Leaders of three Horn of Africa countries are set to hold a meeting in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, the country’s Information Minister Yemane Meskel said on Wednesday.
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Charges against Israa al-Ghomgham include incitement to protest and providing moral support to rioters
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The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed, was put in an uncomfortable situation by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali when he asked him to support the establishment of an Islamic institute in Addis Ababa.
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Eritrea has appointed its first ambassador to neighbouring Ethiopia in two decades, the government said, as the former foes pushed on with rapprochement.
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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia has appointed its first ambassador to Eritrea in two decades in the latest sign of rapprochement after a border war, the state-affiliated Fana news agency said on Thursday.
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Ethiopian Airlines said its “bird of peace” flew to Eritrea, after the end of the “state of war”.
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Amid rumors of warming ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia, Palestinian groups have lashed out against a recently released documentary series from Saudi-owned television news channel Al-Arabiya that depicts the lead-up to and the creation of the Jewish state.
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Residents said the attacker had tried to address worshippers who refused to listen to him and then started stabbing them.
“People in the mosque then retaliated and killed the attacker,” Sulayman said, adding that the identity of the attacker had not been established.
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Ethiopia’s ruling coalition has elected a new leader from the country’s Oromo ethnic group, which has been at the centre of nearly three years of anti-government protests.
Abiy Ahmed was elected with more than 60% of the vote, according to state-affiliated media.
The vote paves the way for him to take over as prime minister from Hailemariam Desalegn, who resigned last month.
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After days of speculation, it has been confirmed that North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un did pay a visit to Beijing.
The visit, confirmed by China and North Korea, was Mr Kim’s first known foreign trip since taking office in 2011.
He held “successful talks” with President Xi Jinping, China’s Xinhua news agency reported.
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