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

Jul. 30, 2024 09:42 AM EDT

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

Jul. 26, 2024 11:51 AM EDT

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,...

Mudslides in Ethiopia have killed at least 229. It's not clear how many people are still missing

Jul. 23, 2024 22:29 PM EDT

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Mudslides triggered by heavy rain in a remote part of Ethiopia have killed at least 229 people, including many who tried to rescue survivors, local authorities said Tuesday, in what the prime minister called a "terrible loss." Young children and...