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Ethiopia's emergency food aid to run out next month Ethiopia will run out of emergency food aid for 7.8 million people affected by drought at the end of this month, the UN has warned
| Mar.12 |
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Ethiopia rubbish landslide kills 48 in Addis Ababa
Map of Koshe Addis Ababa Ethiopia Dozens of people are still missing since the landslide on Saturday night at the Koshe landfill. A resident said 150 people were there at the time | |
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| Sep.5 |
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23 die in Ethiopia prison fire over weekend
The Kilinto prison on the outskirts of the capital, Addis Ababa, is where many opposition figures and journalists are held
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| Jul.26 |
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Obama in Ethiopia for key talks with regional leaders
| Apr.26 |
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London Marathon: Eliud Kipchoge and Tigist Tufa win |
| Apr.20 |
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Ethiopian wins Boston Marathon |
| Feb.1 |
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S Sudan foes agree to end conflict |
| Jan.11 |
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Fire damages historic hotel in Ethiopia
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| Dec.7 |
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African migrant boat capsizes off Yemen, 70 dead
Most of the migrants were from Ethiopia, and the small boat sank Sunday due to high winds and waves in the Red Sea
| Nov.8 |
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Ebola outbreak: Africa sets up $28.5m crisis fund |
| Jun.10 |
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S Sudan rivals 'vow to end fighting' |
| May.9 |
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South Sudan rivals agree peace deal
Map of Addis Ababa Ethiopia South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar have agreed a peace deal after a five-month conflict
| May.8 |
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Leaders to hold key S Sudan talks |
| Mar.6 |
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Malaria spreads to higher altitudes |
| Feb.16 |
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Co-pilot hijacks plane, flies to Geneva, seeks asylum An Ethiopian Airlines plane en route from Addis Ababa to Rome has been forced to land after being hijacked. One hijacker has been arrested
| Jan.23 |
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South Sudan, rebels reach ceasefire
The government and rebels signed a cease-fire deal in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, after more than a month of fighting
| Jan.3 |
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Direct talks due on S Sudan truce
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| Oct.12 |
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AU demands Kenyatta trial delay |
| Aug.28 |
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Ethiopian Jews migrate to Israel |
| Jun.10 |
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Egypt warning over Ethiopia Nile dam |
| Apr.26 |
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Boeing Dreamliner returns to service |
| Jan.26 |
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AU set to discuss Mali deployment
| Jan.5 |
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Sudan leaders back buffer zone The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan have reaffirmed their commitment to setting up a buffer zone on their shared border and resuming oil ex...
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| Sep.23 |
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Sudan and South Sudan hold talks
The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan have held direct talks in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa aimed at resolving long-running disputes
| Sep.1 |
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Leaders attending Meles funeral
African leaders are attending the state funeral in Addis Ababa of Ethiopia's long-serving Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died last month
| Aug.20 |
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Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi dies Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has died at the age of 57 in a hospital abroad, state media say, after weeks of illness | |
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| May.22 |
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Ethiopia votes in crunch election
| Apr.25 |
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Kebede ends Kenya's reign at London
| Mar.2 |
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Famine aid 'spent on weapons'
| Jan.24 |
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Ethiopian airliner crashes; 90 on board 
Lebanon: The Boeing 737-800 was thought to have gone down after takeoff from Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut at 2:27 a.m.. Eyewitnesses say they saw a ball of fire in the sky b... | |
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| May.19 |
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Ethiopian forces back in Somalia
Ethiopian forces returned to Somalia, some equipped with heavy artillery, seizing control of a Somali border town
| Feb.3 |
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No consensus on Africa unity plan
| Feb.2 |
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Gaddafi elected as next AU leader
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| Oct.1 |
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Ethiopia 'never-never land' of prisoners
| Aug.23 |
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Bekele storms to Olympic double. Beijing
| Jun.9 |
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'Everyone's starving' in Ethiopia
| May.26 |
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Court sentences Mengistu to death Supreme Court has sentenced former ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam, iin absentia, to death. He has lived in exile in Zimbabwe since 1991
| May.19 |
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Ethiopian millions 'risk hunger' Unicef: Six million children in Ethiopia are at risk of acute malnutrition following the failure of rains
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| Dec.19 |
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Ethiopia PM attacks UN on Somalia
| Sep.11 |
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Ethiopia rings in new Millennium
| Apr.29 |
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Rebels release 7 Chinese hostages
| Mar.13 |
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European hostages freed. Eritrea
| Mar.6 |
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Kidnapped Britons' vehicles found
| Jan.30 |
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AU fails to secure Somali force
| Jan.29 |
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African snub to Sudan over Darfur
| Jan.28 |
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Sudan under pressure at AU summit
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| Dec.24 |
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Ethiopia PM admits Somalia action
| Dec.22 |
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Ethiopian tanks heading to Somalia battle
| Dec.21 |
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Somalis 'at war' with Ethiopia Somalia: The leader of the Union of Islamic Courts says they are in a state of war with Ethiopia
| Dec.12 |
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Ex-dictator convicted of genocide Mengistu Haile Mariam was convicted in a rare case of an African strongman being called to account by his own country
| Dec.8 |
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Somalia militia fighting Ethiopian troops
| Aug.15 |
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Heavy rain mars rescue At least 125 people died when the Omo River burst its banks. Houses in villages were submerged
| Aug.6 |
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Dozens killed in floods
Flooding has killed at least 100 in the city of Dire Dawa after a river burst its banks and swept sleeping residents away
| Jul.20 |
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Ethiopia troops cross into Somalia
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| Dec.23 |
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Ethiopia troops leave tense border
| Aug.13 |
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Dibaba completes a unique double |
| Jun.10 |
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Prime Minister defends crackdown Meles Zenawi has defended a security crackdown which saw 26 protesters shot dead in the capital
| Jun.8 |
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At least 18 dead in clash
Map of Addis Ababa Ethiopia In a third day of unrest following a disputed election, protesters clash with security forces in Addis Ababa
| May.25 |
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Fresh aid sought for Darfur work |
| May.15 |
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Ethiopians flock to cast ballots
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| Aug.24 |
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Bekele leads Ethiopian romp |
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| Nov.11 |
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Famine threat to 15 million
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| Apr.26 |
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Hijackers surrender |
before year 2000
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| May. 24, 1993 |
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Independence of Eritrea The creation of modern day Eritrea is a result of the incorporation of Kingdoms and vassal states of the Ethiopian empire and the Ottoman Empire | |
| Jul. 23, 1892 |
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Haile Selassie born
Map of Ejersa Goro Ethiopia He was Ethiopia's regent from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He was a member of the Solomonic dynasty | |