Ethiopia is worried over a defense deal between Egypt and Somalia as tensions rise in Horn of Africa

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Ethiopia is increasingly concerned over a recent defense deal between Egypt and Somalia, two countries that Addis Ababa is embroiled in disputes with amid rising tensions in the Horn of Africa region. Cairo and Mogadishu earlier this month signed a...

Turkey says Ethiopia and Somalia have made 'notable progress' in talks to settle dispute

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Ethiopia and Somalia have made “notable progress” in efforts to settle a dispute sparked by Ethiopia’s deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland, Turkey’s foreign minister said Tuesday. Hakan Fidan made the comments at the end of a second round of...

Turkey hosts another round of talks to ease tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey hosted a second round of talks on Monday between east African neighbors Ethiopia and Somalia to try and resolve a dispute over Ethiopia's deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland, officials said. Tensions between the two African countries have...

Price instability rocks Ethiopia as it reels from foreign exchange rate reforms

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The prices on the menu have been erased at a small hotel in a suburb of Ethiopia's capital. That was no mistake, the waiters said, as businesses in Addis Ababa struggle to keep up with spiraling inflation since the government implemented a flexible...

Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia wins the men's Olympic marathon.

Hassan takes bronze in the 5,000, the first of her 3 Olympic distance races. Chebet wins gold

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sifan Hassan’s audacious attempt at a distance triple gold is over after just one race. That didn't stop her from jumping on 5,000-meter gold medalist Beatrice Chebet of Kenya in a festive celebration for both women on Monday at the Paris Olympics. ...

At least 13 killed and 300 evacuated after deadly landslide in southern Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A landslide triggered by heavy rains in southern Ethiopia’s Wolaita area killed at least 13 people and the number of fatalities is expected to rise, a local official said Monday. Samuel Fola, zone chief administrator of Wolaita, said more than 300...

Olympic cheers fill the air as fans return for a 10,000-meter masterpiece and more at the track

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The ear-splitting roars raining down on the track and field stars in the Stade de France felt like eight years of pent-up energy flowing out at once. They were for distance runner Joshua Cheptegei, who stamped his mark on a masterpiece of a 10,000-meter...

Ethiopia's currency dives by 30% as IMF-backed reforms to stabilize the economy take effect

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia's currency lost 30% of its value Tuesday, the day after the central bank began implementing a flexible exchange rate policy backed by the International Monetary Fund as part of new measures to stabilize the eastern African nation's economy. ...

Ethiopia declares 3 days of national mourning as mudslide death toll rises to 257

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian lawmakers declared three days of mourning Friday as diggers continued their search for bodies of mudslide victims in a remote part of the East African country. Heavy rain triggered deadly slides on Sunday and Monday in Ethiopia's south,...