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Over 800,000 have fled southern Ethiopia due to violence, report says
Jul 04, 2018 12:21More than 800,000 people have been forced from their homes due to a new wave of inter-ethnic violence that has been in place in southern Ethiopia since June, according to a joint report by the United Nations and the Ethiopian government.
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Nine killed amid increasing ethnic violence in Ethiopia
Jun 28, 2018 14:05The number of people killed in Ethiopia's western Benishangul-Gumuz region has risen to nine since unrest erupted on Monday, officials said.
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Several killed in blast at rally supporting new Ethiopian PM
Jun 23, 2018 05:18Several people have been killed and injured in an explosion at a rally attended by thousands in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa.
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South Sudan president, rebel leader in Ethiopia for talks
Jun 20, 2018 10:12South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar has arrived in Ethiopia for a face-to-face meeting with his arch-rival, President Salva Kiir, for the first time in two years in an effort to negotiate an end to a five-year-old civil war.
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Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan in dispute over dam on Nile
May 09, 2018 04:02Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have failed to reach a deal on the distribution of water from the Nile River.
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Over 1,100 arrested under Ethiopia state of emergency
Apr 01, 2018 02:23More than 1,100 people have been arrested in Ethiopia since the nation declared a state of emergency following the prime minister's resignation last month.
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Ethiopia to swear in new prime minister on April 2
Mar 30, 2018 02:56Ethiopia's Prime Minister-elect Abiye Ahmed will be sworn in on Monday, its parliament said, after the ruling coalition chose him to succeed Hailemariam Desalegn as its chairperson.
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Ethiopia ruling coalition to nominate new prime minister
Mar 05, 2018 15:37Ethiopia's ruling coalition is expected to meet this week to choose a new prime minister, most likely from the populous Oromo ethnic group to try and dampen the discontent behind recent anti-government demonstrations.
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Ethiopia says state of emergency will last six months
Feb 17, 2018 12:12A state of emergency imposed by Ethiopia after the prime minister resigned will last six months, the defense minister says.
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Ethiopian PM resigns 'to enable reform'
Feb 16, 2018 04:32Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn suddenly resigned on Thursday in what he described as a bid to smooth reforms, following years of violent unrest that threatened the ruling party’s hold on Africa’s second most populous nation.