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Ban on refugees in Ethiopia from working worrying – Report

A ban on Eritrean refugees working in Ethiopia is hampering efforts to reduce illegal “secondary” migration, with tens of thousands risking violence and drowning...

Ethiopia’s Gebrselassie proposes Jail term to stamp out doping

Ethiopian distance-running great Haile Gebrselassie believes doping could be stamped out in his country if an athlete who failed a test for meldonium is...

Ethiopia and South Sudan strike link roads deal

Ethiopia Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Friday signed several bilateral agreements among them the construction of two major link...

Ethiopia’s Dibaba breaks 19-year-old 2,000m indoor world record

Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia has set a new indoor record in the women’s 2,000m world record at the Miting International de Catalunya event in...

African Union criticizes Trump’s executive order on deportation

The African Union is unhappy with the U.S. travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries. The ban affects three Africa countries namely, Somalia, Libya and...

Ethiopia to ‘consolidate gains’ before lifting emergency law

Ethiopia needs to "consolidate gains" after the deadly unrest last year before it can lift a state of emergency that was imposed in October,...

Ethiopia’s ‘Spice Girls’, lose UK funding

Ethiopia's Yegna sing about female empowerment in a country where violence against women is common. Photo Credit: GIRL EFFECT The government has axed plans to fund...

Ethiopian court remands top journalist held since 2015, 20 Muslims jailed

A federal High Court in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa handed down sentences to 20 Muslims leading to protests by their families at the...

Ethiopia to impose lifetime bans on drug cheats

Haile Gebrselassie, former Ethiopia"s long distance runner and Olympic champion, now president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation. Photo Credit: Reuters   Ethiopia, one of five countries the...

AU concerned about upcoming Summit in Ethiopia

The African Union has expressed concern about Ethiopia’s current State of Emergency against the upcoming Heads of State Summit in the capital Addis Ababa...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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