A picture of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo, Norway.
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The prime minister may have won the Nobel Peace Prize but he has failed to quell the violence in his own backyard
Millions of people in the Horn of Africa lack safe, reliable and affordable water throughout the year.
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Drought-driven humanitarian emergencies can be prevented if groundwater is reliably made available at strategic locations.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
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Abiy Ahmed was awarded the prize for efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea.
Residents of Sake in the Democratic Republic of Congo leave their homes to avoid clashes between rebels and government forces.
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More than two out of three displaced people are not refugees, but remain within their own country.
A female Aedes albopictus mosquito feeding on a human host.
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While no deaths have been reported in Ethiopia so far, outbreaks of the mosquito-borne disease spread rapidly and have severe impacts on public health.
Sunset over Omo River valley in southern Ethiopia.
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Prospective investors have the task of turning round an industry beset by technical challenges and incomplete planning
Efforts to stop gender-based violence must include men and women.
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There are a number of effective interventions to prevent gender-based violence among adult women and men at risk of HIV infection. But little is known about the effectiveness of these in young people.
A woman holds the flags of the African Union and Ethiopia during celebrations to mark the Ethiopian New Year
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Amid New Year celebrations in Ethiopia, questions still linger around the possibility for sustained peace and stability.
Ethiopia’s national carrier is a key link between China and Africa.
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The aviation ambitions of several African countries are linked to Chinese investment.
Women fetching water from a borehole drilled by an aid foundation in Babile, Ethiopia.
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Parts of Ethiopia will likely be hotter, drier, and more water stressed - with consequences for human and economic development.
Trachoma can lead to blindness if left untreated.
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Trachoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness.
A woman shelters in a church in the Central African Republic after deadly 2014 attacks involving Muslim and Christian fighters.
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Bad governance and political manoeuvring increase the risk of communal conflicts
The government of President Idriss Deby in Chad blocked citizens’ internet access for 16 months.
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Social media is shaping Africa’s political engagement in diverse and complex ways.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s notion of “medemer” could have united Ethiopians, but seems to have failed.
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Politicians, activists and media outlets continue to deconstruct old narratives and perpetuate new grievances. Nobody, however, is as busy reconstructing a new, inclusive story.
The thread that holds Ethiopia together could be unravelling.
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Calls for secession in Ethiopia could destabilise the entire nation.
Young men in the traditional attire of southern Ethiopia’s Sidama people.
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The already extremely fragile political condition cannot handle any further instability and chaos.
An Eritrean migrant leaves a detention facility near Nitzana in the Negev Desert in Israel, near border with Egypt.
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The flow of unaccompanied minors from Eritrea has become the subject of international concern.
Parliament House of Ghana.
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Ghana is taking advantage of its strategic location in Africa
Digitisation includes the delivery of agronomic advice and information via text messaging and interactive voice response.
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There have been some positive strides made in getting smallholders involved in digital agriculture in Africa
Street life, Addis Ababa.
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Development should not be pursued at the expense of the very people who helped to create value and meaning in the city.