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Families want justice, ‘blood money’ for AU peacekeeper killings in Somalia

As African Union forces fighting al-Shabab plan to withdraw this year, Somalis seek accountability for civilian deaths.

A civilian looks at a destroyed armoured personnel carrier

‘No place to go’: As Israel bombs Lebanon, African migrants feel abandoned

Seeking safety from Israeli strikes, many foreign domestic workers face new hurdles of displacement and discrimination.

A migrant from Sudan holds her newborn baby girl in the temporary shelter for migrants in Beirut, Lebanon

Addis summit raises questions about AU’s muted stance on Ethiopia rifts

For years, AU officials have refrained from addressing atrocities in Ethiopia. Analysts say this is strategic.

AU meeting

Ambiguous Ethiopia port deal fuels uncertainty over Somaliland statehood

The agreement accentuates historical ties between Ethiopia and Somaliland – and historical hostility with Somalia.

Somali protest against Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal

‘Collective punishment’: Ethiopia drone strikes target civilians in Amhara

Ethiopia’s latest conflict has intensified in recent months with a surge in drone attacks seemingly targeting civilians.

Ethiopian soldier

Missing in action: How Eritrean football was deflated at home and abroad

A series of desertions by Eritrean players to escape mandatory military conscription has impacted the football sector.

Eritrea national football team players in 2015

Is landlocked Ethiopia starting another war over ports in Horn of Africa?

Ethiopia’s tone on access to a seaport is seen as either a distraction from domestic policy failures or start of a war.

Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki (L), Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (R) and Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed pose together

Ethiopia recruits 500,000 women for domestic work in Saudi Arabia

Human rights activists have criticised Ethiopia’s continuing recruitment of women for domestic work in Saudi Arabia.

An Ethiopian migrant domestic worker chants slogans as she holds her national flag during a rally to mark International Domestic Workers Day, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, June 24, 2018 [Bilal Hussein/AP Photo]

Analysis: Can Ethiopia iron out issues after AU peace deal?

Ahead of the second anniversary of the start of Ethiopia’s civil war, there are concerns about the latest peace deal.

Ethiopian government representative Redwan Hussein and Tigray delegate Getachew Reda attend signing of the AU-led negotiations in South Africa

What stagnated the Ethiopia peace process?

The Ethiopian forces and Tigrayan rebels failed to progress in peace talks during a five-month truce period.

Ethiopian government soldiers ride in the back of a truck north of Mekele.