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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.

Ethiopian PM begins 2nd term saying war exacts 'heavy price'

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was sworn in Monday for a second five-year term running a country in the grip of a nearly year-long war against Tigray forces he described as "hateful" toward the nation.

Ethiopian PM begins 2nd term saying war exacts 'heavy price'
Captured members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force are marched through the streets to prison under guard by Tigray Forces

'Eritrean forces have to get out of Ethiopia,' analyst says

'Eritrean forces have to get out of Ethiopia,' analyst says
A woman is shown walking and wearing a face mask and blue t-shirt in a nearly empty dining hall with a sign in the nearground that says "Tokyo 2020."

Tokyo Olympics to allow spectators amid ongoing coronavirus crisis

Tokyo Olympics to allow spectators amid ongoing coronavirus crisis
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

China announces ban on British politicians, organizations
A doctor wearing a plaid shirt and slacks leans over a patient in a blue metal bed.

From Sudan, Ethiopian refugees tell their stories

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.

Tensions mount at Sudan-Ethiopia border as refugees flee Tigray conflict 

More than 50,000 Ethiopian refugees have fled the conflict in Tigray. With heightened insecurity at the Sudan-Ethiopia border, many refugees are reluctant to return home, despite the reassurance of a return to normal.

Tensions mount at Sudan-Ethiopia border as refugees flee Tigray conflict 
Several young people are shown in shadow standing with the sun setting behind them in the distance.

UN: Ethiopia's conflict has 'appalling impact on civilians'

Ethiopia's situation is "spiraling out of control with appalling impact on civilians" and urgently needs outside monitoring, the United Nations human rights chief warned Wednesday.

UN: Ethiopia's conflict has 'appalling impact on civilians'
Passengers walk through a bus station in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Nov. 6, 2020.

Ethiopians from conflict-torn Tigray region say they face ethnic profiling

Hundreds of arrest warrants have been issued against military personnel and civilians suspected of being involved with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, but ordinary Tigrayans have claimed they too are being targeted.

Ethiopians from conflict-torn Tigray region say they face ethnic profiling
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.

As Ethiopia’s civil conflict intensifies, the future for Chinese investment is uncertain

China’s investments helped Ethiopia become one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Now, the country is embroiled in a conflict that has displaced tens of thousands — and threatens to destabilize a region in which China is heavily invested.

As Ethiopia’s civil conflict intensifies, the future for Chinese investment is uncertain

Ethiopia's Tigray leader confirms firing missiles at Eritrea

The leader of Ethiopia's rebellious Tigray region has confirmed firing missiles at neighboring Eritrea's capital and is threatening more, marking a huge escalation as the deadly fighting in northern Ethiopia between Tigray forces and the federal government spills across an international border.

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.

As Ethiopia's conflict rages, ethnic targeting turns deadly

An Amnesty International report suggests that scores, perhaps hundreds, of civilians in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, were "hacked to death" in the streets of a single town has sent already dangerous tensions soaring.

As Ethiopia's conflict rages, ethnic targeting turns deadly
A man is shown wearing a face mask and holding a magazine with dozens of other magazines for sale and set on the ground.

Ethiopia's conflict spills over border as thousands flee

Ethiopia's deadly conflict with its northern Tigray region spilled over borders Tuesday as several thousand people fled into Sudan, while the Tigray regional leader accused Eritrea of attacking at the request of Ethiopia's federal government.

Ethiopia's conflict spills over border as thousands flee
A close up of a man in traditional Oromo clothing

Why Ethiopia erupted over a musician's killing

Haacaaluu Hundeessaa was a powerful political voice for the Oromo ethnic group. His death is just the latest in nearly a year of troubling developments in Ethiopia, and has become a rallying cry for the opposition to speak out against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

Why Ethiopia erupted over a musician's killing
Eritrea's President, Isaias Afwerki, talks to Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed during the Inauguration ceremony marking the reopening of the Eritrean Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 16, 2018.

Ethiopia's peacemaking prime minister emerges as a Nobel favorite

The deal with Eritrea won Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed international plaudits. He is the bookmakers' second favorite to win a Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, after climate activist Greta Thunberg. 

Ethiopia's peacemaking prime minister emerges as a Nobel favorite
Ethiopia's first female president stands at the podium.

Ethiopia's parliament approves Sahle-Work Zewde as the first female president

Last week, the Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed reshuffled his cabinet and appointed 10 female ministers, making Ethiopia the third country in Africa, after Rwanda and Seychelles, to achieve gender balance in parliament.

Ethiopia's parliament approves Sahle-Work Zewde as the first female president