UN prepares for 200,000 refugees from Ethiopia conflict - RTÉ

Rebels from Ethiopia's Tigray region fired rockets at the capital of neighbouring Amhara region, Amhara authorities said, raising concern that a conflict between the insurgents and the central government could spill into a wider war.

UN allocates $100 mln to fight hunger - TASS

 The United Nations has allocated $100 mln to prevent hunger, particularly caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a statement.

Ethiopia, Eritrea declare end to war

Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders signed a declaration Monday stating that the war between the countries is over.

29 drown as smugglers push migrants into sea off Yemen: IOM

Smugglers forced 120 Somali and Ethiopian migrants into rough seas off Yemen, leaving 29 dead and 22 missing, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday.

Drought leaves 6 million Ethiopian children hungry

At least six million children in Ethiopia face critical food shortages as a result of the worst drought in 50 years.

Kenya unveils remains of early man fossil

Kenyan researchers on Thursday unveiled the remains of one of the earliest human species to inhibit the earth that were discovered at an archeological site near the capital Nairobi.

Ethiopia races to preserve 'Africa's Jerusalem' (video)

Conservationists are facing a race against time to prevent one of Ethiopia's most sacred religious site from crumbling away.

The ancient churches of Lalibela in northern Ethiopia have been a place of pilgrimage for local Christians since they were constructed 800 years ago.