The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

Over 1 billion people are impacted by neglected tropical diseases. Devex explores what WHO’s updated road map means and ...

Ethiopian authorities have shut down two more prominent human rights organizations in recent weeks as part of their escalating crackdown against civil society.

As a landlocked country, Ethiopia has expressed dissatisfaction at its reliance on the Port of Djibouti for access to the Red Sea. Recently, Prime Minister Abiy stated that control of the Red Sea and ...

Deportation flights between the U.S. and Colombia resumed on Tuesday, following a dispute between the two countries that nearly led to a trade war.

Africa’s land policies are pivotal for addressing urbanization, climate change, and gender inequality, with digital tools and ...

Back in 2012, pressure on Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, by donor countries including America preceded a swift ouster from Goma of M23 by UN peacekeepers. That scenario seems less likely this time ...

The switch to the marathon is something we have been planning carefully for a number of years. So it’s not connected to my ...

In the tumultuous tapestry of Ethiopian politics, a single charge has emerged as both provocative and misleading: the accusation that “ethnic federalism” mirrors apartheid – that infamous system of ...

Scheicho Scheifa is haunted by the fear of going blind. A disease called trachoma has turned his eyelids inwards, causing his eyelashes to scar his corneas so badly that one has already turned opaque.

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek began his continent-spanning walk in Ethiopia in January 2013. Since then, his Out ...