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Ethiopia's Tigray Crisis: Why Nobel laureate Abiy Ahmed sent his troops to battle

Sun, 06/12/2020 - 02:49
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed has found himself in a conflict less than a year after winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Cutting through the information blackout

Sat, 05/12/2020 - 03:31
"It is really scary. It is really difficult," a resident of the Tigray capital, Mekelle, shouts down the line.
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The hidden story of African-Irish children

Fri, 04/12/2020 - 01:28
The mixed-race Irish people searching for their African roots.
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Is Africa overtaking the Middle East as the new jihadist battleground?

Thu, 03/12/2020 - 16:11
As 300 UK troops arrive in Mali, the BBC's Frank Gardner looks at the role of Islamist militants across Africa.
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The beach cleaners battling a tide of plastic

Wed, 02/12/2020 - 07:39
How a group of people set out to clean up Cape Town's beaches.
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The new ‘Nigerian princes’ of hacking?

Wed, 02/12/2020 - 01:07
BEC hacking is one of the most common types of cyber-attack and experts say Nigeria is its epicentre.
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World Aids Day: Living with HIV and facing stigma in Kenya

Tue, 01/12/2020 - 10:00
Doreen Moracha was born HIV positive is now an advocate raising awareness and fighting the stigma.
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South Africa: The icons behind the 1956 women’s march

Mon, 30/11/2020 - 12:27
How South African women defeated plans to restrict the movement of black South Africans.
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Coronavirus in South Africa: A nurse's fight against the 'Covid storm'

Mon, 30/11/2020 - 09:33
Nurse Tshego is fighting a virus that brings her face to face with stigma, poverty and corruption.
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Environment award for man who stopped new coal power plant in Ghana

Mon, 30/11/2020 - 09:30
A climate activist has won a prestigious prize for leading the battle to block it being built in Ghana.
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Viewpoint: How Ethiopia is undermining the African Union

Sun, 29/11/2020 - 01:14
The country has rebuffed African efforts to find a negotiated settlement to the Tigray conflict.
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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: What does it mean for the east Africa region?

Sun, 29/11/2020 - 01:00
BBC correspondents across the east Africa region explain the impact for Ethiopia and its neighbours.
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Tigray crisis: Ethiopian soldiers accused of blocking border with Sudan

Sat, 28/11/2020 - 01:39
Families fleeing the conflict in Tigray tell the BBC they have been cut off from relatives.
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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Fears of a march into guerrilla warfare

Fri, 27/11/2020 - 02:00
The government is hoping for a quick victory in Tigray but it may not be that simple.
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Tigray crisis: How the Ethiopian army and TPLF clashed over an airport

Thu, 26/11/2020 - 01:57
With communications largely cut to the Tigray region, both sides in the conflict are trying to control the narrative.
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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Fears of ethnic profiling stalk conflict

Wed, 25/11/2020 - 02:45
Some ethnic Tigrayans complain of harassment and discrimination - an allegation the government denies.
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Life after al-Shabab: Driving a school bus instead of an armed pickup truck

Mon, 23/11/2020 - 01:59
The Somali government retrains defectors from the al-Shabab militant group as barbers, drivers, mechanics and tailors.
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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Debretsion Gebremichael, the man at the heart of the conflict

Sun, 22/11/2020 - 02:02
War veteran and ex-minister Debretsion Gebremichael now leads the struggle against the government.
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Tigray crisis: Three consequences of the crisis in Ethiopia

Fri, 20/11/2020 - 19:24
Three consequences of the ongoing crisis in Tigray.
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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Fact-checking misleading images

Fri, 20/11/2020 - 03:01
Manipulated and false images with no relation to the crisis in Ethiopia are being shared online.
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