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US warns: Al-Shabaab intends to target Bole area of Addis Ababa

United States' government reported to have "received threat reports of al-Shabaab’s intent to target the Bole area" of Addis Ababa…

Official: Ethiopia-U.S. collaborating to prosecute Embassy Stormers

Ethiopia government is working with United States' government to have Embassy stormier prosecuted, said Ambassador Dina Mufti, spokesperson of the…

Ethiopian diplomat dodges assault charges for shooting at Embassy in D.C.

Addis Ababa declined to waive the immunity of a diplomat charged in connection with a shooting during the storming of…

Storming of Ethiopian Embassy put State Department’s integrity to test

This week Washington D.C. observed the storming of Ethiopian Embassy followed by a couple of gun shots and a brief…

U.S. warns its citizens “not travel to Eritrea” [full text]

U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs websiteEritrea Travel WarningSeptember 12, 2014 The U.S. Department of State warns U.S.…

South Sudan’s Kiir Agrees to Meet Rival as UN Weighs Options

(Nicole Gaouette, William Davison and Sangwon Yoon) South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir agreed to hold talks with rebel leader Riek…

Briefing: US Secretary of State, John Kerry, visits Ethiopia

The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, arrived in Addis Ababa on Wednesday (April 30) on the first leg of…

Bloggers’ arrest: EPRDF’s message to John Kerry

(Abdulbasit Abdusemed) The Ethiopian ruling party, EPRDF, had followed different ideological routes - from an adherent of Marxist and Maoist…

Djibouti’s President to visit White House next month

Press release The White HouseOffice of the Press SecretaryFor Immediate ReleaseApril 15, 2014 Statement by the Press Secretary on the…

Egypt to receive new U.S. Apache attack helicopters

(Eman El-Shenawi) Egypt is expecting to receive new U.S. Apache attack helicopters, after American officials on Tuesday announced that a…

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