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As drone strikes kill civilians from El Obeid to Blue Nile and famine risk spreads across Darfur and Kordofan, the Security Council meets on Sudan – the world’s largest hunger and displacement crisis. Ambassadors are expected to press yet…
Critics say unilateral decision to call polls is a recipe for more conflict.
Biruk Mekonnen , the Ethiopian ambassador to the UK, responds to an editorial on the war in Tigray Your attention to Ethiopia is welcome, but your editorial ( 8 October ) presents an incomplete account of the crisis, framing Ethiopia’s…
Eritrea denies troop movement inside northern Ethiopia as US calls for de-escalation.
Country has not had an election in 33 years and has withdrawn cooperation with UK on migrant returns Eritrea, the east African country embroiled in a row with the UK over its refusal to accept the return of rejected asylum seekers and…
Move comes after east African country abruptly withdrew returns cooperation earlier this year UK politics live – latest updates Eritreans could be stopped from coming to the UK unless the country agrees to accept more rejected asylum…
The home secretary said she would not hesitate to impose measures on other countries "refusing to co-operate".
Ethiopian federal forces and their allies have entered a key town in northern Tigray near the Eritrean border after rebel fighters withdrew. As the conflict intensifies, residents fear further violence and instability. Tom Canetti has the…
The Tigray conflict puts the UAE’s backing of Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic role under scrutiny.
Millions of Ethiopians rely on social media for daily news. But as fighting resumes in the country’s north between federal forces and a coalition of rebel groups, these platforms have become a breeding ground for propaganda and…
Newly sworn-in Labour MP Sagal Abdi-Wali has become the first Somali-born refugee woman elected to UK Parliament.
In tonight's edition, Ethiopian forces tighten their grip on Tigray, advancing into the key town of Adwa after rebels withdrew. Also, police arrested 30 people amid violence across South Africa. And we head to Tunisia, where ancient Sufi…
Ethiopian Airlines resumed flights to Tigray's capital, Mekelle, on Sunday.
At least 139 migrants died, including 15 children and 84 went missing when an overcrowded boat sank on its way from Djibouti to Yemen on the night between October 8 and 9. The International Organization for Migration said most of the…
Ethiopian government forces entered Adigrat in northern Tigray after rebel fighters withdrew.
At least four deaths linked to storm amid warnings of flash flooding that could stretch into Appalachians As what was left of Hurricane Isaias moved north on Sunday, bringing moderate to heavy rainfall across the central Appalachians and…
At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died and 84 remain missing after a migrant boat capsized.
The boat was travelling from Djibouti to Yemen with 350 people on board, when it capsized near the port town of Obock on Thursday night.
Crews rally for massive cleanup effort in Florida and Alabama as Isaias leaves hundreds of thousands in the dark.
More than 116 others still missing from vessel that was heading to Yemen with 350 people onboard, UN agency says At least 109 people, including 15 children, have died after a boat carrying 350 migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti,…
Allegations of Eritrean troop incursions into Tigray deepen the rift with Ethiopia, threatening fragile peace in the region.
The UN migration agency has reported that at least 109 people were killed and 116 remain missing after a migrant boat sank overnight on its way to Yemen. At least 80 Ethiopians survived the incident but 15 children died.
Search and rescue operations conducted after vessel carrying more than 300 people capsizes near Guhere.
At least 109 migrants, including 15 children, died and 116 went missing after a boat carrying 350 people capsized off Djibouti en route to Yemen, the International Organisation for Migration said on Sunday.
Hurricane Isaias has killed four people and left more than 650,000 people without power.
Isaias made landfall in Florida on late Friday before being downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.
Eritrea has officially requested UN Security Council assistance over the conflict in Tigray. Both Eritrea and Ethiopia accuse each other of fueling regional instability.
People in northern Ethiopia are celebrating after a reported withdrawal of Eritrean forces accused of an incursion.
Saudi authorities yet to confirm strike as government-allied forces in Yemen claim successful offensive to retake Bab al-Mandab strait Yemen’s Houthis have launched a missile attack on Riyadh’s international airport in Saudi Arabia, with…
The neighbouring countries blame one another for starting war amid heightened tensions and fears of a wider conflict.