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          A highly militarised East African nation with strict governance and ongoing human rights concerns. It shares borders with Ethiopia and Sudan

          Ethiopian farmers offload harvested coffee cherries at a market in Sidama, Ethiopia November 30, 2018. Reuters

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          Seven women on longlist for 2019 International Prize for Arabic Fiction

          BooksJanuary 07, 2019
          View of DP World Berbera in Somaliland. Pawan Singh / The National

          The UAE's active role in Horn of Africa peace-making

          AfricaDecember 27, 2018
          Chairman of Abu Dhabi's Tourism and Culture Authority, Mohamad Khalifa al-Mubarak, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and French President Emmanuel Macron laugh as they visit the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum. AFP

          UAE's place in the world: Diplomatic strategy evolves

          December 26, 2018
          Former child soldiers wait in line in the war-torn region of Yambio, South Sudan, during a graduation ceremony from a programme that aims to help them reintegrate into society. AFP

          Could the personal feud that sparked South Sudan's civil war also be the key to peace?

          CommentDecember 17, 2018
          Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, left, and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed hold hands as they wave to crowds in Addis Ababa on July 15, 2018. AP Photo

          Ethiopia moving troops from Eritrean border amid new peace

          AfricaDecember 14, 2018
          Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, left, and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki at Mogadishu's airport on December 13, 2018. AFP

          Eritrea's Isaias Afwerki visits Somalia to cement renewed ties

          AfricaDecember 13, 2018
          South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, left, and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, smile at the start of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP Photo / Natacha Pisarenko

          Arab and African states discuss forming Red Sea security bloc

          December 12, 2018
          Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, November 26, 2017: Etihad Airways and Al Fursan flyover during the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on November 26, 2017. Christopher Pike / The National Reporter: John McAuley, Graham Caygill Section: Sport

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          UAENovember 28, 2018
          Ethiopian opposition leader, Birtukan Mideksa after being freed from prison in Addis Ababa, October 6, 2010. Reuters

          Female opposition leader named Ethiopia poll chief

          AfricaNovember 22, 2018
          Cloudy skies over Abu Dhabi's Reem Island, a residential community adjacent to downtown and Al Maryah Island. Jason Von Berg / The National

          The day swirling winds and rain turned an Abu Dhabi cafe into a majlis

          LifestyleNovember 17, 2018
          The presidents of Somalia and Eritrea met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday to cement regional economic ties as relations warm between the once-rival nations. AFP

          UN lifts sanctions on Eritrea

          AfricaNovember 14, 2018
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          WorldNovember 14, 2018
          Ethiopia has arrested 63 senior military and intelligence officers accused of corruption and human rights abuses, the country's attorney general, Berhanu Tsegaye, said on Monday. AFP

          Ethiopia prime minister's reformist government purges old guard in corruption crackdown

          AfricaNovember 13, 2018
          Ethiopia's attorney general said they had arrested 63 security officials and employees of military-run conglomerate Metec at a press conference in Addis Adaba on Monday. FBC/Facebook screengrab

          Ethiopia arrests 63 security officials, workers over corruption

          AfricaNovember 12, 2018
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