Topic: Ethiopia

Nigeria and Burundi to deploy troops in Somalia

The move comes amid a rise in kidnappings of foreign aid workers and an escalating humanitarian crisis.

Real change happens off-line

Millennials need to be activists face to face.

How tiny Jamaica develops so many champion sprinters

The world's two fastest men will go head-to-head in Jamaica's Olympic trials this weekend.

Graphic novels, all grown up

Art form's influence rises, and broadens. A look at three of the genre's stars.

As famine looms in Ethiopia, only the neediest get food aid

Aid workers must now choose who's the most malnourished, and experts say the crisis could become as bad as the infamous 1984 famine.

How tiny Jamaica develops so many champion sprinters

The world's two fastest men will go head-to-head in Jamaica's Olympic trials this weekend.

Donors warm up to online giving

Giving topped $300 billion in 2007. A small but rising percentage of those gifts came via the Internet.

South Africa's president calls attacks on immigrants shameful

President Mbeki says end 'attacks against Africans' and welcome them back home. But a police raid on a transit camp sends another message.

Bridging the African digital divide - with a ‘toaster’

Lines form at open-source software vending-machines.

Shaky peace accord in Somalia

Monday, the government and an opposition bloc signed a UN-brokered peace deal. But Tuesday, Islamist hard-liners said they would continue to fight.

Rising price of rice keeps U.N. scrambling to feed world's hungry

From Kenya to Cambodia, the World Food Program's offices are struggling to meet their budgets in the face of price increases, sometimes having to suspend vital programs.

Somalia violence flares in the wake of U.S. airstrike

Mogadishu's recent outbreak of violence appeared linked to a May airstrike that killed Hashi Aden Ayro, a Somali Islamist leader who the US says has links to Al Qaeda.

Food riots, anti-U.S. protests erupt in Somalia

The unrest follows reports of atrocities by militants and US-backed Ethiopian and Somali forces, as well as a recent US strike on an alleged Al Qaeda leader there.

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Ethiopia: A model of African food aid is now in trouble

The government's food giveaway may undercut a successful cash aid program.

U.S. kills Al Qaeda-linked militant, but elsewhere terrorism grows

News of an airstrike on Aden Hashi Ayro came on the heels of the State Department's annual report on terrorism, which concluded that Al Qaeda was rebuilding in Pakistan.

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World to Peace Corps: Skilled volunteers needed

Debate is brewing over how the agency can attract greater numbers of older, more experienced volunteers. One key target group: retiring baby boomers.

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Boycott 'Genocide Games'? Sudan's Olympic athletes say no.

Arab and Darfuri teammates want the event to showcase their talent, not their country's problems.

Boycott 'Genocide Games'? Sudan's Olympic athletes say no.

Arab and Darfuri teammates want the event to showcase their talent, not their country's problems.

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In Israel, Ethiopian refugee helps others

Yohannes Lemma Bayu provides practical aid for what the government recently called a 'tsunami' of African asylum seekers

Somali militants hinder humanitarian aid

Islamist forces in Somalia have launched fresh attacks, worrying international aid groups.