US contractor charged with giving classified information to Ethiopia
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. government contract employee for the Justice and State Departments was arrested on espionage charges unsealed on Thursday, prosecutors said, accusing him of passing on…
US lifts some restrictions on Ethiopia after human rights improvements
By Steve Holland and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has lifted certain aid restrictions on Ethiopia in light of progress on human rights, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby…
Ethiopia and Eritrea deny US accusations of war crimes
By Giulia Paravicini NAIROBI (Reuters) -Ethiopia and Eritrea on Tuesday rejected a determination by the U.S. State Department that their armies, along with all sides in the recently concluded conflict in Ethiopia’s…
Blinken says ‘shares aspiration’ of Ethiopia rejoining U.S. trade programme
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday he shared Ethiopia’s aspiration to rejoin the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a U.S. trade programme, as it…
Ethiopia sets out on long road to peace after two years of war
By Tommy Wilkes NAIROBI (Reuters) – A year that began with no end in sight for one of the world’s deadliest conflicts finished on a note of cautious optimism in Ethiopia’s northern…
U.N. chief Guterres welcomes Ethiopia truce as ‘welcome first step’
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the truce agreed in Ethiopia on Wednesday as a “welcome first step” that he hoped would bring solace to civilians after two years…
U.S. says it’s aware of Eritrean troops in northern Ethiopia
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The U.S. special envoy for the Horn of Africa said on Tuesday the United States was aware of Eritrean troops crossing into Ethiopia’s Tigray region and condemned it. “We…
White House welcomes Tigrayan forces’ openness to ceasefire in Ethiopia
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – The White House said on Monday that it “welcomes” a statement by forces in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region that they would accept an African Union-led peace…
Key events in the war in northern Ethiopia
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A nearly two-year-long war in northern Ethiopia has killed thousands of civilians, left millions of people needing food aid and displaced millions more. Here are some of the main…
Ethiopia expects IMF visit in September – Finance Minister official
LONDON (Reuters) – Ethiopia expects an IMF mission to visit in September, following a visit by the Fund three months ago, a finance ministry official said on Tuesday, noting that an IMF…
IMF calls for quick creditor agreements on Chad, Ethiopia, Zambia debts
By David Lawder WASHINGTON -The International Monetary Fund on Thursday called on creditor committees for Chad, Ethiopia and Zambia to quickly reach agreements with authorities to restructure the countries’ debts, saying this…
A Second Afghanistan? Biden Admin Prepares For The Worst In Ethiopia
As Ethiopia heads towards a potential collapse, the Biden administration worries the situation will turn into another Afghanistan, Axios reported. The government of Ethiopia has called on its citizens to arm themselves…
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