Africa
Peace was swift in Ethiopia under Abiy. War was, too.
By CARA ANNA AP Abiy Ahmed left Ethiopians breathless when he became the prime minister in 2018, introducing a wave of political ...Ethiopia’s PM vows ‘final and crucial’ offensive in Tigray
Ethiopia’s prime minister on Tuesday declared “the final and crucial” military operation will launch in the coming days against the government of ...Airports near Ethiopia’s Tigray state attacked with rockets, government says
Two airports in Ethiopia’s Amhara state near the northern state of Tigray where federal troops are fighting local forces were targeted by ...Tigray leader says Ethiopian air strikes have killed civilians
The leader of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region said government air strikes had killed an unspecified number of civilians in recent days and ...Ethiopia bombs Tigray arms depots, thousands flee fighting
Ethiopia’s air force said Wednesday it had bombed arms and fuel depots in the northern region of Tigray, as an escalation in ...Ethiopia PM says conflict nearing end as thousands flee fighting
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Tuesday the end of military operations in Ethiopia’s north is “coming within reach”, as the African Union ...Tensions high as Ivory Coast president seeks third term
Ivory Coast votes in a tense election on Saturday after an opposition boycott and clashes over President Alassane Ouattara’s contested attempt to ...Tanzania votes for president amid fears of violence, fraud
Voters in Tanzania are going to the polls on Wednesday for a presidential election that the opposition warns is already deeply compromised ...Cameroon school attack kills 8 students
Attackers armed with guns and machetes killed at least eight children Saturday in a raid on a school in southwestern Cameroon, the ...Libya rivals sign ‘permanent’ ceasefire
Libya’s two warring factions signed a “permanent” ceasefire agreement on Friday after five days of talks at the United Nations, which hailed ...













