become more prevalent in African cities.
Mathari Hospital is the only psychiatric hospital in Kenya.
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The global cost of lost productivity due to depression and anxiety disorders is jarring. Around 4.7 billion days of productivity a year are lost.
A maize farmer in Kenya surveys his degraded land.
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Regreening Africa works directly with 500,000 households to restore one million hectares of agricultural land.
African leaders blunt the transformative power of smartphones through censorship and internet shutdowns.
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The full benefits of digital democracy are being thwarted by digital exclusion that is driven by the high cost of data.
Workey Tadele, a radio operator, at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam near Guba in Ethiopia in December 2019.
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America has historically been a strong Ethiopia ally, but this latest move to withhold foreign direct assistance has thrown its loyalty into question.
Watering plants in Ethioipa: how young lives have been affected by COVID-19.
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New survey shows the impact of coronavirus lockdowns on young people in Vietnam, India, Ethiopia and Peru.
Construction workers stand next to rock wall at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia on December 26, 2019.
Despite previous threats by Egypt of military action, a war of over the Nile waters is not a serious possibility.
The High Dam in Aswan, Egypt.
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An historical perspective on the politics, dominance and conflicts over the dams on the Nile is useful.