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Ethiopia

Could cross country runners compete in the Winter Olympics?
5:44
Africa Climate Summit targets investment and expansion of renewable energy
5:34
Social media ban sparks deadly protests in Nepal
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50:18
Ethiopia to formally inaugurate massive and controversial Nile hydropower dam
5:34
Sweeping impacts of new Trump tariffs on global economy
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51:19
High rates of long-COVID identified in Ethiopia and Uganda
5:32
Out of Eden Walk Special
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49:03
Out of Eden Walk: first steps
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Far-right party wins state election in Germany
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48:57
Power dynamics in flux between Egypt, Somalia and Ethiopia
4:00
Climate change is increasing the threat of malaria, but one researcher is on the case
4:46
A back shot of a man wearing a bookbag and hat looking into a grass pathway
Out of Eden Walk
Out of Eden Walk: The first steps
Shukri Abasheikh, owner of Mogadishu Store, helps customer Gracia Mbula with a purchase in her store in Lewiston, Maine, on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023.
Violence
Lewiston mass shooting rattles local Somalis who came to Maine looking for safety 
portrait of nun reading a musical score
Music
The astonishing life and music of Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, the Ethiopian nun who has died at 99
Aïda Muluneh's "To pursue the ceaseless way," is exhibited on a bus stop in the Boston area. The photograph is part of "This is where I am," presented by New York-based Public Art Fund.
Aïda Muluneh’s public art photo exhibit is ‘a love letter to Ethiopia’
Facebook's Meta logo sign is seen at the company headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Oct. 28, 2021
Conflict & Justice
‘I hold Facebook directly responsible for my father’s murder’: Lawsuit alleges platform fueled violence in Ethiopia
Members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force hold national flags as they parade during a ceremony to remember those soldiers who died on the first day of the Tigray conflict, outside the city administration office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Thursday, Nov
Conflict & Justice
After 2 years of war, hope for peace in northern Ethiopia
Women participating in a program for survivors of sexual violence at Woldiya University in Woldiya, Ethiopia, Feb. 19, 2022.
Conflict
The fighting in northern Ethiopia cooled down months ago. But many survivors of sexual violence are only now receiving care.
Women praying inside a 13th-century rock-hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Feb. 16, 2022.
Conflict & Justice
Lalibela: A holy city in recovery amid ongoing conflict in Ethiopia
New civilian recruits for the FANO Amhara militia train at a stadium in Woldiya, Ethiopia, Feb. 20, 2022.
Conflict
Despite lull in fighting, ethnic militias in Amhara continue to mobilize
Priest Ayalew Setegn in front of the religious school, Amhara, Ethiopia, Feb.17, 2022
After months of fighting, Ethiopia’s Amhara region tries to recover from war
In this Tuesday, May 11, 2021, file photo, Ethiopian government soldiers ride in the back of a truck on a road leading to Abi Adi, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia.
Conflict & Justice
Fighting continues in Ethiopia amid UN call for human rights probe
Coronavirus Conversations
Coronavirus Conversations: The challenges of vaccinating people in conflict zones
A view of a tent camp set by migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere gathering at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus
Top of The World
EU officials accuse Belarus of creating a new migrant crisis
The exterior of Pfizer in Groton, Conn. Pfizer Inc.
Top of The World
Pfizer announces ‘highly effective’ pill to combat COVID
UN Human Rights Officer Charles Kwemoi, OHCHR regional representative Marcel Akpovo, EHRC Chief Commissioner Daniel Bekele and Director at the EHRC Albab Tesfaye, give a joint press conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Top of The World
Investigation into Ethiopian conflict reports human rights violations by all sides
People wade past a flooded area in Dipayal Silgadhi, Nepal.
Top of The World
Flooding and mudslides kill about 200 people in Nepal
Followers of Muqtada al-Sadr celebrate holding his posters, after the announcement of the results of the parliamentary elections in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq
Top of The World
Moqtada al-Sadr wins Iraq election
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is shown wearing a suit a face mask while walking next to First Lady Zinash Tayachew who is wearing a white and flower print dress.
Global Politics
Ethiopian PM begins 2nd term saying war exacts ‘heavy price’
A women is shown in the nearground carrying large sacks over her back and walking with a man in the distance carrying a large blue crate.
Top of The World
Ethiopia expels UN officials, accusing them of ‘meddling’ in the country’s internal affairs
Displaced Ethiopians from different towns in the Amhara region wait for aid distributions at a center for the internally displaced in Debark, in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. 
Violence
Ethiopia officials accuse Tigray rebels of massacre as conflict expands
A Taliban fighter stands guard over surrendered Afghan security members forces
Top of The World
Taliban takes over half of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals
Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is shown wearing traditional white robes while standing next to and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi wearing a suit.
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China holds high-level talks with the Taliban
Captured members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force are marched through the streets to prison under guard by Tigray Forces
Global Politics
‘Eritrean forces have to get out of Ethiopia,’ analyst says
Lieutenant-General Bacha Debele is show standing at a podium with his hand raised in soft focus with a guard in military fatigues is shown in focus and holding a large rifle.
Top of The World
A ‘sick joke’: Tigrayan forces reject ceasefire in Ethiopia’s embattled region
A destroyed tank sits by the side of a road leading to Abi Adi, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, May 11, 2021.
Conflict
Ethiopia’s federal government announces ceasefire as Tigray forces make gains in the region
A circular hole is shown in a in a glass windown with cracks radiating from the center and through the hole buildings can be seen.
Top of The World
Ethiopia declares ceasefire after Tigrayan fighters enter Mekelle
A group of people are shown waiting in line where plates of traditional Ethiopian food are being served.
Top of The World
Witnesses: Air raid kills dozens in Ethiopia’s Tigray
A woman argues over a pile of yellow lentils at a market.
Top of The World
Tigrayans say food is being used as a ‘weapon of war’
Technicians work at the Arak heavy water reactor's secondary circuit.
Conflict & Justice
US officials and signatories of the Iran deal to meet in Vienna next week
The British Embassy is shown in the distance through a closed metal gate with a Chinese paramilitary police officer standing guard.
China announces ban on British politicians, organizations
The Church of St. Mary of Zion in Axum is shown with its three rounded arcs with stain-glass windows and several people out from.
Conflict
Amnesty report describes Axum massacre in Ethiopia’s Tigray
A huge flag of Ethiopia waves with people sitting underneath it
Food
In Ethiopia, a taste of home for displaced Yemenis
Ethiopian American Musician Meklit Hadero hosts an ongoing series at The World about stories of music and migration.
Movement
Ethiopian American musician Meklit Hadero: ‘We use music to talk about the things that are hard to talk about’
Refugees who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region arrive on the banks of the Tekeze River on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in Hamdayet, eastern Sudan, Nov. 21, 2020. Huge unknowns persist in the deadly conflict, but details of the involvement of nei
Conflict
Tigray region faces deteriorating crisis 3 months into conflict
A doctor wearing a plaid shirt and slacks leans over a patient in a blue metal bed.
Refugees
From Sudan, Ethiopian refugees tell their stories
Three Ethiopian travelers sit inside a blue bus with white-bordered windows, saying goodbye to someone whose arms rest on the window frame.
Borders
Tensions mount at Sudan-Ethiopia border as refugees flee Tigray conflict 
Tigray refugee children sing and dance inside a tent run by UNICEF for children's activities, in Umm Rakouba refugee camp in Qadarif, eastern Sudan, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020.
Displacement
Ethiopians struggle to reach loved ones inside the Tigray region
Passengers walk through a bus station in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Nov. 6, 2020.
Conflict
Ethiopians from conflict-torn Tigray region say they face ethnic profiling
Samples of a COVID-19 vaccine produced by Sinopharm subsidiary CNBG are displayed near a 3D model of a coronavirus during a trade fair in Beijing on Sept. 6, 2020.
Top of The World
UAE reports success with Sinopharm vaccine; Ethiopia rejects Tigray probes; EU plans to tighten Turkey sanctions
Several young people are shown in shadow standing with the sun setting behind them in the distance.
Conflict & Justice
UN: Ethiopia’s conflict has ‘appalling impact on civilians’
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, left, is shown the way by Chinese President Xi Jinping before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing,China, April 24, 2019.
On China's New Silk Road
As Ethiopia’s civil conflict intensifies, the future for Chinese investment is uncertain
(Clockwise from top left) Meklit Hadero in red lighting, Sinkane stsnding in front of wooden wall, Diana Gameros standing in front of a brick wall and Hello Psychaleppo looking down at a keyboard.
Movement
Four musicians grapple with the same question: What is home?
A person prepares to throw a rock during clashes between security forces and protesters supporting opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine, in downtown Kampala, Uganda, Nov. 18, 2020.
Top of The World
Dozens killed in Uganda political violence; WHO chief accused of supporting Tigray rebels; Mexico passes 100,000 COVID-19 deaths
People walk past Pfizer world headquarters in New York City, Nov. 9, 2020.
Top of The World
Pfizer vaccine trial shows 95% success rate; US to cut troop levels in Afghanistan, Iraq; FAA clears 737 Max to fly
Top of The World
Early Moderna data shows coronavirus vaccine 94.5% effective; Violence in Ethiopia threatening international conflict; 15 Asia-Pacific economies sign RCEP
Conflict & Justice
Ethiopia’s Tigray leader confirms firing missiles at Eritrea
Several people are shown standing and sitting at a tea room with several wearing face masks.
Conflict & Justice
As Ethiopia’s conflict rages, ethnic targeting turns deadly
A woman sells balloons near a giant TV screen broadcasting news of US President-elect Joe Biden delivering his speech, at a shopping mall in Beijing, Nov. 8, 2020.
Top of The World
China congratulates Biden; UN issues warning on Tigray; Ghana’s Jerry Rawlings passes away
A man is shown wearing a face mask and holding a magazine with dozens of other magazines for sale and set on the ground.
Conflict & Justice
Ethiopia’s conflict spills over border as thousands flee