Central Island, the breeding ground of what was once the world’s largest population of Nile Crocodile.
Sean Avery
Lake Turkana’s status as a World Heritage Site hasn’t protected it from environmental threats.
Ethiopia and Eritrea could strike a peace deal.
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If peace is achieved between Ethiopia and Eritrea, it will help stabilise the Horn of Africa, and the broader East Africa region.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed minutes before an explosion.
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The grenade attack shows that opponents are threatened by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s progress.
Thousands of Amharas have been evicted and displaced from various ethnic regions in Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia’s new premier has brought hope but he must address the eviction of ethnic Amharas.
People feel a real sense of community in slums like Kibera in Nairobi.
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Moving people without taking their social and economic concerns into consideration isn’t the way to deal with urban slums.
Ethiopian books and other materials, such as this ancient Bible, are in great demand.
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For Ethiopia, there is no connection between the Maqdala war in 1868 and the stolen treasures at Maqdala
There are still lingering questions hanging over Ethiopia’s Premier Abiy Ahmed.
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Ethiopia has taken time and listened to the new prime minister. Now he needs to convert his vision into concrete policies
Street-connected children use begging as a livelihood strategy.
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As Addis Ababa develops into a modern city, beggars are increasingly being treated like public nuisances and criminals.
Burundi’s Pierre Nkurunziza is one of many authoritarian African leaders.
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More leaders in more African countries will abolish term limits unless organisations like the African Union take action.
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We looked at ten countries in East Africa and found poverty and politics were much more important drivers of conflict and displacement than climate change.
Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at his swearing-in in Addis Ababa.
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Dr Abiy Ahmed has been sworn in as the new prime minister of Ethiopia. The youthful Oromo leader now faces the herculean task of uniting a divided country.
Mulatu Astatke.
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Veteran Ethiopian jazz musician Mulatu Astatke continues to have an extraordinary mobility and exposure to a wide range of musical sounds.
Protests are taking place in Ethiopia’s Amhara region an opposition stronghold.
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Ethiopia’s recent upheavals could potentially destabilise the entire Horn of Africa.
Universities shouldn’t ignore graduates once they leave the institution.
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Universities could mine alumni databases to improve individual institutions’ work - and raise funds.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
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The US Secretary of State’s mission to Africa will produce few benefits for the continent or for US-Africa relations.
Education empowers young people like Sarah Nasira, a Kenyan pupil leading a class.
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Authors Lutz and Klingholz explore how mass literacy became a revolution that changed the world.
Outgoing Ethiopian premier Hailemariam Desalegn.
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Now that Ethiopia’s prime minister has made public his intention to resign, can the country’s ruling coalition hold?
The River Nile flows through 11 African countries.
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One of the major scenes of a potential water crisis and conflict is the Nile River.
Andrey Lobachev
Hailie Selassie thought his country’s gold could rival the biggest deposits in the world. He may be proven right.
There are few hotels of an international standard in Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia must address hotel industry challenges to take advantage of its huge tourism potential.