Ethiopian migrants stranded in Saudi Arabia arrive at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2021.
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More than half a million Ethiopian migrants have been deported from Saudi Arabia since 2017.
African civet.
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Ethiopia’s civet producers could benefit greatly if the industry were properly regulated and commercialised.
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Eight countries are projected to be behind 50% of the growth in population over the next three decades. Five are in Africa.
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Conflict is prevalent in the region characterised by harsh climate, vast wilderness and low levels of development.
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High intensity rain has actually increased, which is topping up underground water stores.
A woman at a camp for those displaced by drought in Baidoa, Somalia, in September 2022.
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States with more capacity, more political inclusion and that make good use of foreign aid tend to see better outcomes.
A damaged tank on the road north of Mekelle, the capital of Tigray, in February 2021.
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The African Union needs to launch a credible, robust mediation process with mutually accepted mediators.
Protesters in the UK demonstrate against Ethiopia’s Tigray war in October 2022.
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Leaders at the centre of the Ethio-Tigray war don’t believe in equal partnership. In their political cultures, winners take all.
The unfolding crisis will only worsen the situation in Tigray.
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Since the war broke out, some healthcare workers have lost their jobs, others have been displaced, wounded, threatened or killed.
People in Luhansk watch Vladimir Putin tell them they have become part of the Russian Federation.
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History tells us that non-recognition works and that simply accepting illegal invasions sets a dangerous precedent.
Bosaso has become a major export hub since security improved in Somalia’s Puntland region.
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A modern port raises Puntland’s stake within the fragmented political landscape of Somalia and prevents traders from seeking alternatives.
The Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu where a 30-hour Al-Shabaab siege left 21 people dead in August 2022.
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Al-Shabaab’s evolution over nearly two decades has been centred around three major goals.
The sluice gates open at the Owen Falls dam across the White Nile in Uganda on 14 October 1962.
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The mega dam in Jinja was meant to give Uganda energy independence, but this was constrained by Britain’s agricultural interests in Egypt.
A container ship docks at the Lamu Port in Kenya.
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Mega infrastructure projects entrench existing inequalities when they ignore the economic realities of vulnerable groups.
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His songs about the rights of the Oromo people in Ethiopia lifted the spirits of a downtrodden people and his death shook the nation.
Dubai-based port operator DP World and the Government of Somaliland, opened a container terminal at Berbera Port in June 2021. Photo by ED RAM/AFP via
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The project promises improved living condition for citizens and fosters ambition for international recognition.
Eritrean refugee children in Ethiopia.
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Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia are caught in a conflict in a country that was supposed to provide them refuge.
A view of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a massive hydropower plant built on the River Nile.
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The dam has helped to shift longstanding power relationships and could pave the way for more cooperation among all the countries that depend on the Nile.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L).
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Five essential reads on Russia’s relationship with Africa.
Oromo women protest against Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed over violence in their homeland in 2020.
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Ethiopia’s largest region is pushing for self-determination - it hasn’t gone down well with Abiy Ahmed’s vision of a centralised state.