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Landlocked Ethiopia wants better sea access: a port deal with neighbours could benefit the region

Ethiopia’s access to the coast has occupied the minds of the country’s rulers since time immemorial. This is because being landlocked undermines Ethiopia’s ability to grow its economy, develop its military (navy force) and exert influence across the Horn of Africa.

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The U.N. says at least 183 people have been killed in Ethiopia over Amhara region unrest since July

The United Nations human rights office says at least 183 people have been killed in clashes in Ethiopia’s Amhara region since July as Amhara fighters resist efforts by the federal government to disband them

The Independent UK

More than 180 killed in clashes in Ethiopia’s Amhara region since July, says UN

At least 183 people have been killed since July in clashes in Ethiopia's Amhara region, the United Nations said Tuesday as it appealed for the killings, violence and rights abuses to end.

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Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resume negotiations over a disputed dam

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have resumed their years-long negotiations over the controversial dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River’s main tributary

The Independent UK

Ethiopia's Shankule and Gebreslase win marathon gold and silver in Budapest

Amane Beriso Shankule led an Ethiopian one and two on Saturday in the women's marathon at the world athletics championships in Budapest.

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Ethiopia and Egypt among countries invited to join BRICS bloc

In tonight's edition: Ethiopia and Egypt are among the six developing nations that have been invited to join the BRICS bloc. And Algeria sends an envoy to Niger for diplomatic talks with the military junta as the regional ECOWAS bloc grows increasingly frustrated with negotiations. Finally, despite an economic crisis…

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‘A wall of BRICS’: The significance of adding six new members to the bloc

Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE invited to join the grouping of top emerging economies.

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Brics expansion: six more nations are set to join – what they’re buying into

One key outcome of the 15th Brics summit, hosted by South Africa, is the decision to invite six more countries to join the group with effect from January 2024. They are Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. All six had applied for membership. The enlargement…

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BRICS now a non-western grouping with the induction of six more member nations

BRICS expands to 11 members, strengthening its position as a global grouping. New members from Middle East, Africa, South America chosen, sending message of multipolarity. India took lead in drafting criteria, most new members strategic partners. Expansion sends message against US sanctions, energy players join. BRICS now a recognised global…

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Scores of women and girls were sexually assaulted after peace deal in Ethiopia's Tigray, study shows

A new study of medical records shows that at least 128 women and girls were sexually assaulted in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region even after a peace agreement ended a two-year conflict there

The Independent UK

Brics club invites six new members in bid to reshape global order

Brics leaders on Thursday announced the admission of six new countries from next year as the club of large and populous emerging economies seeks to reshape the global order.

Radio France Internationale

Ethiopia's Amhara crisis: Abiy's political failures threaten a return to war

The federal government of Ethiopia declared a state of emergency in Amhara region on 4 August 2023. A special session of parliament endorsed this decision, placing the administration of the country’s second largest region under the military. This followed clashes between federal troops and Amhara forces resisting a government order…

The Conversation

BRICS agrees to welcome six new members, says PM Modi

BRICS expansion to include six new members: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia. Expansion will take effect from January 1, 2024

The Hindu

Ethiopia to investigate report of killings of its nationals at the Saudi-Yemen border

The Ethiopian government said it will investigate a report of killings of hundreds its nationals at the Yemen-Saudi border. A Saudi government official rejected the Human Rights Watch report.

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Ethiopia unveils joint Saudi probe into alleged migrant killings

Ethiopia will launch a joint investigation with Saudi Arabia into a Human Rights Watch report accusing the kingdom's border guards of killing hundreds of Ethiopian migrants, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.

The Independent UK

‘Possibly thousands’ of unarmed migrants slaughtered with machine guns by Saudi border guards – report

‘They fired on us like rain. When I remember, I cry,’ says a young Ethiopian woman

Evening Standard

Saudi Arabia border guards ‘regularly open fire on migrants and have killed hundreds’ - report

Border guards in Saudi Arabia fired machine guns and launched mortars at Ethiopians trying to cross into the kingdom from Yemen, likely killing hundreds of the unarmed migrants in recent years, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Monday.

France 24

Crimes ‘beyond imagination’: Saudi border guards killed hundreds of migrants, HRW report says

Between March 2022 and June 2023, Saudi border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants attempting to cross the border from Yemen into the oil-rich kingdom, according to a new Human Rights Watch report released on Monday. The report comes as Saudi Arabia implements an anti-migrant policy at home and a…

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‘Fired on like rain’: Saudi border guards accused of mass killings of Ethiopians

Report by Human Rights Watch details alleged attacks using explosive weapons and small arms on Saudi Arabia-Yemen border

The Hindu

Hassan shows spirit to reach 1500m world final

Ethiopia-born 5,000m/10,000m Olympic champion Sifan Hassan showed fighting spirit to ease into the final, timing a season’s best 3min 55.48sec to finish third in her semi-final behind winner Faith Kipyegon and Diribe Welteji of Ethiopia.

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‘Humans everywhere’: lions cling on in Ethiopia’s last patches of wilderness

‘It’s not just the lions that are under pressure, it’s biodiversity in general,’ warn conservationists, amid a rapidly expanding human population

The Guardian - UK

Airstrike in Ethiopia’s Amhara region kills at least 26 people

Residents say attack on town square in Finote Selam targeted ethnic Fano militia but civilians were also hit

The Independent UK

Lawyers and witnesses say Ethiopian police have arrested hundreds during state of emergency

Lawyers and witnesses say authorities in Ethiopia are carrying out mass arrests of hundreds, even thousands, of people in the capital after deadly unrest in the country’s Amhara region

The Independent UK

LGBTQ+ people in Ethiopia blame attacks on their community on inciteful and lingering TikTok videos

Members of Ethiopia’s LGBTQ+ community say they face a wave of online harassment and physical attacks and blame much of it on the social media platform TikTok

Radio France Internationale

Ethiopia's Amhara region under curfew as government drives back militia

Six cities hit by fighting in Ethiopia's northern region of Amhara, including the regional capital Bahir Dar and the holy city of Lalibela, are under curfew after the federal government announced it had "freed" them from militiamen. The region has been in a state of emergency since last week after…

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