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          ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - JANUARY 06: Bone fragments of the fossil skeleton of 'Lucy', the world’s oldest and most renowned humanoid fossil, are displayed at the National Museum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital on January 06, 2025. In the museum’s basement, a popular spot for tourists, Lucy is displayed alongside other fossils, such as 'Ardi,' 'Selam,' and a variety of animal remains.. Discovered in 1974 by US paleoanthropologists Donald Johanson and Tom Gray in the Afar region of northeastern Ethiopia, Lucy is estimated to be around 3.2 million years old. Murat Gok / Anadolu (Photo by Murat Gok / Anadolu via AFP)

          'Mother of humanity' Lucy fossil on display at Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi

          CultureNovember 27, 2025
          Egypt and Sudan want Ethiopia to accept a legally binding agreement on the running of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. AP

          Sudan warns of flood risk after Nile water levels rise

          MENAOctober 01, 2025
          A marching band performs at the opening ceremony of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. AFP

          Ethiopia celebrates opening of Nile megadam as Egypt protests to UN

          MENASeptember 09, 2025
          President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's warning over Ethiopia's Nile project followed talks with visiting Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, left, in Cairo. Photo: Egyptian Presidency

          No compromise on Egypt's share of Nile water, El Sisi warns Ethiopia

          MENAAugust 12, 2025
          EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / This picture shows boats on the shore in Yemen's Abyan province on August 5, 2025. More than 90 people were killed when a migrant boat sank off Yemen's coast, a security source and a local official told AFP on August 5, updating earlier tolls. The boat carrying mostly Ethiopian migrants sank on August 3, as it headed towards Abyan governorate in southern Yemen, a frequent destination for boats smuggling African migrants hoping to reach the wealthy Gulf states. (Photo by AFP)

          UN migration agency demands accountability for Yemen boat tragedy

          MENAAugust 05, 2025
          Ethiopian migrants waiting for a boat to Yemen. An increasing number have been making this journey in recent years and a growing number of boats have been sinking. AFP

          Scores of African migrants killed as boat sinks off Yemen, officials say

          MENAAugust 03, 2025
          US President Donald Trump said of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: 'If I am Egypt, I want to have water in the Nile and we are working on that.' AFP

          Trump: Egypt-Ethiopia dispute over Nile water to be solved 'very quickly'

          MENAJuly 15, 2025
          The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in 2022. Construction began 14 years ago. AP

          Ethiopia's controversial Nile dam complete after 14-year construction

          MENAJuly 03, 2025
          Archer Aviation's Midnight aircraft can hold four passengers. Photo: Archer Aviation

          Ethiopian Airlines and Archer team up to launch air taxis in Africa

          AviationMarch 28, 2025
          Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways will start daily flights from Zayed International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport from October 1. Photo: Etihad

          Etihad Airways and Ethiopian Airlines team up to develop new routes

          AviationMarch 19, 2025
          Mohamed Haji Al Khoori, director general of the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, and Zinash Tayachew, the first lady of Ethiopia, signed the agreement, state news agency Wam reported. Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan, Minister of State and member of the board of trustees of Erth Zayed Philanthropies, witnessed the signing. Wam

          UAE launches $60 million initiative for visually impaired students in Ethiopia

          UAEFebruary 15, 2025
          President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said Egypt's actions in Somalia are meant to support counter-terrorism efforts and local security.

          Egypt’s participation in new AU mission in Somalia not a threat to other nations, says El Sisi

          MENAJanuary 23, 2025
          Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud visited Addis Ababa on Saturday. Reuters

          Somalia and Ethiopia restore diplomatic ties

          MENAJanuary 12, 2025
          The Nile snaking through central Cairo. A dam being built by Ethiopia is at the centre of a long-running dispute between the two nations. AP

          Egypt to demand joint leadership of new AU mission to Somalia

          MENAJanuary 10, 2025
          Newly trained Al Shabab fighters perform military drills in the Lafofe area, 18km south of Mogadishu, Somalia. AP

          Egyptian troops sent for new African Union mission in Somalia

          MENADecember 31, 2024
          Ethiopian-American activists and others protest in front of the White House in 2021. AFP

          Why Ethiopian Americans shifted to political right this year

          USDecember 26, 2024
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