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Africa should apply own solutions to own problems: Ethiopian PM

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The African continent should apply its own solutions to a wide range of problems affecting the continent, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Saturday. Ahmed made the remarks while addressing the 36th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly, which is underway from Feb. 18 …

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Ethiopian PM meets Tigray leaders for first time since peace deal

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday met with leaders of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) for the first time since the two-year conflict ended late last year with a peace deal, official media reported. The meeting was held three months after the government and …

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African Union marks 27 years of Rwanda genocide

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A number of diplomats from the African Union and Western countries are meeting in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to mark the 27th anniversary of the Rwanda Genocide. April 7, is dedicated as a day of remembrance of the victims of the 1994 genocide …

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Museveni urges warring factions in Ethiopia to negotiate peace

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on the government of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia headed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to negotiate with the Tigray regional government in order to restore peace in Ethiopia.  Speaking today at Gulu State Lodge to a delegation headed …

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Somalia and breakaway state Somaliland hold talks

Mogadishu, Somalia | AFP |  The leaders of Somalia and breakaway state Somaliland are meeting for talks Sunday in a renewed effort to mediate strained ties between the two, Mogadishu said in a statement. The talks are taking place in Djibouti, chaired by the country’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh, while Ethiopian Prime …

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A pledge for Africa

  To overcome the current global public-health and economic crisis, rich countries must support Africa COMMENT | ABIY AHMED | The world will not be free of the COVID-19 pandemic until all countries are free of the coronavirus that causes it. This simple fact underscored the urgent need for the …

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Sudan rejects Ethiopia’s proposal to fill mega-dam

Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudan on Tuesday rejected an Ethiopian proposal to sign an initial agreement greenlighting the filling of a controversial mega-dam it is building. “I cannot accept the signing of a draft agreement to the first phase (filling the dam) because it poses legal and technical problems that must be addressed,” Sudanese …

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