News: Ethiopia

We have started to collect the most important news related to Ethiopia in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Ethiopia – overview

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• June 18th 2013 – January 25th 2013
• January 21st 2013 – August 21st 2012
• August 21st 2012 – June 15th 2012
• June 12th 2012 – January 28th 2012
• January 24th 2012 – August 25th 2011
• August 16th 2011 – November 25th 2010
• November 4th 2010 – March 3rd 2010
• March 3rd 2010 – August 24th 2009
• August 23rd 2009 – March 24th 2009
• March 19th 2009 – December 30th 2008
• December 26th 2008 – August 27th 2008
• August 23rd 2008 – May 19th 2008
• May 14th 2008 – December 20th 2007
• December 14th 2007 – October 16th 2007
• October 11th 2007 – July 16th 2007
• July 10th 2007 – April 26th 2007
• April 26th 2007 – March 9th 2007
• March 5th 2007 – December 29th 2006
• December 28th 2006 – November 23rd 2006
• November 21st 2006 – September 5th 2006
• August 20th 2006 – June 29th 2006
• June 28th 2006 – December 29th 2005
• December 28th 2005 – November 13th 2005

Ethiopia: news

BBC apology over Band Aid reports

Thursday, November 4th 2010, 12:11

The BBC apologises over "misleading and unfair" reports claiming millions of pounds raised by Band Aid was used to buy arms in Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia 'swapped aid for votes'

Tuesday, October 19th 2010, 15:32

Ethiopia's government has been withholding foreign aid from opposition supporters, Human Rights Watch says in a report.
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Ethiopian opposition leader freed

Wednesday, October 6th 2010, 15:00

Ethiopian opposition leader Birtukan Mideksa is freed from jail, four months after the government's landslide win.
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Ethiopia 'kills 123 ONLF rebels'

Wednesday, September 15th 2010, 15:29

Ethiopian forces have killed 123 separatist rebels in the eastern region of the country, a senior Ethiopian official has told the BBC.
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Somaliland forces 'corner rebels'

Monday, September 13th 2010, 14:39

About 200 suspected ONLF rebels are surrounded by Somaliland's forces near the Ethiopia border, a Somaliland minister says.
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Ethiopia's ancient rock churches

Sunday, August 15th 2010, 3:07
related places: Lalibela

Churches built underground in the Ethiopian town of Lalibela draw tourists from all over the world, including local Christians for whom the site is their religious home.
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UN urged to provide Somalia force

Tuesday, July 6th 2010, 12:49
related countries: Somalia
related places: Addis Ababa

East African leaders renew their calls to the UN to replace the beleaguered African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia.
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Call for Ethiopia election rerun

Wednesday, May 26th 2010, 18:09

Two of Ethiopia's main opposition leaders call for a rerun of Sunday's elections, saying they were not free and fair.
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Ethiopia poll 'falls short' - EU

Tuesday, May 25th 2010, 16:32

EU observers say Ethiopia's poll "falls short" of international standards, as ruling party wins all but a handful of seats.
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Meles 'heads for Ethiopian win'

Tuesday, May 25th 2010, 7:16

Partial results show the governing party of Meles Zenawi is heading for a win after Sunday's national elections, officials say.
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Monitors to probe Ethiopia vote

Monday, May 24th 2010, 16:18

Election observers in Ethiopia are investigating irregularity complaints, as Human Rights Watch condemns Sunday's vote.
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Ethiopia votes in crunch election

Sunday, May 23rd 2010, 21:40

Polls close for Ethiopia's first election since 2005 when disputes left 200 dead, and the opposition is alleging fraud.
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Somalia-Ethiopia clash 'kills 13'

Saturday, May 22nd 2010, 7:52

Thirteen people are killed in a border clash between Ethiopian security forces and residents in Somaliland, locals say.
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Kebede powers to London victory

Sunday, April 25th 2010, 13:57
related countries: Kenya, United Kingdom
related places: London

Ethiopia's Tsegaye Kebede wins the London Marathon over a minute clear of Kenya's Emmanuel Mutai.
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British worker shot in Ethiopia

Friday, April 9th 2010, 18:08
related countries: United Kingdom

A Briton shot dead in Ethiopia while working for an oil company has been named by the Foreign Office as Jason Read.
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Ethiopia 'silencing its critics'

Wednesday, March 24th 2010, 15:51

Ethiopian government of Meles Zenawi is silencing opposition and the media before May's election, Human Rights Watch says.
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First refugee-citizen for S Korea

Tuesday, March 23rd 2010, 16:31

South Korea gives an Ethiopian refugee citizenship - the first such move in its history, says the UN's refugee agency.
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Web campaign against Ethiopia dam

Tuesday, March 23rd 2010, 14:48

Campaigners launch an online petition against Ethiopia's Gibe III dam, saying it could devastate 500,000 lives.
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Ethiopia admits jamming VOA radio

Friday, March 19th 2010, 13:08
related countries: United States
related places: America

Ethiopia admits jamming the Voice of America in Amharic, accusing the US radio station of engaging in "destabilising propaganda".
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Geldof challenges BBC aid claim

Sunday, March 7th 2010, 14:59

Bob Geldof challenges the BBC to substantiate its report that millions raised for Ethiopia aid paid for arms.
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On the trail of Ethiopia aid and guns

Thursday, March 4th 2010, 14:04

Martin Plaut on the questions he wishes he had asked about the Ethiopia famine more than 20 years ago.
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BBC's Ethiopia arms report denied

Wednesday, March 3rd 2010, 22:14

Ethiopian officials and a charity deny a BBC report that some aid intended for famine victims in the 1980s was used to buy weapons.
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