South Africa’s ex-leader turns himself in for prison term
NKANDLA, South Africa — Former South African president Jacob Zuma turned himself over to police early Thursday to begin serving
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Egypt notified that Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam
Egypt’s irrigation minister said on Monday he had received official notice from Ethiopia that it had begun filling the reservoir
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UN: Over 400,000 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray face famine now
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations said Friday that more than 400,000 people in Ethiopia’s crisis-wracked Tigray region are now
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Ethiopia’s Tigray leaders demands troop withdrawals for ceasefire talks
ADDIS ABABA, July 4 – Ethiopia’s Tigray region wants a full withdrawal of troops from Eritrea and the neighboring state
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Sudan floats currency, part of measures to overhaul economy
CAIRO — Sudan took the unprecedented but expected step of floating its currency Sunday, meeting a major demand by international
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Somali security forces fire on protest over delayed election
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Security forces in Somalia’s capital fired on hundreds of people protesting the delay of the country’s election on
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‘Horrible’: Witnesses recall massacre in Ethiopian holy city
NAIROBI, Kenya — Bodies with gunshot wounds lay in the streets for days in Ethiopia’s holiest city. At night, residents
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UAE dismantles Eritrea base as it pulls back after Yemen war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates— The United Arab Emirates is dismantling parts of a military base it runs in the East
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Somalia’s problems are much deeper than a failed leader
Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo may have promised many things when he became Somalia president on February 8, 2017. However, the one
Read moreEthiopia confirms rapes ‘without a doubt’ in Tigray conflict
NAIROBI–— Rape has occurred “conclusively and without a doubt” in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, the country’s minister for women said
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