Sweden, Kazakhstan, Ethiopia, Bolivia elected to UNSC for 2017-18
Sweden, Kazakhstan, Ethiopia and Bolivia were elected to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday for 2017-18, but further voting was due to take place to decide the final seat with Italy and the Netherlands almost locked in a tie.
Jun 29, 2016, 02:22 AM IST
UN to choose new non-permanent Security Council members
Bolivia heads into the Tuesday vote unopposed and will take over the Latin American seat currently occupied by Venezuela, EFE news reported.
Ethiopia killed 'over 400' in protest crackdown: HRW
More than 400 people have been killed in Ethiopia since November.
Jun 16, 2016, 07:54 AM IST
Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of launching border attack
Eritrea on Monday accused arch-rival Ethiopia of attacking its heavily militarised border, but officials in Addis Ababa said they had no knowledge of the reported fighting.
Jun 13, 2016, 10:29 AM IST
UN chief Ban Ki-moon slams attack on African peacekeepers in Somalia
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned the recent attack on Ethiopian troops at an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Halgan, Somalia, and called on the Horn of African country to "remain resolute in the fight against Al-Shabaab and extremism".
Jun 11, 2016, 10:18 AM IST
Militants raid Ethiopian base in latest Somalia attack
Shabaab fighters attacked an Ethiopian army base in central Somalia early Thursday in the latest raid targeting foreign soldiers deployed as part of an African Union force in the country, rebels and local residents said.
Jun 09, 2016, 12:56 PM IST
People-smuggling ''kingpin'' extradited to Italy
An Eritrean man believed to be responsible for smuggling migrants from Africa to Europe has been extradited to Italy.
Jun 08, 2016, 17:57 PM IST
Migrant deaths in Mediterranean `hit 10,000`
Brussels has been seeking ways to clamp down on the Africa route after a deal with Ankara in March slashed numbers trying to cross from Turkey.
Jun 08, 2016, 08:48 AM IST
450 million Africans threatened by spinal meningitis
Spinal meningitis, which can kill in 24 hours, poses a threat to 450 million Africans this year, according to medical experts from eight of the continent's countries.
Apr 22, 2016, 06:38 AM IST
South Sudan gunmen kill 140 in raid in Ethiopia
The Murle, a tribe from South Sudan based in the eastern Jonglei region, often stage raids to steal cattle.
Apr 17, 2016, 17:02 PM IST
Jacob Zuma`s ex-wife touted as possible South African president
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is a long-standing heavyweight in the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party, holding several ministerial positions since the end of white-minority rule in 1994.
Apr 07, 2016, 11:14 AM IST
China appoints special envoy to Syria
China on Tuesday said it has appointed its first special envoy to Syria, as part of efforts to increase its diplomatic footprint in the Middle East.
Mar 29, 2016, 17:23 PM IST
Pope Francis calls nuns killed in Yemen modern-day martyrs
Pope Francis says the four nuns killed in an attack on a home for the elderly in Yemen are modern-day martyrs and victims of indifference.
Mar 06, 2016, 18:33 PM IST
Good news for foreign students! IITs to hold entrance test in eight countries
The aim behind holding the entrance test in eight countries is also to attract more international talent for undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Feb 22, 2016, 11:13 AM IST
Children starving amid alarming Somalia drought: UN
Over 58,000 children will starve to death in Somalia without urgent support, the United Nations warned Monday, amid severe drought in the impoverished and war-torn Horn of Africa country.
Feb 08, 2016, 18:33 PM IST
Lucy the Australopithecus: Google doodles 41st anniversary of her discovery - Watch
Google marked the anniversary of the discovery of the skeleton in 1974 with a special doodle.
Nov 24, 2015, 09:14 AM IST
Sebastian Coe wants athletics to be part of physical education in Indian schools
IAAF chief Sebastian Coe on Monday urged Indians to take a cue from nations like Jamaica and Kenya in order to excel at the world athletics stage.
Oct 06, 2015, 10:10 AM IST
Unequal access to education lets child labour persist
Unequal access to education ensures hundreds of millions of children remain trapped in child labour despite dramatic falls in worldwide poverty levels, according to a new study conducted in India, Peru and Ethiopia.
Sep 21, 2015, 22:47 PM IST
Most of world's poorest nations stuck in a structural rut: UN
The planet's poorest nations like Ethiopia, Malawi and Angola have failed to cash in on strong economic growth due to a lack of structural reforms and left them wallowing in poverty, the UN warned Thursday.
Nov 27, 2014, 23:36 PM IST
Ethiopia hears Modi's 'Make in India' call
In yet another sign of India`s growing footprints in Africa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s `Make in India` campaign to make the country a global manufacturing hub was launched by the Indian embassy in Ethiopia.
Oct 10, 2014, 18:27 PM IST