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Ethiopia's Boeing 737 crashes, killing all 157 people aboard
Mar 10, 2019 10:32An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet to Nairobi crashed early on Sunday with 149 passengers and eight crew members aboard, the airline said, and there were no survivors, according to the state broadcaster.
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Ethiopia appoints Africa's only female president
Oct 26, 2018 05:05Ethiopia has appointed a woman to the largely ceremonial position of president for the first time, further increasing female representation in the government of Africa's second most populous nation.
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At least 23 die in weekend of ethnic violence in Ethiopia
Sep 17, 2018 11:43A police source says at least 23 people were killed in a weekend of violence targeting minorities in the ethnic Oromo heartland near Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa.
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Leaders of Ethiopia, Eritrea sign peace accord amid warming relations
Sep 17, 2018 07:30Leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea have signed a peace agreement amid warming relations between the two formerly warring African neighbors.
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Landslide kills 12, injures 4 in southern Ethiopia
Sep 05, 2018 04:06Heavy rains triggered a landslide in southern Ethiopia on Tuesday, killing 12 people and "severely injuring" another four.
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Ethiopia’s violence kills civilians, displaces thousands
Aug 07, 2018 03:26Violence in Ethiopia's eastern Somali region has reportedly left an unknown number of civilians dead and thousands of others displaced over the weekend.
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Eritrean airline makes first flight to Ethiopia in 20 years
Aug 04, 2018 11:49Eritrea's national airline has made its first commercial flight in two decades to Addis Ababa, the capital of neighboring Ethiopia, the latest step in a surprise peace process between the former foes that began just two months ago.
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Thousands of Ethiopians stage funeral for mega dam engineer
Jul 30, 2018 06:42Ethiopia staged the funeral on Sunday of the chief engineer of a controversial project to dam the Blue Nile, who was shot dead this week, state media reported.
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Eritrea reopens embassy in Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa
Jul 16, 2018 08:17Eritrea has reopened its embassy in Ethiopia after the two African neighbors agreed to end two decades of hostility over of a bloody border war and begin a new era in their relations.
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Eritrea president arrives in Ethiopia for peace talks
Jul 14, 2018 07:30Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki arrived in Ethiopia on Saturday for a historic visit to cement peace less than a week after the two nations declared an end to a two-decade conflict between the two countries.