US State Department Urges Americans to Leave Ethiopia

The U.S. State Department on Friday urged all Americans to leave Ethiopia “as soon as possible,” according to a security alert posted on the website of the U.S. Embassy in…

White House Pulls Levers in Attempt to Stop Ethiopia Conflict

The White House is taking a firm stance with its onetime close ally, Ethiopia, threatening sanctions and a suspension of a key economic program over what Washington says are “gross…

Host Cameroon Reports Cholera Ahead of African Soccer Tournament

Health workers in Cameroon are fighting a cholera outbreak that claimed 13 lives this week in two major cities of the central African state. The outbreak, which has affected several…

After Year of Fighting, Tigrayan Forces Say They Are Advancing on Addis Ababa

Ethiopia Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of brutal fighting between government forces and regional Amhara militiamen aligned with Eritrean forces against rebels in the northern Tigray region. Now, Tigrayan forces…

Facebook Removes Ethiopian PM’s Post for Inciting Violence

Facebook says it has removed a post by Ethiopia’s prime minister that urged citizens to rise up and “bury” the rival Tigray forces who now threaten the capital as the…

Cycling Race Traverses Conflict-Stricken Burkina Faso

The Tour du Faso, a 10-day bicycle race through the conflict-stricken West African country of Burkina Faso, began in the southern city of Banfora on October 29. One Burkinabe rider…

Diplomatic Dispute Between Algeria and Morocco Prompts Energy Crisis in Spain

Spain faces a fresh energy crisis after Algeria shut off supplies of natural gas through one of the two pipelines linking Spain with the North African state. Like many other…

COP26: African Leaders Call on Rich Nations to Meet $100 Billion Pledge

African nations at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, have criticized rich countries for failing to meet their promise of giving billions of dollars to help them cope with…

State Department Recap: October 28-November 3

Here’s a look at what U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top diplomats have been doing this week: Ethiopia The U.S. State Department raised the travel advisory for…

Death Toll Rises to 15 in Lagos Building Collapse

Rescue workers in Lagos, Nigeria, continued efforts Tuesday to extricate survivors and recover bodies after the Monday collapse of a 21-story apartment building that was under construction. “We have recovered…