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21 Mar 2023 3 minute read

Africa is beginning to hold social media companies to account

A court case shows the continent’s demand for social media companies to be accountable for their impact offline, columnist...

27 Jul 2020 2 minute read

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Introducing...Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Richard Swift on the ambiguous figure managing the WHO’s pandemic response.

9 Jun 2020 4 minute read

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Spotlight: Maaza Mengiste

Maaza Mengiste talks to Subi Shah about the women who fought Mussolini in Ethiopia.

17 Jun 2019 3 minute read

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How a corporation patented Ethiopia’s most common staple

A Dutch company turning food in to intellectual property reveals a failed economic order, Edna Mohamed...

31 May 2018 1 minute read

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Introducing... Abiy Ahmed

Richard Swift on Ethiopia's new reforming PM.

17 Aug 2017 5 minute read

This article is almost six years old.

Inside Addis Ababa’s landfill disaster

Five months after the disaster, the people have been abandoned and are wasting away. Vijay Kolinjivadi...

3 Feb 2017 5 minute read

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Defying Ethiopia’s digital crackdown

The government is trying to ‘shut down’ the internet, but some of Addis Ababa’s young techies are one step ahead. ...

12 Sep 2016 4 minute read

This article is almost seven years old.

Ethiopia’s young men: Between hope and a hard place

In an attempt to improve women’s lives, this east African country is leaving young men behind, writes Nikki van der...

29 Apr 2016 3 minute read

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Ethiopia drought: on the edge of a crisis

Up to 10 million people are currently facing famine, reports Nicola Kelly.

1 Oct 2015 3 minute read

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And finally... Meklit Hadero

Stories, silences and songs - the Ethiopian musician talks to Graeme Green.

1 Dec 2014 3 minute read

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Making Waves: Catherine Hamlin

Sofi Lundin meets Catherine Hamlin, Nobel Peace Prize nominee and doctor extraordinaire...

8 Jul 2014 3 minute read

This article is almost nine years old.

Four million in need of humanitarian assistance in South Sudan

A dispatch from aid worker Rosie Crowther at Christian Aid who warns of a growing emergency largely ignored...

19 Nov 2013 3 minute read

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‘The blood of Ethiopians cries out for justice’

The recent Saudi clampdown on migrant workers has brought campaigners onto the streets. Chris Matthews was...

24 Jul 2013 6 minute read

This article is almost ten years old.

‘The Ethiopian people can no longer be passive’

Opposition leader Negasso Gidada talks to Edward McKenna about his hopes for his country’s nascent pro-...

7 Mar 2013 3 minute read

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A word with acclaimed singer Meklit Hadero

The Ethiopian-born, US-based songwriter tells us about her inspirations and her earliest musical memory.

1 Jan 2013 2 minute read

This article is more than ten years old.

Civil society crackdown in Ethiopia

As Ethiopia joins the UN Human Rights Council, Laetitia Bader hopes its own rights abuses will be put under...

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