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The fighting has stopped and sky-high prices for basic goods have come down, but day-to-day life in the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region is far from back to normal since a deal in November to end its two-year war.
Ethiopia’s Afar region said late Wednesday it was under attack from forces of the neighbouring Tigray region, saying they had seized villages and bombed civilians in the latest sign of internal conflict in the fractured nation.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia has strongly condemned attacks in the Oromia region that claimed lives and destroyed property.
NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan telecoms company Safaricom reported a 55% rise in its half-year profit on Thursday, helped by a smaller loss in key expansion market Ethiopia. Safaricom posted a group operating profit of 65.
Safaricom Plc, Kenya’s biggest company by market value, grew profit by 52% after narrowing losses in its Ethiopian operations.
The U.K. government has deported a convicted sex offender from Ethiopia who was mistakenly released from prison last week.
Birhanu Degefa was visiting family in the Ethiopian city of Shire in November, when soldiers suddenly began rounding up men on the street, accusing them of being rebels, and demanding to see their identity papers.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called for international mediation to ease tensions with Eritrea and secure a resolution that restores direct sea access for his landlocked country.
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