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Ethiopia’s Desisa, Kenya’s Jeptoo Win in Boston
(BOSTON) — Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia took the title in the 117th edition of the Boston Marathon on Monday, winning a three-way sprint down Boylston Street to...
The Ogaden Problem: Will an Old Insurgency Tip the Balance in East Africa?
How Ethiopia's inability to reconcile the Ogaden's rebels has implications for militants and governments across the Horn of Africa
Seeds of Change
The Tigray region in the Rockstrewn highlands of northern Ethiopia isn't the type of place where you'd expect to find an innovative financial product. Its...
Ethiopia Faces Dangers but Also Opportunities in Meles Succession
Nibret Gelese spent years saving up to move from his home town Mekele, in the north of Ethiopia, and make a newlife in Addis Ababa. “Everyone said it was the...
The Strongman Who May Be Missed: Meles Zenawi, 1955-2012
Meles Zenawi always said he didn’t intend to die in office. Speaking to TIME as long ago as 2007, the Ethiopian Prime Minister was talking about moving on: “I...
Swing State: Jazz-Mad Ethiopia Rejoices at a Musical Revival
Walking into the jazzamba lounge in Addis Ababa as it readies for a Friday night is like stumbling into a gig by an Ethiopian Buena Vista Social Club. The venue...
Ethiopian Opposition Leader's Release: For Show?
Over the past several years, Ethiopia's government, which cherishes its role as a U.S. ally in the volatile Horn of Africa, has steadily chipped away at...
An Eerie Silence Precedes Ethiopia's Election
Ethiopia is quiet as it heads into Sunday's parliamentary elections — and that is part of the problem. The somberness of the capital Addis Ababa is in stark...
When Humanitarian Aid Winds Up in the Wrong Hands
British rock impresario and Africa aid promoter Bob Geldof, a.k.a. "Saint Bob," was back in the headlines this past week after blowing his stack at the BBC for a...
Drought and Famine: Ethiopia's Cycle Continues
As Ethiopia remains caught in a deadly cycle of drought and famine, aid agencies warn that erratic rainfall and ever-rising food costs are compounding the...
After Ethiopia Exit, What Next for Somalia?
The withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from Somalia is a gamble not unlike America's planned drawdown from Iraq. The Ethiopians, with U.S. assistance, invaded...
Ethiopia: Pain amid Plenty
Paleontologists hunting fossils of early man in the Rift Valley of southern Ethiopia call the area the cradle of mankind. This year it's bursting with life,...
Pain amid Plenty
Paleontologists hunting fossils of early man in the Rift Valley of southern Ethiopia call the area the cradle of mankind. This year it's bursting with life,...
Ethiopia: Another Nation Under a Groove
The term 'world music' suggests sounds that are esoteric and unfamiliar — neither of which applies to Ethiopiques, one of the hippest acts of the summer of 08...
Among the Starving in Ethiopia
All morning in the village of Kersa, the hills have echoed with the wails of women walking in from the fields. They gather on a patch of open grass before a...
Ethiopia: Horn of Dilemma
As you might expect from a place that exports some of the world's finest coffee, Addis Ababa is a city of cafes. It's also a town of spooks. Whether huddled over...
Ethiopia Celebrates, Without Bob Geldof
Think of Ethiopia and you probably think of famine. And Live Aid. And Bob Geldof. And that's been bugging Ethiopians for 20 years. Ethiopia is a proud nation,...
Why Ethiopia Parties Like It's 1999
September 11 will be a momentous day in Ethiopia this year. But while the rest of the world will solemnly mark the anniversary of the terrorist attacks in...
Somalia's al-Qaeda Link
Osama bin Laden has been urging Al-Qaeda followers to open up shop in Somalia for years, but there was always doubt about whether that call would resonate in a...
