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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The Ethiopian military plans to use tanks to encircle Mekelle, the capital of northern Tigray region,…

NAIROBI/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia denied on Saturday that talks on the growing conflict in its northern Tigray region were…

CAIRO (AP) — The global pandemic and ensuing lockdown have taken their toll on the mental and physical well-being of…

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — People are going hungry in Ethiopia’s rebellious northern Tigray region as roads are blocked, airports are…

GENEVA (Reuters) – A “full-scale humanitarian crisis” is unfolding in Ethiopia, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday, with…

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s oil production has surged past 1 million barrels a day, national petroleum officials said on Saturday,…

GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations said Friday that the two sides in Libyan military talks have reached “historic achievement”…

GENEVA (AP) — The UN envoy for Libya said Wednesday the two warring factions have agreed on issues that “directly…

GENEVA (AP) — Military leaders from Libya’s warring sides are meeting in Geneva in hopes of a UN-brokered breakthrough that…

CAIRO (AP) — An armed group has released seven Indian workers a month after their abduction in Libya, the Indian…